Humphrey Paget

Thomas Humphrey Paget OBE[1] (13 August 1893 – 30 April 1974) was an English medal and coin designer and modeller.

A measure of the success of the Edward portrait can be seen in the fact that Paget alone was commissioned to design George VI's effigy in 1937.

This portrait was also adapted for use in the UK's definitive postage stamp issues, and has since been described as "the classic coinage head of the 20th century".

Notable amongst his later work included an effigy of King Faisal II of Iraq in 1955 and the 1970 Commonwealth Games medal which featured the Duke of Edinburgh.

Paget's work remains part of current sterling circulation: his 1970 portrait of the Duke of Edinburgh appears on the reverse of a 2017 commemorative five pound coin.

Paget's unused design for silver coins depicting Edward VIII facing left
Paget's obverse on a farthing of George VI, 1951
Paget's design for the halfpenny in its final year of minting, 1967