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100 Patacas Year of the Dragon
| Issuer | Macau Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Value | 100 Patacas |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script), Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed aerial perspective view of the Largo do Senado (Senado Square) dominates the field, depicting the iconic neoclassical façade of the Leal Senado building and the characteristic wave-patterned mosaic pavement of the square below, with a central fountain feature rendered in fine relief. The design conveys depth through careful use of perspective and graduated relief. The legend 'SENADO SQUARE' appears along the upper left arc and '維拿多亞廣場 LARGO DO SENADO' continues along the upper right, encircling the central motif. |
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Macau's dragon-year issues from this period were struck under the Monetary Authority rather than the earlier issuing bank, a transition that occurred after the 1999 handover to Chinese administration formalized new financial governance structures. The 155.52g specification places this squarely in the five-troy-ounce format favored by the Chinese commemorative market throughout the 2000s and into the 2010s.
KM#163 is the standard business-strike cataloging for this type; proof versions were issued in parallel and command a meaningful premium over non-proof examples.