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50 Yuan Return of Macau to China
| Issuer | People's Republic of China |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | A portrait of Deng Xiaoping in three-quarter view stands prominently in the right field, depicted against a stylized cityscape of Macau including the recognizable Governador Nobre de Carvalho Bridge. The trilingual legend 'ONE COUNTRY TWO SYSTEMS / 一国两制 / UM PAÍS DOIS SISTEMAS' arcs across the upper portion of the coin, referencing the principle governing the handover. The denomination '50' appears at the upper right. The design commemorates the anticipated return of Macau to Chinese sovereignty and is struck to proof quality. |
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Issued to mark the December 1999 handover of Macau from Portugal — not 1997, which was Hong Kong's year — this coin is frequently miscatalogued alongside the Hong Kong return issues. The two events were distinct by over two years, and China produced separate commemorative programs for each. At 155.5517 grams, this is a five-troy-ounce piece, a format China's mint favored for flagship gold commemoratives throughout the 1990s.
Portugal had administered Macau since 1557, making it the longest-running European colonial presence in Asia by the time the territory reverted.