Elvira Clain-Stefanelli

Elvira Eliza Clain-Stefanelli (1914-2001) was a numismatist, and advisor to the US Mint.[1][2]

Together with her husband, Vladimir Clain-Stefalli (1914-1982), she built the National Numismatic Collection (NNC) at the Smithsonian Institution, from approximately 60,000 pieces in 1956 to over 960,000 pieces in 1982.

Elvira Clain-Stefanelli Memorial Award for Achievement in Numismatics

This award "was established and first given in 2013 to honor women who have made significant contributions to numismatics. These contributions, whether in research, leadership or mentorship, must have made a lasting impact on the numismatic community and demonstrated a lifelong commitment to the betterment of numismatics."[3]

  • 2017 Charmy Harker[4]
  • 2015 Michele Orzano[5]
  • 2013 Elvira Clain-Stefanelli[5]

Publications
  • The Beauty and Lore of Coins, Currency, and Medals (with Vladimir ClainStefanelli), Riverwood Publishers Ltd, 1974.
  • Chartered for Progress : two Centuries of American Banking; a pictorial essay (with Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli), Acropolis Books, Ltd., 1975.
  • Das Grosse Buch der Münzen und Medaillen (with Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli), Munich, Battenberg, 1976.
  • Highlights from the Money Collection of the Chase Manhattan Bank, Washington, DC, Smithsonian Institution, 1979.
  • "Italian Coin Engravers since 1800", Smithsonian Institution, Bulletin 229 (Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper 33), 1970.
  • Life in Republican Rome on its Coinage, Washington, DC, Smithsonian Institution, 1999.
  • Medals Commemorating Battles of the American Revolution (with Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli), Washington, DC, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.
  • Monnaies européennes et monnaies coloniales américaines entre 1450 et 1789 (with Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli), Fribourg, Office du Livre, 1979.
  • Numismatic Bibliography Munich, Battenberg, 1984.
  • Select Numismatic Bibliography, Stack’s, 1965.

See also

References
  1. https://www.inc-cin.org/assets/pdf/articles/obituary-clain-stefanelli.pdf
  2. "- The Washington Post". Retrieved 1 June 2018 – via www.washingtonpost.com.
  3. "Numismatic Service Award Categories". www.money.org. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. "Charmy Harker awarded Elvira Clain-Stefanelli medal by ANA". Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. Association, American Numismatic (16 July 2015). "Orzano Named 2015 Elvira Clain-Stefanelli Memorial Award Winner". Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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