'European Musicians: Adolphe Sax'
Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (1814-1894) was a Belgian musical instrument designer and musician who played the flute and clarinet, and is well known for having invented the saxophone.
The silver 10 euro showing young Adolphe:
The golden 50 euro showing old Adolphe:
Picture of the beautiful city of Dinant, where he was born:
This year's Belgian EUROPA CEPT stamp will also be dedicated to him, for his 200th Birth Anniversary. It will be a very nice souvenir sheet with two stamps:
(news and coin images from eurocoinland.wordpress.com)
(biographical information by Wikipedia)
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