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500 Escudos Return of Macau to China, proof issue
| Issuer | Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (INCM) |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | At upper left, a stylised depiction of a section of the Governador Nobre de Carvalho Bridge rendered in low relief spans the field. To the right, the Portuguese coat of arms is displayed in the central field. The denomination '500 ESCUDOS' appears in large numerals at lower right. The legend 'REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA' curves along the left and lower periphery in Latin script. The mintmark 'INCM' appears in small characters near the lower right rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLICA PORTUGUESA INCM 500 ESCUDOS |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a modernist artistic composition commemorating the handover of Macau to China. A sweeping view of the Governador Nobre de Carvalho Bridge extends across the upper field in low relief, rendered with architectural precision. In the lower field, an abstract arrangement of overlapping elliptical forms, suggestive of lily pads or lotus leaves on water, evokes the Pearl River Delta landscape. The date '1999' appears at lower right within the field. A Chinese inscription reading the equivalent of 'Returning Macau' or 'Macau Handover' is incused along the upper left periphery in Chinese characters. |
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