Ian Rank-Broadley (born 1952) is a British sculptor who has produced many acclaimed works, among which are several designs for British coinage.

Born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, Rank-Broadley was educated at Epsom School of Art (1970-74) and Slade School of Fine Art (1974-76) He then completed various post-graduate studies in the United Kingdom, Italy, and France.

In 1997 he won the Royal Mint competition for a new effigy of Elizabeth II to appear on the obverse of circulated British coinage from 1998 onward. In 1998 he also won a Royal Mint competition for his design of the Queen Mother Centennial crown coin. Later he designed the reverse of a five-pound commemorative of the Golden Jubilee which was issued in 2002.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Rank-Broadley's works are in enormous demand; his Equus 1, a 30 × 32 × 18 cm. bronze statue, was stolen from the Bohun Gallery on 1 January 2003. [1] (http://www.bohungallery.co.uk/pages_text/stolen.html) His works are on display throughout Europe and the US, at such places as the British Museum, London's National Portrait Gallery, the Ashmolean Museum, the Rijksmuseum, and several others.

A member of the Royal Society of British Sculptors (Associate 1989, Fellow 1994), Rank-Broadley was granted Freedom of the City of London in 1996. He currently resides and works in Gloucestershire.

External link

• Rank-Broadley's website (http://www.ianrank-broadley.co.uk/)