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500 Patacas Banco da China
| Issuer | Banco da China (Bank of China), Macau Branch |
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| Year | 2002-2003 |
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| Size | 150 x 74 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a vignette of the Amizade (Friendship) Bridge spanning across the right portion of the note against a light green guilloche underprint, with the large denomination numeral '500' at the lower right. The Chinese characters 中國銀行 and the bilingual issuer name BANCO DA CHINA appear across the upper field, while the Chinese denomination 伍佰圓 and its Portuguese equivalent QUINHENTAS PATACAS are rendered in bold intaglio at centre-left. Administrative decree references, the date '8 DE DEZEMBRO DE 2003', and the printed facsimile signature of the Macau Branch Director-General occupy the lower portion. |
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| Reverse lettering | 中國銀行 BANCO DA CHINA 澳門幣伍佰圓 (Translation: Bank of China Five Hundred Macanese Patacas) |
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Bank of China's entry into Macanese note issuance came relatively late — the branch only gained the right to issue currency alongside the long-established Banco Nacional Ultramarino in 1995, following negotiations tied to the handover process and China's preparations for assuming sovereignty over the territory in December 1999. The 500 pataca denomination was the highest value in circulation at the time, making this a commercially significant rather than incidental addition to the series.
The 2002–2003 date range corresponds to a second printing run. Pick 99B distinguishes it from the initial 1995–1996 issues primarily through signature combinations reflecting personnel changes at the branch.