MENNA, Joseph ( ) computer designer, sculptor.
Graduate BFA in sculpture at University of the Arts,
Philadelphia, MFA New York Academy of Art, New
York City, post graduate training at St Petersburg State
Academy of Art and Industry, St Petersburg, Russia.
On staff Johnson Atelier for life-size and monumental
sculpture.
Joined the staff of U.S. Mint engraving department 2005,
the first such artist at the Mint to create coin and medal
models digitally on the computer, becoming a leading
proponent of this technology.
C O I N S E R I E S
State Quarter Series:
2007 Washington (George) Quarter Dollar (obv by John Flanagan,
modified by William Cousins) Utah State Reverse
(designed by?, modeled by Joseph Menna). . . . . . . . . . (45)
2008 Washington (George) Quarter Dollar (obv by John Flanagan,
modified by William Cousins) Arizona State Reverse
(designed by Joel Iskowitz, computer model by Joseph
Menna). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(48)
President Dollar Series:
2007 Washington (George) Presidential Dollar (obv portrait
design and computer model by Menna; rev by Don
Everhart; struck by U.S. Mint). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1)
2007 Jefferson (Thomas) Presidential Dollar (obv portrait
design and computer model by Menna; rev by Don
Everhart; struck by U.S. Mint). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
2008 Monroe (James) Presidential Dollar (obv portrait
design and computer model by Menna; rev
by Don Everhart; struck by U.S. Mint). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5)
2007 Harrison (William Henry) Presidential Dollar (obv
portrait design and computer model by Menna; rev
by Don Everhart; struck by U.S. Mint). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9)
First Spouse Series:
2007 Washington (Martha) Gold Coin (obv computer design
and model by Joseph Menna; rev designed by Susan
Gamble, modeled by Don Everhart; struck by
U.S. Mint). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1)
2007 Adams (Abigail) Gold Coin (obv computer design and
model by Menna; rev designed by Thomas Cleveland,
modeled by Phebe Hemphill; struck by U.S. Mint). . . . . (2)
2008 Adams (Louisa) Gold Coin (obv designed by Susan
Gamble, modeled by Phebe Hemphill, rev design and
computer model by Menna; struck by U.S. Mint). . . . . . .(6)
2009 Harrison (Anna) Gold Coin (obv designed by Donna
Weaver, computer model by Menna, rev designed
by Thomas Cleveland, modeled by Charles Vickers;
struck by U.S. Mint). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9)
2010 Fillmore (Abigail) Gold Coin (obv by Phebe Hemphill,
rev designed by Susan Gamble, computer model by
Menna; struck by U.S. Mint). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(13)
2010 Buchanan (James) Lady Liberty Gold Coin (obv
Gobrecht’s 1840 Coronet Head, rev design by
David Westwood, computer model by Menna;
struck by U.S. Mints). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (15)
2011 Hayes (Lucy) Gold Coin (obv designed by Susan Gamble,
modeled by Don Everhart, rev design by Barbara Fox,
computer model by Menna; struck by U.S. Mint) . . . . . (19)
America The Beautiful National Park Series:
2010 Washington (George) Quarter Dollar (obv by John Flanagan,
modified by William Cousins) Hot Springs National Park
reverse (designed by Don Everhart, computer model by
Menna; struck by U.S. Mint) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1)
2010 Washington (George) Quarter Dollar (obv by John Flanagan,
modified by William Cousins) Yosemite National Park
Reverse (designed by Joseph Menna, modeled by
Phebe Hemphill; struck by U.S. Mints) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
2010 Washington (George) Quarter Dollar (obv by John Flanagan,
modified by William Cousins) Vicksburg National
Military Park reverse (designed by Thomas Cleveland,
computer model by Menna; struck by U.S. Mint) . . . . . . (9)
Lincoln Bicentennial Cent Series:
2009 Lincoln Bicentennial Cent Washington DC Reverse (obv
Brenner’s Lincoln Portrait, rev designed by Susan
Gamble, computer model by Joseph Menna; struck
by U.S. Mints) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illustrated: O16 {2010} Jordan, Modern Commems, p . . 38
2011 Lincoln Cent (obv by Victor D. Brenner; rev shield and
scroll, designed by Lyndall Bass, computer model by
Menna, struck by U.S. Mints). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illustrated: O16 {2010} Jordan, Modern Commems, p . . 38
U.S. District of Columbia and Territories Series:
2009 Washington (George) Quarter Dollar (obv by John Flanagan,
modified by William Cousins) Puerto Rico Reverse
(designed and computer modeled by Menna; struck
by U.S. Mints) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(2)
2009 Washington (George) Quarter Dollar (obv by John Flanagan,
modified by William Cousins) U.S. Virgin Islands Reverse
(designed and computer modeled by Menna; struck
by U.S. Mints) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(5)
B U L L I O N C O I N S
2009 Statue of Liberty Vistas Of Liberty Platinum Coin
(obv by John Mercanti; rev To Form A More Perfect
Union theme design by Susan Gamble, modeled by
Phebe Hamphill). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(12)
2011 Medal of Honor Commemorative Gold Five Dollar (obv
designed and computer model by James Menna, rev
designed by Joel Iskowitz; struck by U.S. Mint) . . . . . .
