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| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Macao |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central depiction of the iconic façade of the Ruins of St. Paul's Cathedral (São Paulo), rendered in fine relief against a polished field, showing the ornate multi-tiered stone frontispiece with its characteristic arched niches and decorative columns. The bilingual legend 'MACAU CHINA' appears in the upper right field in Latin script, with the Chinese characters '中國澳門' positioned along the left field. The date '2006' is inscribed in the exergue below the architectural motif, all within a beaded inner border. |
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| Obverse lettering | 中國澳門 MACAU CHINA 2006 |
| Reverse description | A stylized dog rendered in vibrant red applied color enamel, executed in the traditional Chinese paper-cutting folk art style, is centrally positioned within a decorative geometric and floral lattice background. The figure of the dog is depicted in a lively, prancing posture with ornamental circular motifs adorning its body, characteristic of the Lunar New Year artistic tradition. Chinese characters appear along the upper field, while the denomination '250 PATACAS' is inscribed in bold Latin lettering below the central device. Additional Chinese inscriptions appear in the lower field beneath the denomination. |
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