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500 Patacas Banco da China
| Issuer | Banco da China, Macau Branch |
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| Year | 2008-2013 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse lettering | 500 MACAU QUINHENTAS PATACAS 中國銀行 BANCO DA CHINA 二零一三年七月一日 澳門 MACAU, 1 DE JULHO DE 2013 根據第15/2013號行政法規 REGULAMENTO ADMINISTRATIVO N.º 15/2013 澳門分行行長 DIRECTOR-GERAL DA SUCURSAL DE MACAU 鄭家大屋 CASA DO MANDARIM 500 澳門幣伍佰圓 (Translation: Bank of China 2013 July 1 Macau According to Administrative Regulation No. 15/2013 Macau Branch Director-General Mandarin's House Five Hundred Macanese Patacas) |
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| Protection description | Lotus flower watermark; embedded security thread |
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Banco da China became one of Macau's three note-issuing banks only in 1995, a deliberate move to align the territory's financial architecture with Beijing's interests ahead of the 1999 handover from Portugal. The 500 Pataca denomination sits at the top of the practical circulation range — the 1000 Pataca note exists but rarely circulates — making this the highest-value note most residents and casino workers would regularly handle.
The 2008 start date for this series is not incidental: it coincides with the post-handover period during which Macau's gaming revenue had already surpassed Las Vegas, driving demand for higher-denomination notes in day-to-day commercial use.