Monaco

2016

Commemorative coin

The 150th anniversary of the foundation of Monte Carlo by Charles III

Official Journal of the European Union

The design shows CHARLES III within the background MONTE CARLO. At the top is the name of the issuing country ‘MONACO’ flanked by the mint mark and the mint master mark. At the bottom, in semi-circle from left to right is the inscription ‘1866 CHARLES III FONDE MONTE CARLO 2016’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Additional information

Charles III initiated the construction of the casino, which opened in 1863, on a rocky spur called the "Plateau des Spélugues" (Grottoes' Plain), renamed in 1866 the "Quartier de Monte Carlo". After the construction of the adjacent "Hôtel de Paris" and the railway connection to Nice, the casino flourished and covered Monaco's national budget for several decades. Charles III is depicted after a painting by François-Auguste Biard, now in the throne room of the Princely Palace in Monaco, in front of the Monte Carlo, which at that time was almost exclusively built with the casino and "Hôtel de Paris", and the horizon of the sea.

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