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250 Patacas Year of the Snake
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Macao |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | At center, a sinuous snake is depicted in polychrome color against a field adorned with golden cymbidium ensifolium orchids rendered in vibrant enamel, evoking traditional Chinese decorative artistry. The denomination '250 PATACAS', the date '2013', and the issuer legend 'MACAU, CHINA' appear in the surrounding legend. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional), Latin |
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Macao's lunar gold issues are struck under contract by external mints rather than a local facility — the territory has no mint of its own. The 2013 Snake issue falls within a series that began gaining serious collector traction after the 2002 handover consolidation of Macao's currency authority, when the AMCM rebranded as the current issuing body. Demand is predominantly regional, driven by Southeast Asian buyers for whom the snake year carries particular cultural weight tied to cycles of wisdom and renewal in the Chinese zodiac.
KM#167 is a low-mintage issue by any standard for the series.