Museum of Stamps and Coins

Numismatic museum, philatelic museum in Fontvieille, Monaco

Museum of Stamps and Coins

Musée des timbres et des monnaies de Monaco

Entrance to the museum

Established| 1950; 74 years ago (1950)
Location| Fontvieille, Monaco
Type| Numismatic museum, philatelic museum
Website| www.mtm-monaco.mc

The Museum of Stamps and Coins is located in the Fontvieille section of Monaco. It tells the postal history of the principality, and contains a display of Monegasque money dating to 1640.

An elite philatelic club, the Club de Monte-Carlo, was established in 1999 and is headquartered at the museum. The club showcases rare material at the museum on a bi-annual basis.[1][2]

## See also

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* List of museums in Monaco
* Postage stamps and postal history of Monaco

## References

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1. ^ "Museums". Why 100 of the world's top collectors will be in Monaco this weekend. Paul Fraser Collectibles. Archived from the original on 15 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
2. ^ "Monaco: Refreshing Rainier". Stamp Magazine. Retrieved 4 August 2014.

## External links

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* Museums at Visitmonaco.com

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