MACAO
KM 56 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge - Plain | Composition | Rotation |
5 patacas | 28.0 | 10.1 | Shape - 12-sided | Copper-Nickel | Medal |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
The title of colony across center of globe, below - year of minting. Macao was colony of Portugal till 1999. |
Chinese junk and Cathedral of Saint Paul in the center, above and below - denomination in Chinese and in Portuguese. The Ruins of St. Paul's refer to the façade of what was originally the Cathedral of St. Paul, a 17th century Portuguese cathedral in Macau dedicated to Saint Paul the Apostle. |