2011 United States Army Commemorative Gold Five Dollar
(obv designed by Joel Iskowitz, modeled by Phebe
Hemphill, rev designed and computer model by
Menna; struck by U.S. Mint) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C O I N S
2006 San Francisco Old Mint $5 Gold Coin (obv design
by Charles Vickers, rev eagle design from Gobrecht’s
1839 Coronet Head $5 coin; both sides , computer model
by Joseph Menna;) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .KM 395
Illustrated: O16 {2010} Jordan, Modern Commems, p . 256
2008 Bald Eagle Commem Half Dollar (obv designed by
Susan Gamble, computer model by Menna; rev
designed by Donna Weaver, modeled by Charles
Vickers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .KM 438
Illustrated: O16 {2010} Jordan, Modern Commems, p . 238
2009 Braille (Louis) Bicentennial Silver Dollar (obv designed
by Iskowitz, modeled by Phebe Hemphill, rev designed
by Susan Gamble, computer model by Joseph
Menna). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KM 455
2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Commem
Coin (obv designed and modeled by Don Everhart,
rev designed by Thomas Cleveland, computer model
by Menna; struck by U.S. Mint). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KM 479
2011 United States Army Commemorative Half Dollar (obv
designed by Donna Weaver, modeled by Charles
Vickers, rev designed by Thomas Cleveland, computer
model by Joseph Menna; struck by U.S. Mint) . . . .KM 506
2011 Native American Dollar (Wampanoag Treaty; obv
Sacagawea by Glenna Goodacre, rev designed by
Richard Masters, computer models by Menna;
struck by U.S. Mints) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .KM 503
M E D A L S
2006 Dalai Lama Congressional Medal (obv by Don Everhart,
rev by Joseph Menna; struck byU.S. Mint). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illustrated: M45 {2012}Mercanti Am Silver Eagles, p . . . .19
2011 September 11 National Medal (obv designed by Donna
Weaver, modeled by Phebe Hemphill, rev also designed
by Weaver, computer model by Menna;
struck by U.S. Mint) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
O16 {2010} Jordan (Eric) Modern Commemorative Coins … Featuring U.S. Coins from
1982 to Date. Iola, WI: Krause Publications (2010) p 238, 256.
Graduate BFA in sculpture at University of the Arts,
Philadelphia, MFA New York Academy of Art, New
York City, post graduate training at St Petersburg State
Academy of Art and Industry, St Petersburg, Russia.
On staff Johnson Atelier for life-size and monumental
sculpture.
Joined the staff of U.S. Mint engraving department 2005,
the first such artist at the Mint to create coin and medal
models digitally on the computer, becoming a leading
proponent of this technology.
C O I N S E R I E S
State Quarter Series:
2007 Washington (George) Quarter Dollar (obv by John Flanagan,
modified by William Cousins) Utah State Reverse
(designed by?, modeled by Joseph Menna). . . . . . . . . . (45)
2008 Washington (George) Quarter Dollar (obv by John Flanagan,
modified by William Cousins) Arizona State Reverse
(designed by Joel Iskowitz, computer model by Joseph
Menna). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(48)
President Dollar Series:
2007 Washington (George) Presidential Dollar (obv portrait
design and computer model by Menna; rev by Don
Everhart; struck by U.S. Mint). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1)
2007 Jefferson (Thomas) Presidential Dollar (obv portrait
design and computer model by Menna; rev by Don
Everhart; struck by U.S. Mint). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
2008 Monroe (James) Presidential Dollar (obv portrait
design and computer model by Menna; rev
by Don Everhart; struck by U.S. Mint). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (5)
2007 Harrison (William Henry) Presidential Dollar (obv
portrait design and computer model by Menna; rev
by Don Everhart; struck by U.S. Mint). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9)
First Spouse Series:
2007 Washington (Martha) Gold Coin (obv computer design
and model by Joseph Menna; rev designed by Susan
Gamble, modeled by Don Everhart; struck by
U.S. Mint). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1)
2007 Adams (Abigail) Gold Coin (obv computer design and
model by Menna; rev designed by Thomas Cleveland,
modeled by Phebe Hemphill; struck by U.S. Mint). . . . . (2)
2008 Adams (Louisa) Gold Coin (obv designed by Susan
Gamble, modeled by Phebe Hemphill, rev design and
computer model by Menna; struck by U.S. Mint). . . . . . .(6)
2009 Harrison (Anna) Gold Coin (obv designed by Donna
Weaver, computer model by Menna, rev designed
by Thomas Cleveland, modeled by Charles Vickers;
struck by U.S. Mint). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (9)
2010 Fillmore (Abigail) Gold Coin (obv by Phebe Hemphill,
rev designed by Susan Gamble, computer model by
Menna; struck by U.S. Mint). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(13)
