MARIANA MUSEUM OF ARCHAEOLOGY – PRINCE RAINIER III OF MONACO  

In September 2009, H.S.H. Prince Albert II laid the foundation stone of the Mariana Museum of Archaeology in the commune of Lucciana in Corsica. As part of the cultural and twinning links between Lucciana and the Principality of Monaco, the museum was named the Mariana Museum of Archaeology – Prince Rainier III of Monaco. The purpose of the soon-to-be-opened museum will be to preserve the items and remains that have been discovered at Mariana during more than half a century of research. The archaeological site will be the setting for and centrepiece of the museum’s collection. 

• Design and line-engraving: Sophie BEAUJARD
• Printing process: 5 colours steel-engraving
• Size of the stamp: 30 x 40,85 mm horizontal
• Quantity of issue: 40 000 stamps
• Sheet of 10 stamps with illuminations