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250 Patacas Lunar Rooster
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Macao |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Weight | 7.78 g |
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| Reverse description | A detailed architectural rendering of the façade of St. Dominic's Church (Igreja de S. Domingos) in Macao occupies the central field, depicted in fine relief with its characteristic Baroque colonnade, arched windows, and bell tower. The church's steps and foreground are shown in perspective, lending depth to the composition. The legend 'ST. DOMINIC'S CHURCH' appears to the upper left, the Chinese name '玫瑰聖母堂' to the upper centre, and 'IGREJA DE S. DOMINGOS' to the upper right, all arcing along the upper rim. |
| Reverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script), Latin |
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Macao's lunar gold series occupies an unusual institutional position — issued under the Monetary Authority of Macao, which has operated monetary policy in a jurisdiction where the pataca itself plays a secondary role to the Hong Kong dollar in everyday commerce. The 2017 Rooster corresponds to the tenth in the twelve-year zodiac cycle, a year that opened on January 28th by the traditional lunisolar calendar.
KM#178 was struck in the same 7.78g format shared across much of the region's fractional lunar gold output, sized to align with a half-troy-ounce subdivision favored by Chinese collector markets since the 1980s.