Item number: A2666

Year: AD 1968

Material: Nickel

Size: 28.4 x 28.4 x 2.0 mm

Weight: 10.65 g

Provenance: Da Chen Stamps and Coins Collection 2014

This is a 1 Macanese pataca nickel coin issued in AD 1968, circulated at the time in Macau, which was then still a Portuguese overseas province.

The obverse of the coin features the national emblem of Portugal, consisting of a shield set against a background of a cross and an armillary sphere. Encircling the emblem is the inscription “REPUBLICA · PORTUGUESA” (Portuguese Republic), while the year of issue, “1968”, is positioned at the bottom.

The reverse of the coin depicts the coat of arms of Macau. The design features a backdrop of a group of castles and an armillary sphere, symbolising the colonial power of Portugal. At the centre is the shield, adorned with five small escutcheons, a golden dragon embracing the shield, and stylised green waves representing the sea. Flanking the coat of arms are Chinese characters — 「壹圓」 (one pataca) and 「澳門」 (Macau) — each embellished with a star. The upper periphery bears the Portuguese inscription “MACAU”, while the lower periphery displays the denomination “1 PATACA” (1 Macanese pataca). Since AD 1894, the pataca dae Macau has served as the official currency unit of Macau to the present day.

Macau is one of the longest-standing European settlements in Asia. In AD 1557, the Portuguese established control over Macau through a lease agreement with the Ming Empire, using it as a vital base for trade with China. From AD 1887 onward, following the signing of a treaty between Portugal and the Qing Empire, Macau was formally designated a Portuguese colony. During the Second World War, owing to Portugal’s neutrality, Macau remained unoccupied by Japanese forces. After the war, Macau continued as an overseas province under Portuguese administration. However, beginning in AD 1966, leftist groups aligned with Beijing gradually gained influence over local affairs. In AD 1987, Portugal and China reached an agreement defining Macau as “Chinese territory under Portuguese administration.” On December 20, AD 1999, Portugal officially transferred sovereignty over Macau to the People’s Republic of China, and it was subsequently established as a Special Administrative Region under Chinese jurisdiction.

物件編號: A2666

年代: 公元 1968 年

材質: 鎳

尺寸: 28.4 x 28.4 x 2.0 mm

重量: 10.65 g

來源: 大城郵幣社 2014

這是一枚發行於公元1968年，流通於彼時仍是葡萄牙海外省的澳門之面額1澳門元鎳幣。

錢幣正面的圖案是葡萄牙國徽，即以十字架和渾天儀為背景的盾徽。國徽周圍是環形的葡萄牙國名「REPUBLICA · PORTUGUESA」(葡萄牙共和國)，底部則是錢幣發行的年份「1968」。

錢幣背面的圖案則是澳門的盾徽，以象徵宗主國葡萄牙的城堡群和渾天儀為背景，中間的盾徽則以五面小盾牌、擁抱盾牌的金龍和綠色海水波紋作為裝飾。盾徽左右兩側是以星星裝飾的漢字「壹圓」和「澳門」，上緣以葡萄牙文標示「MACAU」，下緣則是面額「1 PATACA」(1澳門元)。公元1894年起，「澳門元」便成為澳門的法定貨幣單位迄今。

澳門是歐洲列強在亞洲歷史最為悠久的據點之一。公元1557年，彼時葡萄牙跟明帝國以租借的方式控制澳門作為在華貿易重要據點。公元1887年起，葡萄牙和清帝國簽約，確立澳門成為葡萄牙殖民地。第二次世界大戰期間，由於葡萄牙保持中立，因此澳門並未被日軍佔領。第二次世界大戰結束後，澳門仍是作為葡萄牙轄下的海外省份。然而公元1966年起，澳門內部逐漸受到親近北京的左翼組織控制。公元1987年，中葡兩國達成協議確定澳門為「葡萄牙管轄下的中國領土」。公元1999年，葡萄牙正式將澳門的主權交還給中華人民共和國，成為後者轄下的特別行政區。