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This issue was minted in Lisbon for the Portuguese colony of [[Macao]] in 1982-85 and 1988. The coin is common altho the precious metal versions sold to collectors are scarce. It is the last of the denomination. Unlike the other colonies of [[Portugal]], there was never any agitation for independence but the colony was returned to China in 1999.

''Recorded mintage:'' 61,900,000.

''Specification:'' 3.3 g, brass, 19.1 mm diameter.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 20.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

''Link to:''
* [[Macao 1985 10 avos|1985 10 avos]]
* [[Macao 1986 1000 patacas|1986 1000 patacas, Year of the Tiger]]
* [[Macao 1988 100 patacas KM-40|1988 100 patacas, 35th Grand Prix]]
* [[Macao 1988 500 patacas|1988 500 patacas, 35th Grand Prix]]
* [[Macao 1988 1000 patacas|1988 1000 patacas, year of the Dragon]]
* [[Macao 1988 10000 patacas|1988 10,000 patacas, 35th Grand Prix]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1988]]

[[Category:Coins of the Portuguese colonies]]

Macao 1988 10 avos - Revision history

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