Jaap Drupsteen (born 1942 in

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) is a Dutch

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. Drupsteen worked as a graphic designer for NOS and

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; he specialized in making leaders, music videos, and other video and television productions. His best known work are his designs for a series of banknotes for

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. In 1999, Drupsteen was assigned by the

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to design a new

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. He also designed several stamps for PTT. Recently, he designed the exterior of the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision in

Hilversum Hilversum () is a city and municipality in the province of North Holland, Netherlands. Located in the heart of the Gooi, it is the largest urban centre in that area. It is surrounded by heathland, woods, meadows, lakes, and smaller towns. Hil ...

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List of banknotes

Prizes

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(1976) *

Werkman Design Award Werkman is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Chester Hamlin Werkman (1893–1962), American microbiologist * (born 1939), Dutch writer and literary critic * Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman (1882–1945), Dutch artist, typographer, and ...

(1980) * Sikkens Award (1981) *

Prix Italia The Prix Italia is an international Television, Radio-broadcasting and Web award. It was established in 1948 by RAI – Radiotelevisione Italiana (in 1948, RAI had the denomination RAI – Radio Audizioni Italiane) in Capri and is honoured with th ...

(1987) * L.J. Jordaan Award for banknotes documentary (1988) *

Alblas Award en Holland Video Award Alblas is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aart Alblas (1918–1944), Dutch navy officer * Norbert Alblas (born 1994), Dutch footballer * Ton Alblas Tonny "Ton" Alblas (24 May 1940 – 21 August 2015) was a Dutch polit ...

(1990)

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Studio Drupsteen
(Mostly Dutch, some English) * 1942 births Living people People from Zwartewaterland Dutch graphic designers Dutch currency designers {{Netherlands-artist-stub