Alphonse Michaux
{{Short description|Belgian coin engraver and medalist}}
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Alphonse Michaux (1860–1928) was a Belgian coin engraver and medalist.Vandamme, Luc and Vanoverbeek, Didier (2011) Alphonse Michaux, Vakman of Kunstennaar, Koninklijke Munt van Belgie, 147 pages.
Michaux was born in Brussels on 15 December 1860. He was the son of Belgian engraver Robert Michaux (1824–1901), and as a young man studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Brussels.{{cite book|last1=Forrer|first1=L|title=Biographical Dictionary of Medallists (Vol 4)|date=1909|pages=64..65}}
Career
Michaux was appointed chief engraver of the Brussels Mint (La Monnaie de Bruxelles) in 1895.{{cite book|last1=Forrer|first1=L|title=Biographical Dictionary of Medallists (Vol 4)|date=1909|pages=64}} As a coin designer, he is best known for engraving dies for a series of Belgian coins with a distinctive hole in the center.Benedict, Rachel and Axel, Tixhon (2012), La Petite Belgique dans la Grande Guerre, Une Icone, des Images, Presses Universitaires de Namur, p.216. These coins started circulation in 1901 when 5 and 10 centimes coins were released. File:Coin BE 5c Leopold II rev NL 36.png
File:Half Toman of Mohammad Ali Shah Qajar.jpg designed by Michaux. The A. M. can be seen on king's breast.]]
The 25 centimes coin was first released in 1908.{{cite web|last1=Degroote|first1=Peter|title=The Belgian Coins under the Reign of King Leopold II|url=http://users.skynet.be/peterdegroote/BelgFrank/Serie/Leo2-ENG.html|access-date=17 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919094148/http://users.skynet.be/peterdegroote/BelgFrank/Serie/Leo2-ENG.html|archive-date=19 September 2016|url-status=dead}} Michaux also engraved coins for Luxembourg, Iran, Romania, and Colombia. These coins are signed either "A. Michaux" or "A.M." on the obverse.{{cite book|last1=Forrer|first1=L|title=Biographical Dictionary of Medallists (Vol 4)|date=1909|pages=64}}
=Medal designs=
Michaux's medals include:From Forrer for years 1891 thru 1907 - others as noted:{{cite book|last1=Forrer|first1=L|title=Biographical Dictionary of Medallists (Vol 4)|date=1909|pages=64}}
- 1888 – Ville de Tournai Halle aux Draps Exposition 1888
- 1891- Jean-Servais Stas Jubilaire (50 years)
- 1894 – Jeton (28 mm) for Exposition Universelle d'Anvers
- 1895 – Protection of Childhood
- 1900 – Shah of Iran’s visit to the Brussels Mint
- 1901 – 50th Anniversary of the Marriage of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg
- 1902 – Birth of the 20th Century
- 1903 – Centenary of the College of Luxembourg
- 1905 – Jeton (30 mm) for Exposition Universelle de Liège{{cite web|last1=Germanisches National Museum|title=Medal 14389|url=http://objektkatalog.gnm.de/objekt/Med14389|website=Objektkatalog|accessdate=3 May 2016}}
- 1905 – Centenary of the Republic of Haiti
- 1906 – 40th Anniversary of the Reign of Carol I of Romania
- 1907 – Royal Numismatic Society of Belgium{{cite web|last1=American Numismatic Society|first1=Collection|title=Medal 0000.999.48170 Royal Numismatic Society of Belgium|url=http://numismatics.org/collection/0000.999.48170|accessdate=3 May 2016}}
- 1908 – Hommage for Ch. Van Der Beken
- 1910 – Jeton (30 mm) for visitors to the Brussels Mint (Monnaie de Bruxelles – Aujourd’hui){{cite web|last1=American Numismatic Society|first1=Collection|title=Medal 0000.999.71316 Monnaie de Bruxelles|url=http://numismatics.org/collection/0000.999.71316|accessdate=3 May 2016}}
- 1912 – Art medal/pendant La Nage St. Gilles
- Circa 1914 – Albert Roi des Belges, Defenseur de Notre Territoire Nieuport Octobre 1914, WWIVan Ypersele, Laurence (2006) Le Roi Albert:Histoire d'un Mythe, Labor, p 460.
- 1916 - Elisabeth, Reine des Belges{{cite web|last1=Van Dorpe|first1=Emmanuel|title=Belgian Medals|url=http://users.telenet.be/emanuel.vandorpe/artmedal/mich.htm|website=The Art Medal entry for Alphonse Michaux|accessdate=1 June 2018|ref=Entry for A. Michaux|archive-date=15 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215200326/http://users.telenet.be/emanuel.vandorpe/artmedal/mich.htm|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|last1=The British Museum|title=Object 2003,0707.28 medal Elisabeth Reine des Belges|url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1530110&partId=1&searchText=michaux&page=1|accessdate=2 May 2016}}
- Circa 1918 - WWI Memorial Medal/pendant A Nos Braves 1914 – 1918 La Saint Gilloise
- 1926 - Agriculture Exposition, EsschenJones, Mark (1985) Acquisitions of Medals 1978 - 1982, British Museum Dept. of Coins and Medals, British Museum, p 18.
- Agriculture Award medal – Dairy Maid with Cow
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