Alphonse Michaux

Alphonse Michaux (1860–1928) was a Belgian coin engraver and medalist.

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.

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.

[5] Michaux also engraved coins for Luxembourg, Iran, Romania, and Colombia.