Alphonse Michaux
Alphonse Michaux (1860–1928) was a Belgian coin engraver and medallist.[1]
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.[2]
Career
Michaux was appointed chief engraver of the Brussels Mint (La Monnaie de Bruxelles) in 1895.[3] As a coin designer, he is best known for engraving dies for a series of Belgian coins with a distinctive hole in the center.[4] These coins started circulation in 1901 when 5 and 10 centimes coins where released.
The 25 centimes coin was first released in 1908.[5] Michaux also engraved coins for Luxembourg, Persia, Romania, and Colombia. These coins are signed either "A. Michaux" or "A.M." on the obverse.[6]
Medal designs
Michaux's medals include:[7]
- 1888 – Ville de Tournai Halle aux Draps Exposition 1888.
- 1891- Jean-Servais Stas Jubilaire (50 years).
- 1894 – Jeton (28 mm) for Exposition Universelle, Antwerp.
- 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, Leige.[8]
- 1905 – Centenary of the Republic of Haiti.
- 1906 – 40th Anniversary of the Reign of Carol I of Romania.
- 1907 – Royal Numismatic Society of Belgium.[9]
- 1908 – Hommage for Ch. Van Der Beken.
- 1910 – Jeton (30 mm) for visitors to the Brussels Mint (Monnaie de Bruxelles – Aujourd’hui)[10]
- 1912 – Art medal/pendant La Nage St. Gilles
- Circa 1914 – Albert Roi des Bleges, Defenseur de Notre Territoire Nieuport Octobre 1914, WWI[11]
- 1916 - Elisabeth, Reine des Belges[12][13]
- Circa 1918 - WWI Memorial Medal/pendant A Nos Braves 1914 – 1918 La Saint Gilloise
- 1926 - Agriculture Exposition, Esschen[14]
- Agriculture Award medal – Diary Maid with Cow
References
- ↑ Vandamme, Luc and Vanoverbeek, Didier (2011) Alphonse Michaux, Vakman of Kunstennaar, Koninklijke Munt van Belgie, 147 pages.
- ↑ Forrer, L (1909). Biographical Dictionary of Medallists (Vol 4). pp. 64..65.
- ↑ Forrer, L (1909). Biographical Dictionary of Medallists (Vol 4). p. 64.
- ↑ Benedict, Rachel and Axel, Tixhon (2012), La Petite Belgique dans la Grande Guerre, Une Icone, des Images, Presses Universitaires de Namur, p.216.
- ↑ Degroote, Peter. "The Belgian Coins under the Reign of King Leopold II".
- ↑ Forrer, L (1909). Biographical Dictionary of Medallists (Vol 4). p. 64.
- ↑ From Forrer for years 1891 thru 1907 - others as noted:Forrer, L (1909). Biographical Dictionary of Medallists (Vol 4). p. 64.
- ↑ Germanisches National Museum. "Medal 14389". Objektkatalog. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ American Numismatic Society, Collection. "Medal 0000.999.48170 Royal Numismatic Society of Belgium". Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ American Numismatic Society, Collection. "Medal 0000.999.71316 Monnaie de Bruxelles". Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ↑ Van Ypersele, Laurence (2006) Le Roi Albert:Histoire d'un Mythe, Labor, p 460.
- ↑ Van Dorpe, Emmanuel. "Belgian Medals". The Art Medal entry for Alphonse Michaux. Retrieved 2016. Check date values in:
|access-date=(help) - ↑ The British Museum. "Object 2003,0707.28 medal Elisabeth Reine des Belges". Retrieved 2 May 2016.
- ↑ Jones, Mark (1985) Acquisitions of Medals 1978 - 1982, British Museum Dept. of Coins and Medals, British Museum, p 18.