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1000 Patacas Year of the Cock
| Issuer | Macau |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Weight | 16 g |
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| Reverse description | A boldly rendered rooster standing in full profile facing right, depicted in fine detail with prominent comb, wattles, and layered plumage, commemorating the Chinese Lunar Year of the Cock. Chinese characters appear to the left and right of the central device in the field. The denomination '1000' arcs along the upper periphery flanked by five-pointed stars, and 'PATACAS' is inscribed in large letters along the lower periphery. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1000 PATACAS |
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Macau's gold Lunar series was produced under Portuguese administration — the territory wouldn't revert to China until 1997 — and issued through the Imprensa Nacional, the official government press. The 1981 Cock issue belongs to the first full cycle of Lunar strikes from Macau, a series that attracted strong speculative buying across Southeast Asian markets almost immediately upon release. Mintages were tightly controlled and predominantly absorbed by regional collectors rather than entering any meaningful circulation.