Ruben da Silva Carpio

Ruben da Silva Carpio
Biographical information
Nationality	Andorra
Born	1991 El Pas de la Casa
Occupational information
Occupation	Artist
Affiliations	Kaneda Games S.L. (former)
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Ruben da Silva Carpio is an Andorran artist residing in Encamp. He is known for designing the national side of the 1, 2, and 5 euro cent coins of Andorra.

Biography

The national side of Andorra's 1, 2, and 5 euro cent coins

Ruben da Silva Carpio was born in 1991 in El Pas de la Casa. He developed an early interest in comics, movies, and video games, which eventually inspired him to become an artist. After finishing secondary school, Silva Carpio studied game design at the Escola Municipal d'Art i Disseny in Vilanova i la Geltrú and conceptual art at the Escola Joso in Barcelona.

In 2013, Silva Carpio entered a design competition for the national side of Andorra's euro coins. His submission, featuring a Pyrenean chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica) with a bird overhead and a mountain in the background, was selected by the Government of Andorra and subsequently utilized on the nation's first 1, 2, and 5 euro cent coins.

Silva Carpio has also won awards at La Massana Comic Contest and the Global Game Jam.

References

• Ruben da Silva Carpio's official website
• Coin World – After delay, Andorra finally issues euro coins, much to collector excitement

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Current	Kalina (euro banknotes), Luycx (euro coins, common side) • Silva Carpio (1-5c), Moles (10-50c), Jordi Segura (€1-2) • Kaiser • Luycx • Maell, Soteropoulos • Lõhmus • Häiväoja (1-50c), Mäkinen (€1), Heino (€2) • Courtiade (1-5c), Jorio (10-50c), Jimenez (€1-2) • Lederbogen (1-5c); Heinsdorff (10-50c); H. Hoyer, S. Russewa-Hoyer (€1-2) • Stamatopoulos • Hayes • Driutti (1c), de Simoni (2c), Frapiccini (5c), Momoni (10c), Cassol (20c), Mauri (50c), Cretara (€1), Colaneri (€2) • Šēnbergs, Strupulis (1-50c); Sietiņš, Franckeviča (€1-2) • Žukauskas • Gastauer-Claire • Bason • Cochet (1-5c), Baron (10-50c), Thiebaud (€1-2) • Olaf • dos Santos • Frapiccini • Zobek (1-5c); Černaj, Károly (10-50c); Řehák (€1-2) • Mil. Licul, Maja Licul, Boljka • Rollán (1-5c), Castellanos (10-50c), Díaz (€1-2) • Frapiccini (1-5c), de Simoni (10-50c), Colaneri (€1-2)
Former	Keustermans (1999-2013) • Rodier (€2, 2002-2004) • Ninaber van Eyben (1999-2013) • Veroi (2002-2005), Longo (2005-2013)