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10 Patacas Year of the Monkey, Banco da China

Issuer Banco da China (Bank of China), Macau Branch
Year 2016
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Size 138 × 69 mm
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Obverse description Central vignette of a stylized monkey rendered in traditional Chinese paper-cut art style, set against a decorative floral and fruiting branch underprint in warm gold and red tones. A Chinese Zodiac wheel occupies the background, with an auspicious blessing character at upper right. The denomination numeral '10' appears at lower right, with bilingual issuer inscriptions in Chinese and Portuguese running along the upper margin.
Obverse lettering 中國銀行 10 MACAU DEZ PATACAS 10 澳門幣拾圓 二零一六年一月一日 澳門 澳門分行總經理
(Translation: Bank of China Ten Macanese Patacas 2016 January 1 Macau Macau Branch General Manager)
Reverse description At left, a vignette of the Bank of China (Macau) headquarters tower rises against a background of traditional Macanese architectural elements and festive monkey figures rendered in a folk-art style, all within a warm red and peach tonal scheme. The denomination numeral '10' is positioned at far left, with the issuer name in Chinese and Portuguese across the upper field. Guilloche patterning frames the central design area.
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