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250 Patacas Year of the Monkey
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Macao |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Diameter | 19 mm |
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| Reverse description | Central field displays a highly detailed, high-relief effigy of a seated monkey facing left, rendered in a naturalistic style consistent with Chinese Lunar New Year commemorative coinage. The denomination '250' appears in the upper field, with two five-pointed stars flanking it on either side. The word 'PATACAS' is inscribed in bold raised letters along the lower field. To the left, a vertical column of Chinese characters reads the denomination and issuing authority, while the Chinese characters for 'Macao' (澳門) appear to the right. The deeply mirrored proof fields provide strong contrast to the frosted devices. |
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| Reverse lettering | 250 PATACAS 澳門 |
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Macao's lunar gold series was produced under a licensing arrangement that allowed the Monetary Authority to issue collector coinage well before the 1999 handover to China — a period when the territory was actively cultivating numismatic revenue as part of its broader fiscal strategy under Portuguese administration. The 1992 Monkey issue corresponds to the year geng-shen in the sexagenary cycle, specifically the Water Monkey, which recurs only once every sixty years.
KM#53 was struck in limited quantities and primarily absorbed by Asian collector markets where lunar series carry strong cultural demand.