Background
He was born to Karl and Teresa Schlag in Frankfurt, Germany, and moved to the United States in 1929.
He was born to Karl and Teresa Schlag in Frankfurt, Germany, and moved to the United States in 1929.
As a young man, Schlag served in the German army of World War I.
On April 21, 1938, Schlag"s design for the Jefferson nickel was selected by Nellie Tayloe Ross, Director of the United States Mint. His prize money was spent on his wife"s funeral. Schlag accepted the offer of the American government to place his initials, FS, on the nickel beginning in 1966.
The designer relocated to Owosso, Michigan, where he died and is buried.
A memorial was placed by the Michigan State Numismatic Society on September 14, 2008.