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20 Patacas 2008 Beijing Olympics
| Issuer | Bank of China, Macau Branch |
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| Year | 2008 |
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| Reference(s) | P#107 |
| Obverse description | Central vignette shows the Bank of China Macau Branch tower alongside a classical column structure, set against a guilloche underprint in purple and blue tones. To the right, the official Beijing 2008 Olympic Games logo with the Olympic rings is printed in red and blue. The large numeral '20' appears in the lower centre in gold, with Chinese and Portuguese legends surrounding the design. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中國銀行 BANCO DA CHINA 根據第5/2008號行政法規 REGULAMENTO ADMINISTRATIVO № 5/2008 澳門幣貳拾圓 VINTE PATACAS 20 澳門分行董事會 DIRECTOR-GERAL DA SUCURSAL DE MACAU 二零零八年五月三日 澳門 MACAU, 3 DE MAIO DE 2008 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is dominated by a large intaglio vignette of the Beijing National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, rendered in purple against a multicolour guilloche background of flowing ribbons in blue, red, orange, and green. A lotus flower motif appears in the upper right corner as an underprint element. The numeral '20' in blue occupies the lower left, with Chinese and Portuguese bank name legends across the top and the denomination inscription along the bottom. |
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