2010 Buchanan (James) Lady Liberty Gold Coin (obv
Gobrecht’s 1840 Coronet Head, rev design by
David Westwood, computer model by Menna;
struck by U.S. Mints). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (15)
2011 Hayes (Lucy) Gold Coin (obv designed by Susan Gamble,
modeled by Don Everhart, rev design by Barbara Fox,
computer model by Menna; struck by U.S. Mint) . . . . . (19)
America The Beautiful National Park Series:
2010 Washington (George) Quarter Dollar (obv by John Flanagan,
modified by William Cousins) Hot Springs National Park
reverse (designed by Don Everhart, computer model by
Menna; struck by U.S. Mint) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1)
2010 Washington (George) Quarter Dollar (obv by John Flanagan,
modified by William Cousins) Yosemite National Park
Reverse (designed by Joseph Menna, modeled by
Phebe Hemphill; struck by U.S. Mints) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (3)
2010 Washington (George) Quarter Dollar (obv by John Flanagan,
modified by William Cousins) Vicksburg National
Military Park reverse (designed by Thomas Cleveland,
computer model by Menna; struck by U.S. Mint) . . . . . . (9)
Lincoln Bicentennial Cent Series:
2009 Lincoln Bicentennial Cent Washington DC Reverse (obv
Brenner’s Lincoln Portrait, rev designed by Susan
Gamble, computer model by Joseph Menna; struck
by U.S. Mints) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illustrated: O16 {2010} Jordan, Modern Commems, p . . 38
2011 Lincoln Cent (obv by Victor D. Brenner; rev shield and
scroll, designed by Lyndall Bass, computer model by
Menna, struck by U.S. Mints). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illustrated: O16 {2010} Jordan, Modern Commems, p . . 38
U.S. District of Columbia and Territories Series:
2009 Washington (George) Quarter Dollar (obv by John Flanagan,
modified by William Cousins) Puerto Rico Reverse
(designed and computer modeled by Menna; struck
by U.S. Mints) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(2)
2009 Washington (George) Quarter Dollar (obv by John Flanagan,
modified by William Cousins) U.S. Virgin Islands Reverse
(designed and computer modeled by Menna; struck
by U.S. Mints) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(5)
B U L L I O N C O I N S
2009 Statue of Liberty Vistas Of Liberty Platinum Coin
(obv by John Mercanti; rev To Form A More Perfect
Union theme design by Susan Gamble, modeled by
Phebe Hamphill). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(12)
2011 Medal of Honor Commemorative Gold Five Dollar (obv
designed and computer model by James Menna, rev
designed by Joel Iskowitz; struck by U.S. Mint) . . . . . .
2011 United States Army Commemorative Gold Five Dollar
(obv designed by Joel Iskowitz, modeled by Phebe
Hemphill, rev designed and computer model by
Menna; struck by U.S. Mint) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C O I N S
2006 San Francisco Old Mint $5 Gold Coin (obv design
by Charles Vickers, rev eagle design from Gobrecht’s
1839 Coronet Head $5 coin; both sides , computer model
by Joseph Menna;) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .KM 395
Illustrated: O16 {2010} Jordan, Modern Commems, p . 256
2008 Bald Eagle Commem Half Dollar (obv designed by
Susan Gamble, computer model by Menna; rev
designed by Donna Weaver, modeled by Charles
Vickers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .KM 438
Illustrated: O16 {2010} Jordan, Modern Commems, p . 238
2009 Braille (Louis) Bicentennial Silver Dollar (obv designed
by Iskowitz, modeled by Phebe Hemphill, rev designed
by Susan Gamble, computer model by Joseph
Menna). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KM 455
2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Commem
Coin (obv designed and modeled by Don Everhart,
rev designed by Thomas Cleveland, computer model
by Menna; struck by U.S. Mint). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KM 479
2011 United States Army Commemorative Half Dollar (obv
designed by Donna Weaver, modeled by Charles
Vickers, rev designed by Thomas Cleveland, computer
model by Joseph Menna; struck by U.S. Mint) . . . .KM 506
2011 Native American Dollar (Wampanoag Treaty; obv
Sacagawea by Glenna Goodacre, rev designed by
Richard Masters, computer models by Menna;
struck by U.S. Mints) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .KM 503
M E D A L S
2006 Dalai Lama Congressional Medal (obv by Don Everhart,
rev by Joseph Menna; struck byU.S. Mint). . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illustrated: M45 {2012}Mercanti Am Silver Eagles, p . . . .19
2011 September 11 National Medal (obv designed by Donna
Weaver, modeled by Phebe Hemphill, rev also designed
by Weaver, computer model by Menna;
struck by U.S. Mint) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
N U M I S M A T I C R E F E R E N C E S
O16 {2010} Jordan (Eric) Modern Commemorative Coins … Featuring U.S. Coins from
1982 to Date. Iola, WI: Krause Publications (2010) p 238, 256.