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50 Patacas
| Issuer | Banco da China |
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| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Protection type | Watermark, Security thread |
| Protection description | the Banco da China logo visible in the left clear area; embedded security thread running vertically through the note. |
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Banco da China's entry into Macau's banknote market came relatively late — the bank only gained the right to issue notes in the territory in 1995, breaking the centuries-old monopoly held by Banco Nacional Ultramarino. This 50 Patacas belongs to BdC's inaugural series and was printed at the Beijing Banknote Printing House, a detail that was politically legible to anyone paying attention: the handover to China was still months away when design work began.
The 1999 date places this note squarely in the transition year itself, when Macau passed from Portuguese to Chinese administration on 20 December.