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100 Patacas Year of the Horse
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Macao |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a stylized galloping horse rendered in outline form, facing left, positioned against a colorized decorative background divided diagonally. The right portion of the field is filled with a vibrant floral pattern in green, purple, pink, and yellow, evoking traditional Chinese decorative motifs associated with the Lunar New Year. The denomination '100' and 'PATACAS' appear below the horse, accompanied by the Chinese cyclical year designation '甲午年'. The legend 'MACAU, CHINA' is inscribed along the lower rim, with the Chinese characters '澳門' and '中國' positioned at the upper left of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | 澳門 中國 MACAU, CHINA 100 PATACAS 甲午年 2014 |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a finely detailed proof rendering of the Guia Fortress complex, depicting the iconic Guia Lighthouse and the Chapel of Our Lady of Guia in the foreground. The chapel facade, with its arched doorway and decorative cross motif, occupies the lower left, while the cylindrical lighthouse tower rises prominently to the right against an open field. Steps lead up to the chapel entrance, conveying the elevated hilltop setting of this UNESCO-recognized monument. The bilingual legend 'THE GUIA FORTRESS' in Latin script and '東望洋炮台' in Chinese characters is inscribed along the upper rim, flanked by 'FORTALEZA DA GUIA' in Portuguese. |
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