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.
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.