ABOUT ME
I am an Italian artist, born and based in Rome, who has been working in numismatics for over fifteen years with a sculptural and narrative approach. Since 2010, I have been signing coins and ingots for a wide range of international clients. My experience has grown through creative and professional bonds, and training in designs where visual clarity and storytelling are carefully balanced.
International awards and recognitions have accompanied my work over time. In 2025, my 50 Euro Vatican Gold 2024 received the Best Gold Coin Award at the ANA World Fair of Money, recognizing its artistic and technical qualities.
I collaborate as a freelance artist with state mints and private companies worldwide. My designs have been featured on the coinage of numerous countries, and starting in 2026, my work will appear on all new circulating Luxembourg Euro coins, becoming part of everyday use across Europe.
My practice bridges tradition and innovation through elegant and thoughtful design, and is grounded in a collaborative approach with clients, often leading to long-term professional relationships.
I am an Italian freelance artist born and based in Rome, with over fifteen years of experience in numismatics. Since 2010, I have been signing coins and ingots for a wide range of international clients, training in designs that balance visual clarity and storytelling. International awards have accompanied my work over time. In 2025, my 50 Euro Vatican Gold 2024 received the Best Gold Coin Award, recognizing its artistic and technical qualities. Thanks to collaborations with state mints and private companies, my designs have been featured on coins from numerous countries, and starting in 2026, my work will appear on the new circulating Luxembourg Euro coins, becoming part of everyday use across Europe.
MY WAY OF WORKING
I guide my clients through the entire artistic process of their desired product, starting from the design concept to the execution of the model, across four clear steps.
1) Listening to the client getting to the heart of his desires, needs and deadlines, and exploring the technical characteristics of the specific product to be realized
2) Studying the chosen theme and developing the first ideas and quick sketches
3) Discussing with the client to review the submitted proposals and define together the product’s final design
4) Creating a hand-made model of the required product, then providing the plaster mold or its STL digital scan. This process allows me to make the design relief look fresher and more vivid, impressing my artistic touch.
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WHAT CLIENTS SAY
Chiara Principe has designed several coins for Power Coin and working with her is simple and pleasant. Chiara puts passion in all creative phases and thanks to her talent the result has always exceeded expectations.
We are sure that our collaboration will last a long time, at the moment she is the first choice when we look for a designer of a new coin or a series.
Chiara is not only an important partner of Power Coin, but first of all she is a friend who is always welcome to our company.
Keep it up, we have a long way to go together and many successes to share!
POWER COIN
The Philatelic and Numismatic Office of the Republic of San Marino has been collaborating for several years with the artist Chiara Principe and appreciates in a particular way her whimsicality, attention to detail and dynamism of the compositions.
UFFICIO FILATELICO NUMISMATICO SAN MARINO
The Vatican City State Mint has entrusted the creation of many coins to the artist Chiara Principe in the last decade. Of her works we appreciate above all the expressive freshness and great versatility with which over the years she has successfully addressed the most varied themes.”
VATICAN CITY STATE MINT
Coin Designer
