Harald Salomon

In 1927 Salomon joined Den Kongelige Mønt (the Royal Danish Mint) as an engraver. He rose to become artistic director and chief medallist, a position he held from 1933 to 1968. Over those decades he designed a total of 222 Danish coins and medals, including all coins struck under King Frederik IX and the final issues of the reign of Christian X. This output made him one of the most productive numismatic artists in Danish history, and his coin portraits are part of the everyday visual language of mid-20th-century Denmark.

Beyond the Mint, Salomon created figurines and sculptural pieces for the Swedish manufacturer Rörstrand between 1943 and 1945. Working in porcelain and celadon-glazed stoneware, he produced figurative groups that bridged his sculptural sensibility with the functional aesthetic of Scandinavian applied art. Pieces such as the "Baliflickan" (Balinese Girl) figure and various mythological groups reflect both formal classical training and the softer, humanist current in Nordic mid-century design.

Salomon also worked extensively in commemorative medalwork. His series of 12 sterling silver medals on zodiac themes - sold under the title "Stjärntecken-serien" - demonstrates the decorative precision that defined his later output. He similarly produced a set of sterling silver medals illustrating Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales. These series were issued in limited editions and collected across Scandinavia.

Harald Salomon died on 10 September 1990. At auction, his work is catalogued primarily under ceramics and metalwork. Swedish auction houses including Stockholms Auktionsverk Helsingborg and Karlstad Hammarö Auktionsverk account for the largest share of appearances, with 47 items recorded across the Nordic market. The top recorded sale is a complete 12-part zodiac medal set that achieved 19,147 SEK, while individual Rörstrand figurines and plaquette groups typically trade in the 300-1,200 SEK range.