KAONIS, Keith  (1935- ) designer, San Diego, California.
            Born Spokane, Washington, 18 May 1935.
            Worked in aerospace industry in San Diego before
            establishing his own advertising agency in 1964.

            M   E   D   A   L   S

1969 San Diego California 200th Anniversary Medal (obv
            designed by Kaonis and Tom Ham, rev by Eric R. Poulson;
            modeled by Frank Gasparro; struck by the Philadelphia
            Mint) [2 varieties of “i” in Diego]. . . . . Turner 22, Swoger 43
            Auctions:. . . .  CAL 33:1236; J&J 8:1112, J&J 8:1206,
                        J&J 16:1141, J&J 19:1269, J&J 25:509; PCA 45:1766,
                        PCA 51:1044, PCA 65:1704, PCA 81:1807
            Illustrated: M60 {2008}Dean, National Comm Medals, p 31
            Illustrated: M62 {2008}Swoger, Nat Comm Medals p 141-143

            N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

S26 {1968} Turner 22.
E17 {1983} Pessolano-Filos, p 62-63.
N31 {1992} Smith. American Numismatic Biographies, p 133.
M60 {2008}Dean, National Commemorative Medals of U.S. Mint; p 31, A1 (varieties).
M62 {2008} Swoger, National Commemorative Medals, 42 p 140-143.