Macao 1982 pataca

from the Mountain Groan Collection

This issue was minted in Singapore for the Portuguese colony of Macao in 1982-85. The coin is common altho the precious metal versions sold to collectors are scarce. It is the last of the denomination. A high stars variety (KM 23.2) exists, which was struck at the Popjoy mint. Unlike the other colonies of Portugal, there was never any agitation for independence but the colony was returned to China in 1999.

Recorded mintage: 6,427,000 plus a few in silver, gold and platinum.

Specification: 9 g, copper-nickel, 26 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 23.1 (copper-nickel), 23a.1 (silver), 23b.1 (gold), 23c.1 (platinum).

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:

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• Macao 1979 500 patacas
• 1982 10 avos
• 1982 20 avos
• 1982 50 avos
• 1982 5 patacas
• 1983 100 patacas, year of the pig
• Coins and currency dated 1982
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