Commemorative coin 2 euro — 2007, Monaco🇲🇨
2 Euro — 2007 Commemorative coin, Monaco
⚰️25th anniversary of the death of Grace Kelly
🔘On the inner part of the coin there is an effigy of Grace Kelly in profile, facing to the left. MONACO, the mint mark, the year mark and the engraver’s mark are engraved in an arc at the bottom right of the inner part. The name of the artist R. B. BARON is engraved under the Princess’ hair. The twelve stars of the European Union surround the design on the outer ring of the coin.
📍Coin facts
💰The most expensive commemorative coin 2 Euro
👉The coin has many fakes.
Cost of commemorative coin 2 euro 2007, Monaco:
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⚡️Circulation: 20,001
📰 Coin context
👩Grace Patricia Kelly (November 12, 1929 — September 14, 1982) was an American actress who, after starring in several significant films in the early to mid-1950s, became Princess of Monaco by marrying Prince Rainier III in April 1956.
👉Kelly was born into a well-known Catholic family of Irish and German origin in the U.S. city of Philadelphia. After graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1949, Kelly began appearing in New York City theatrical productions and over 40 live drama productions broadcast in early 1950s Golden Age of Television.
👉She gained stardom from her performance in John Ford’s adventure-romance Mogambo (1953), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the drama The Country Girl (1954). Other notable works include the western High Noon (1952), the romantic comedy High Society (1956), and three consecutive Alfred Hitchcock suspense thrillers: Dial M for Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954), and To Catch a Thief (1955). Kelly worked with some of the most prominent leading men of the era, including Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, Ray Milland, James Stewart, Bing Crosby, William Holden, Cary Grant, Alec Guinness, and Frank Sinatra.
👉Kelly retired from acting at age 26 to marry Rainier, and began her duties as Princess of Monaco. Hitchcock hoped that Princess Grace would appear in more of his films that required an “icy blonde” lead actress, but he was unable to coax her out of retirement. Grace and Rainier had three children: Princess Caroline, Prince Albert, and Princess Stéphanie. Grace retained her link to America by her dual U.S. and Monégasque citizenship. Her charity work focused on young children and the arts. In 1964, she established the Princess Grace Foundation support local artisans. Her organization for children’s rights, AMADE Mondiale, gained consultive status within UNICEF and UNESCO.
👉Her final film contribution was in 1977 to the documentary The Children of Theatre Street directed by Robert Dornhelm, where she served as the narrator. The documentary was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
👉Grace died at the age of 52 at Monaco Hospital on September 14, 1982, from injuries sustained in a car crash the previous day.
👉She is listed 13th among the American Film Institute’s 25 Greatest Female Stars of Classical Hollywood Cinema. Her son, Prince Albert, helped establish the Princess Grace Awards in 1984 to recognize emerging performers in film, theatre, and dance.
🔘After the death of Princess Grace Kelly — a 10 Franc coin was issued in Monaco — with Grace. The artist of the coin was R. B. BARON and the 2 Euro coin from 2007 is a reworking of an old 10 franc coin from 1982.
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