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500 Patacas 1st World Grand Prix
| Issuer | Macau Monetary Authority |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Against a polished black field, a large stylized numeral '50' dominates the center, rendered in bold gold relief to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Macau Grand Prix. To the upper right of the numeral, a chequered flag motif appears alongside the inscriptions 'GRAND PRIX MACAU' in Latin characters. The denomination '500' and the word 'Patacas' appear below the central device, flanked by the anniversary dates '1954-2003' along the lower rim. A circular legend reading '中國澳門 Macau China' runs along the upper periphery in Chinese and Latin script. |
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| Obverse script | Chinese, Latin |
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Macau hosted its first Formula 3 Grand Prix in 1954, and the race became one of the few street circuits outside Europe to attract genuine factory-backed teams during the sport's formative decades. By 2003, the event had run for fifty years — this coin marks that anniversary, not the inaugural race itself. The "1st World" designation in the name refers to the race's elevation to FIA World Cup status, which occurred in 1983.