Macao's lunar gold series has been issued continuously since the 1970s, making it one of the longer-running such programs among former Portuguese territories. The 2010 Tiger issue falls within a twelve-year cycle, meaning the Tiger design recurs — but the specific die work and edge characteristics vary between cycles, and early-run pieces from the Imprensa Nacional–Casa da Moeda strikes occasionally show minor surface inconsistencies from the outsourced production relationship between Macao and Lisbon.
Macao's lunar gold series has been issued continuously since the 1970s, making it one of the longer-running such programs among former Portuguese territories. The 2010 Tiger issue falls within a twelve-year cycle, meaning the Tiger design recurs — but the specific die work and edge characteristics vary between cycles, and early-run pieces from the Imprensa Nacional–Casa da Moeda strikes occasionally show minor surface inconsistencies from the outsourced production relationship between Macao and Lisbon.