Macao 1971 5 patacas

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This issue was minted in Lisbon for the Portuguese colony of Macao. The coin is fairly common and a one-year type. It is a reduced weight version of the five patacas issued in 1952. Unlike the other colonies of Portugal, there was never any agitation for independence but the colony was returned to China in 1999.

Recorded mintage: 500,000.

Specification: 10 g, .650 fine silver, .209 troy oz ASW.

Catalog reference: KM 5a.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Alberto Gomes and Francisco Antonio Magro, Moedas Portuguesas e do Território Que Hoje é Portugal: Catálogo das Moedas Cunhadas para o Continentes e Ilhas Adjacentes, para os Territórios do Ultramar e Grão-Mestres Portugueses da Ordem de Malta, 6ª Edição, Lisbon: Associação Numismática de Portugal, 2013.

Link to:

• 1952 5 patacas
• Macao 1975 pataca
• Coins and currency dated 1971
• return to Macao