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20 Patacas Year of the Goat
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Macao |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Value | 20 Patacas |
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| Obverse description | A stylized goat stands in left profile occupying the center-left of the field, rendered in fine relief against a mirror-polished background. The right half of the coin features a vibrant colorized panel depicting blooming orchid flowers on a purple ground, a reference to Macau's floral emblem. The Chinese characters 中國澳門 (Macau, China) appear along the upper left arc, while the denomination 20圓 PATACAS, the Chinese cyclical year inscription 乙未年, the date 2015, and the legend MACAU, CHINA are inscribed in the lower left field. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中國澳門 20圓 PATACAS 乙未年 2015 MACAU, CHINA |
| Reverse description | A detailed relief depiction of the Fortaleza do Monte (Mount Fortress), one of Macau's most prominent historic landmarks, occupies the central field. In the foreground, a large period cannon mounted on a wheeled carriage is rendered in high relief, with the stone battlements and fortification walls rising behind it. The cobblestone ground is meticulously detailed beneath the cannon. The trilingual legend MOUNT FORTRESS 大炮台 FORTALEZA DO MONTE curves along the upper border in Latin and Chinese characters. |
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