Alfred Ryman, coin designer

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Alfred Ryman.

Alfred Ryman, who preferred to be known as Freddy Ryman, started out as a free-lance stamp designer in Gibraltar. According to the Gibraltar Chronicle, between 1966 and 1991 Mr. Ryman designed 85 stamp sets for Gibraltar, comprising 336 stamps, 12 miniature sheets and three stamp booklets. In 1973 he was awarded the MBE for "sustained efforts, over a number of years, devoted to the design of Gibraltar stamps".

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Mr. Ryman designed Gibraltar's first decimal standard circulation coinage.

It was issued in 1988 and is shown below.



Gibraltar coin series of 1988.

1p.    Barbary partridge.                  
2p.    Europa lighthouse.                  
5p.    Macaque monkey,  commonly known as a "Barbary ape".
10p.  Moorish Castle, with Mediaeval Tower of Homage.
20p.  Statue of "Our Lady of Europa".         
50p.  Candytuft.
£1.    Coat of arms.
See also:

Gibraltar 1988: adopted and unadopted designs by Alfred Ryman.

Milestones in the decimal coinage of Gibraltar

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Gibraltar, 2 pounds, 1988..
Mr. Ryman also designed the reverse design of the 2 pound coin of 1988.

It featured the cannon of the Ince battery.

Numista states that this was a standard circulation coin.

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Gibraltar, 5 pounds, 1988..
Mr. Ryman also designed the reverse design of the 5 pound coin of 1988.

It featured the mythical pillars of Hercules.

Numista states that this was a standard circulation coin.

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Unfortunately, I do not know the life dates of Alfred Ryman.

See also: Gibraltar stamp included Masonic implements?.