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500 Patacas Year of the Tiger
| Issuer | Monetary Authority of Macao |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central depiction of the facade of the Ruins of St. Paul's Cathedral (Igreja de São Paulo), rendered in high relief with fine architectural detail against a mirror-polished field. The inscription MACAU arcs along the upper border in widely spaced Latin letters, while the date 1998 is positioned along the lower border. Twelve small five-pointed stars are evenly distributed around the inner border, framing the architectural motif in a decorative ring. |
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| Obverse lettering | MACAU 1998 |
| Reverse description | A tiger advancing in profile toward the left occupies the central field in high relief, capturing the power and grace of the animal symbolizing the Chinese zodiac year. To the left of the tiger, the Chinese characters 伍佰 (five hundred) are inscribed vertically, while the characters 澳門 (Macao) appear vertically to the right. The denomination 500 is engraved in the lower central field, with the currency name PATACAS arcing prominently along the lower border in bold Latin lettering. |
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