Macao's lunar series issues are struck under contract by external mints rather than any facility on the peninsula itself — the Monetary Authority has no minting infrastructure of its own. The 2019 Pig issue marks the final animal in the 60-year sexagenary cycle's most recent completion, a calendrical coincidence that added modest collector interest to an already competitive Asian lunar market.
Macao's lunar series issues are struck under contract by external mints rather than any facility on the peninsula itself — the Monetary Authority has no minting infrastructure of its own. The 2019 Pig issue marks the final animal in the 60-year sexagenary cycle's most recent completion, a calendrical coincidence that added modest collector interest to an already competitive Asian lunar market.