"Erich Ott (born 3 December 1944 in Oberammergau, Germany) is a German sculptor, engraver, and designer.
He is best known for his design of numerous German commemorative coins and designed
the German Deutsche Mark coins
in 1977, the 5 DM coin, commemorating the 200th anniversary of Carl Friedrich Gauss.
in 1981, the 5 DM coin, commemorating the 150th anniversary of the death of Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein.
in 1985, the 5 DM coin, commemorating the 150th anniversary of first railroad in Germany.
in 1990, the back of the commemorative 2 Deutsche Mark coin dedicated to Franz-Josef Strauß, which was issued from 1990 to 2001 with more than 140 million examples." - (en.wikipedia.org 11.08.2021)
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