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250 Patacas Year of the Ox
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Macao |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | 澳門 中國 250 PATACAS 貳佰伍拾圓 2009 MACAU, CHINA |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a detailed architectural rendering of the Moorish Barracks (Quartel dos Mouros) in Macao, shown in a three-quarter perspective view that emphasizes the building's distinctive Moorish-influenced arcade of pointed arches supported by slender columns. The structure fills the central field, rendered in high relief with fine architectural detail against a plain polished ground. A trilingual legend encircles the design along the upper periphery, reading 'MOORISH BARRACKS' in English, '摩爾兵營' in Chinese, and 'QUARTEL DOS MOUROS' in Portuguese. |
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Macao's lunar gold series has been issued annually since the 1980s, initially under the Banco Nacional Ultramarino before the Monetary Authority assumed responsibility following the 1999 handover to China. The 2009 Ox issue falls squarely in the post-handover period, when these coins were produced primarily for the Hong Kong and mainland collector market rather than any domestic circulation purpose.
At 7.78 g of .999 gold, the specification aligns with the half-quarter troy ounce format favored across several Asian lunar programs of the period.