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20 Avos S.A.R. Coinage, Macao's Return to China
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Macao |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin, Chinese (Traditional) |
| Obverse lettering | MACAU 澳門 20 AVOS |
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The 1999 date places this piece squarely at the handover of Macau from Portugal to the People's Republic of China on December 20th of that year — the last European colonial transfer in Asia. The Monetary Authority of Macao retained issuing authority through the transition, and the pataca remained in circulation unchanged, a deliberate signal of continuity under the "one country, two systems" framework negotiated between Lisbon and Beijing in the 1987 Joint Declaration.
Portugal had administered Macau since the mid-16th century, making it the longest-running European presence in Asia by a considerable margin.