Norbert Roettiers

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Norbert Roettiers (1665 - May 18, 1727) was a celebrated Flanders-born engraver of currency and medals in both England and France. With his elder brother James he was named Engraver-General to the British Royal Mint in 1695.

Roettiers was born in Antwerp, the third son of John Roettiers (1631-1703), and a member of an illustrious family of engravers, goldsmiths, and silversmiths, including his brother James Roettiers (1663-1698); cousin Joseph-Charles Roettiers (1691-1779); son Jacques Roettiers (1707-1784), also known as James; and grandson Jacques-Nicolas Roettiers (1736-1788).

He was employed in the British Royal Mint from about 1684 onwards, and in 1690 was officially the given post (together with his brother James) of assistant engraver. He was a strong Jacobite and left England about 1695 to attach himself to the Stuart court. He was later appointed engraver-general to the French mint, and died at his country seat in France.

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• Dictionary of National Biography, ed. Leslie Stephen, Smith, Elder, vol. XLIX, pp. 98 et seriatim, 1901.
• The Jacobite Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Grants of Honour, by the Marquis of Ruvigny and Raineval, Edinburgh: T.C. & E.C. Jack, page 247, 1904.