Stephen Matthews Email & Phone Number

SC ClearedI joined DLR in 1990 as an Apprentice Banknote Engraver. I am trained as a traditional Engraver, learning to etch and cut into steel. After completing 4 years learning to etch and engrave Vignettes I went on to train for another 4 years as a Portrait Engraver, again cutting into steel by hand.I have created many Portraits and Vignettes, on steel, drawn and digitally. Each piece carries the knowledge learnt from my experienced teacher, stays true to traditional engraving whilst being created compatible for todays printing processes.A selection of some of my work can be found at the bottom of this page along with the following IBNS banknote of the year nominations. 2024Bank of England £5 front, portrait of King Charles. 2023Samoa 60 Tala commemorative, portrait of Fiame Naomi Mataafa, Samoa's first female Prime Minister.ECCB 2 front. Image of Vivian Richards. Tonga 10 Pa'anga, front, Portrait.2022Sierra Leone 20 front. Portrait of Constance Cummings. Pakistan, 75 Rupee front, 4 Portraits. 2021Bank of England £50, back, portrait of Alan Turing.Royal Bank of Scotland 50, front, portrait of Flora Stevenson. Kazakhstan 20,000 Tenge, back, portrait of President Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev.2020Bank of England £20, back, portrait of J W M TurnerRoyal Bank of Scotland 20, front, portrait of Kate Cranston. Bangladesh 200 Taka front and back portraits. Fiji 50 Dollar, back, full litho vignette of children. Qatar 500 Riyal, back, back vignette - Ship2019Samoa 10 Tala, back, full Vignette of children. 2017Royal Bank of Scotland 10, front, portrait of Mary Somerville. 2016Bahrain 20 Bahraini Dinar, front, portrait.Bahamas 10 Dollars, back, flamingos. Maldives 1000 Rufiyaa, front.2015Cape Verde 5000 Escudos, front, Portrait. Tonga 50 Pa'anga, front, Portrait. 2012 Jersey 100 Pounds, front, portrait of Queen Elizabeth 11Royal Bank of Scotland 10 Pounds, back, portrait of the Queen Elizabeth 11. 2011 South Sudan 100 Pounds, front, portrait 2010 Gibraltar 50 Pounds, back, vignette. Hong Kong 1000 Dollars - Lion, front. 2009Jamaica 5000 Dollars, front, portrait. Armenia 100 000 Dram, front, portraitBotswana 200 Pula - Children with teacher. 2005 - Royal Bank of Scotland 5 Pounds - Jack Nicklaus, back.Specialties: Portraiture & figure work.

Listed skills include Portrait Engraving, Vignette Engraving, Litho Artwork, Intaglio Printing, and 7 others.