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5 Patacas S.A.R. Coinage, Macao's Return to China
| Issuer | Macau |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Value | 5 Patacas |
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| Obverse script | Latin, Chinese |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The 1999 handover of Macau to China ended 442 years of Portuguese administration — the longest continuous European colonial presence in Asia. Unlike Hong Kong's 1997 handover, Macau's transition attracted comparatively little international attention, though the numismatic program surrounding it was substantial. The territory became the Região Administrativa Especial de Macau, and coinage was adjusted accordingly.
The Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda in Lisbon struck Macau's coins through the colonial period; post-handover production arrangements shifted authority to the new SAR government.