View source for Macao 1995 100 patacas KM-73

[[Image:SB821-45282o.jpg|300px|thumb|Stack's Bowers 2021 ANA sale, lot 45282]]
[[Image:SB821-45282r.jpg|300px|thumb|photo courtesy Stack's Bowers LLC]]

This specimen was lot 45282 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $180. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Macao|MACAU]]. 100 Patacas, 1995. Lunar Series, Year of the Pig. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Tone-free and bordering on perfection with sumptuous cameo features. Sold with certificate of authenticity #2713." This NCLT, one of the last issued by the Portuguese administration before the city was returned to China, is one of a series honoring the animals of the Chinese lunar calendar. The design also appeared on a gold 1000 patacas (KM 76). Another 100 patacas issued in 1995 (KM 77) marked the opening of the new airport.  

''Recorded mintage:'' 1,000 + 4,000 proofs. 

''Specification:'' 28.28 g, 0.925 fine silver. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM-73. 

''[[Bibliography|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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, ''The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins,'' Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.

''Link to:''
* [[Macao 1983 100 patacas|1983 100 patacas, Year of the Pig, silver]]
* [[Macao 1988 100 patacas KM-40|1988 100 patacas, 35th Grand Prix]]
* [[Macao 1988 500 patacas|1988 500 patacas, 35th Grand Prix]]
* [[Macao 1993 50 avos|1993 50 avos]]
* [[Macao 2004 200 patacas|2004 200 patacas, 5th anniversary of reunion with China]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1995]]

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