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200 Patacas 5th Anniversary Return Macau to China
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Macao |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a bold, modern typographic design divided into two contrasting zones by the coin's gold-plated and silver finish. The upper portion displays the Chinese legend 澳門回歸祖國五週年 (5th Anniversary of the Return of Macau to the Motherland) in large raised characters within the gold-plated central field. Immediately below, spanning the lower silver field in elegant serif lettering, is the Portuguese inscription '5º Aniversário do Regresso de Macau à Pátria'. The denomination 'MOP 200' appears in the lower exergue, while the Chinese numeral 貳佰圓 (Two Hundred Patacas) is inscribed at the top rim above the central field. |
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| Reverse script | Chinese, Latin |
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The handover of Macau from Portuguese administration to China on 20 December 1999 ended 442 years of Portuguese presence — the longest continuous European colonial tenure in Asia. This 2004 piece marks five years under the "one country, two systems" framework, the same arrangement governing Hong Kong, though Macau's version granted it additional latitude on certain economic matters given its casino-dependent revenue structure.
Gold-plated silver commemoratives of this type were issued in modest quantities for the collector market and saw no circulation.