Monaco 2 Euro 2007 "25th Anniversary of the Death of Grace Kelly" UNC

Grace, Princess of Monaco (12 November 1929 – 14 September 1982) was an American film actress and wife of Prince Rainier III of Monaco. She was the Princess Consort of Monaco from 1956 until her death in 1982.

After embarking on an acting career in 1950, at the age of 20, Grace Kelly appeared in New York City theatrical productions as well as in more than forty episodes of live drama productions broadcast during the early 1950s Golden Age of Television. In October 1953, with the release of Mogambo, she became a movie star, a status confirmed in 1954 with a Golden Globe Award and Academy Award nomination as well as leading roles in five films, including The Country Girl, in which she gave a deglamorized, Academy Award-winning performance. She retired from acting at 26 to enter upon her duties in Monaco. She and Prince Rainier had three children: Caroline, Albert, and Stéphanie. She also retained her American roots, maintaining dual US and Monégasque citizenships.

She died on 14 September 1982, after suffering a stroke the previous day while driving, which caused her to lose control of her automobile and crash. Her daughter, Princess Stéphanie, was in the car with her, and survived the accident

We offer it in official Mint case and in a plastic capsule as Minted.

Total Mintage: 20.001 Thousand pcs