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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BEYENBACH, W. (B. D. M., vol. I, I904, p. I83). Owner of a
Private Mint at Wiesbaden, I888-i898, but not himself an Engraver.
The medals he issued were cut by Die-sinkeis on commission.
His works went over to the ( Wiesbadener Metallwarenfabrik.
Gravier- und Miunzanstalt )), purchased by Ferdinand Hofstatter of
Bonn in July I907; and transferred there.
By him are further: Inauguration of the Kaiser William Monument at Cologne, 1897; -- Proclamation of the German Empire at
Versailles; memorial medal, 1896; - Commemorative Monument
of the Franco-German War at Duppel, 1890; - Imperial Manceuvres
at Flensburg, I890, etc.
BEYER (also PEYER), JUSTIN (also JOHANN DE) (B. D. M.,
vol. I, I904, p. t83). Ad. Flury in Schw. Kstlr-Lex., SUppl. p. 33
gives further information concerning this Engraver. He was christened on 9. November 1671 in St. Peter's Church, Basle; married
on 4. May I696 to Elisabeth Baltier, by whom he had two daughters.
May have settled in Berne about I699. In I701 he cut dies for the
5 and 6 Ducat pieces; I707 was entrusted with the issue of 'Presentation' or 'Gnadenpfenninge', after the designs of the painter
J. R. Huber. They were intended as a reward to the Venetian
resident Bianchi for his services in bringing aboat an alliance
between Zurich, Berne and Venice; for this work he received on
4. August 1708 400 livres (Haller, n0 744). For the dies of the
medal commemorating the Victories of Bremgarten and Vilmergen
(H., n~ 99) the engraver was paid 234 livres. In I716 he cut two
new medium and small State Seals, for 300 livres, and in I717 the
large one, for 460 livres.
Justin de Beyer was also responsible for the dies of the episcopal
5 Batz pieces of Basle. Hailer n~s 1421, 1477, I480, I487, I488,
I493, S5oo, I5OI and 1502 testify to the artist's activity after his
return from Berne to Basle; they are all signed: D. B. or I. D. B.
The rare Double Thaler of Berne, dated 1728, and the large
commemorative medal of the Victories of Vilmergen and Bremgarten are also by him.
The Berne Historical Museum preserves two seals signed D. B.
of Joh. Anthoni Tillier, and Franz Ludwig von Graffenried. There
are also line-engravings by him.
For his services De Beyer was appointed to the office of steward
of Gnadensthal Convent at Basle. He was buried in St. Peter's on
17. November 1738. After his death, his wife and daughters returned
to Berne.
Cf. also M. A. Ruegg-Karlen, Basler Miilnmeister, Stempelschneider
und Medailleure, Rev. suisse de numismatique, I9I5. This numismatist ascribes to Beyer the following coins of Basle: Undated