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500 Patacas Year of the Tiger
| Issuer | Macau |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central design features a boldly rendered tiger in an aggressive stance, its body depicted in vivid orange coloring against a decorative background of Portuguese-inspired azulejo-style patterned tiles. A lotus flower, the floral emblem of Macau, appears in the upper field behind the tiger. The composition reflects traditional Chinese New Year iconography combined with the distinctive Macanese cultural heritage. The surrounding legend identifies the issuer and denomination. |
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| Obverse lettering | MACAU, CHINA 500 PATACAS 2022 |
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Macau's lunar series gold issues are produced under the aegis of the Monetary Authority of Macao, which has maintained an autonomous currency regime since the territory's handover to China in 1999. The pataca itself has been pegged to the Hong Kong dollar since 1977 at a fixed rate, making these bullion-adjacent commemoratives effectively denomination-nominal — no one spends them, and the issuing authority knows it.
The Tiger year fell in 2022 under the traditional sexagenary cycle, specifically a Water Tiger year, occurring once every sixty years.