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10 Patacas Banco da China, lotus numeral
| Issuer | Banco da China, Macau Branch |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Printer | China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation, Beijing |
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| Obverse description | The Farol de Guia lighthouse vignette appears at right, set against a guilloche underprint with an 'M' registration pattern and omron rings framing the watermark window. A see-through register pattern incorporating a lotus blossom with numeral is positioned below the watermark area. Bilingual inscriptions in Chinese and Portuguese identify the issuing authority and denomination, with the issue date 8 December 2003 noted at lower left. |
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| Reverse description | The Bank of China Macau branch building is rendered as the central vignette at left, presented in an architectural intaglio-style print. A lotus blossom occupies the lower centre, serving as both a decorative motif and a security design element linked to the see-through register. The denomination and issuer name appear in bilingual Chinese and Portuguese lettering at right. |
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The Banco da China branch in Macau began issuing notes only in 1995, making it the last of the territory's three note-issuing banks to enter circulation — the other two being Banco Nacional Ultramarino and Tai Fung Bank. This 2003 issue predates the full transfer of note-issuing rights but reflects Beijing's growing institutional presence in Macau following the 1999 handover to China.
The "lotus numeral" designation distinguishes this variety from otherwise similar issues in the series by the numeral font used in the denomination rendering — a detail that matters for completeness in type sets.