1000 Patacas Year of the Dog

Macau's lunar gold series was issued under Portuguese administration in the final years before the 1999 handover to China, a period when the territory's government was actively minting prestige numismatic pieces partly to generate revenue and partly to assert a distinct Macanese identity before the transition. The 1000 Pataca denomination was the series' flagship gold issue, struck for collector export rather than any domestic circulation purpose.

KM#69 is the Dog year entry in a run that began in 1981. Mintages for individual years varied considerably, and the 1994 issue was produced in relatively modest numbers.