From the second part of the 20^th century and the settlement of the Monaco religious independence, many religious communities came to settle in Monaco. Benedictine, camaldules ermites, Carmelites, ladies of Saint-Maur, Dominicans, Franciscans, Jesuits and many other orders found shelter in Monaco. (full text in French)

In early 1892, the state took over the distribution of matches in Monaco. After half a century of French boxes surcharged « monaco », the first illustrated boxes and books appeared around 1950. Their initial “woodcut” style was later replaced by beautiful photographic illustrations on sold boxes and by advertisements, especially for cigarettes and other products of the Régie monégasque, mainly on boxes for free distribution. From a technical point of view, the wooden boxes disappear to the benefit of cardboard boxes, and the books simply glued took the place of the old tacked ones. (full text in French)