MACAO
KM 57 |
SHORT COINS ENCYCLOPAEDIA |
Face Value | Diameter mm | Weight g | Thickness mm | Edge | Composition | Rotation |
1 pataca | 26.0 | 9.2 | Reeded | Copper-Nickel | Medal |
Obverse | Reverse | ||
The title of colony across center of globe, below - year of minting. Macao was colony of Portugal till 1999. |
The Guia Lighthouse in the center, below - denomination in Chinese and in Portuguese. The Guia Fortress is a historical military fort, chapel, and lighthouse complex in the St. Lazarus Parish of the former Portuguese colony of Macau, in China. |