Biographical dictionary of medallists: coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, &c., ancient and modern, with references to their works B. C. 500-A. D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer ...

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MDCCCII.; - King George III's Jubilee 1807 (NATIONAL JUBILEE.
OCT.25. 80 ); - The same, Jubilee I810; PI,. LUSTRA DECEM
COMPLEVIT Arms; - Memorial medal, I820 (HE HAS RVN HIS
COURSE, etc.); - Betrothal of George Prince of Wales and Princess
Caroline of Brunswick, I797; - 1798, George III., Britannia
among her trophies, MARI VICTRIX TERRAQVE INVICTA; iS. 48.
The signature occurs also, but very rarely, as K. H. K.
KtJCHLER, RUDOLF (Germ.). Contemporary Sculptor and Medallist,
by whom is a large satirical medallion in iron on the Efforts of the
Allies against Germany: surmounted by the Iron Cross; total
height: 312 mill.; -The Crown Prince in the field, 1914-I5,
iron, IIo mill. and 90 mill.; - The Crown Prince, Victor of
Longwy, 22. August I914; - Prince Eitel Frederick of Prussia,
the Drummer of St. Quentin; A. 34 mill.; - Von Beseler,
Conqueror of Antwerp, 9. October 19 r4; - General von Emmich,
Conqueror of Liege, 7. August I914; iE. 95 mill.; - General
von Gallwitz, Tak ng of Namur, I9I4; /_. 50 mill.; - General
von Zwahl, Reduction of Maubeuge, 8. September 1914; cast iron,
98 mill.; Rk. 50 mill.; - General von Lochow; Battle near
Soissons, 14. January I915; iE. ro3 mill.; - General von
Woyrsch; iron, Io7 mill.; - General von Falkenhausen;
LE. 97 mill., etc.
KUHL, C. (Germ.). Medallist of Nuremberg, who worked for the
firm of L. Ch. Lauer. By him is, amongst other works, a commemorative medal on the German National Aviation Fund.
KUNER, GEORGE FERDINAND ALBRECHT (B.D.M., Vol. III,
p. 247). '"More familiarly known as ALBERT KUNER, was born at
Lindau, October 9, 1819, learning there the business of a Gold and
Silversmith. When he first came to the United States, in the latter
part of I848, he intended to follow the occupation of cameo cutting,
in which he was particularly skilful; but, like many others, he was
attracted to California by the marvellous gold discoveries, and
arrived in San Francisco, July I6, I849.
"There being a great need for a die-cutter and seal-engraver,
Mr. Ktiner entered the employ of Moffat & Co., who were then
smelting and assaying gold, and engraved the dies for the first Ten
Dollar piece of private manufacture to be issued on the coast,
which bore the stamp of Moffat & Co. Among other dies he cut
those for the Seal of California, all the medals awarded by the
Mechanics' Institute, and hundreds of others issued along the
Pacific Coast for various purposes from 1849 until within a few
years of his death.
"He started in business for himself in October I846, in Clay