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1.000 Patacas
| Issuer | Banco da China |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Currency | Pataca (1894-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a warm golden-yellow underprint with a large central vignette of a traditional Chinese lion dance figure rendered in orange intaglio against a stylised cityscape background. To the left, a vertical serial number and a lotus flower motif appear in the underprint, while a holographic security stripe runs vertically near the centre. The denomination '1000' appears in large numerals at upper left and lower right, with the bank title in Chinese characters (中國銀行) and 'BANCO DA CHINA' at upper right alongside the bank's circular logo. |
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| Protection description | Windowed holographic security thread embedded vertically near the centre of the note; watermark visible when held to light; denomination numeral; fluorescent serial numbers under UV light. |
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Banco da China is one of three commercial banks licensed to issue pataca banknotes in Macau — the others being Banco Nacional Ultramarino and Banco Multibanco Caixa Geral de Depósitos. This arrangement, a legacy of the Portuguese colonial banking framework that survived the 1999 handover, means Macau operates without a central bank of issue in the conventional sense. The Monetary Authority of Macao oversees the system but does not itself print currency.
The 1,000 pataca denomination is the highest in regular circulation. At current exchange rates it sits just above USD 125, making it a high-value working note rather than a prestige issue.