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.
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.