2023Fresco of the Achievments of Prince Rainier III - First Day Cover

This work by the naive Monegasque painter Claude Gauthier represents, in a colorful and original style, the main achievements of Prince Rainier III who, during his 56-year reign, profoundly shaped Monaco to make it the model and modern State that we know. We can thus find on the painting: the extension of the territory with the districts of Fontvieille, Larvotto, the new dyke, the development of urbanization and infrastructures with the Louis II Stadium, the undergrounding of the railway, an active cultural and artistic policy with the creation of the Department of Cultural Affairs, the Monte-Carlo Television Festival, the Museum of Stamps and Coins, the International Monte-Carlo Circus Festival, actions in favor of environmental protection , the development of parks and gardens such as the Animal Garden, the Princess Grace Rose Garden, the Japanese Garden, etc.