Macanese Pataca
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The Macanese pataca or Macau pataca is the currency of the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It is subdivided into 100 avos, with 10 avos called ho in Cantonese. Wikipedia
Country: Macao
1⁄10: 毫 (Chinese) (ho); no specific Portuguese name for ten avos
1⁄100: 仙 (Chinese) (sin) avo (Portuguese); (no longer in circulation)
Code: MOP (numeric: 446)
Monetary authority: Autoridade Monetária de Macau
Pegged with: Hong Kong dollar (HK$); HK$1 = MOP 1.03
Printer: Issuing banks: Banco Nacional Ultramarino; Banco da China; Printer: Hong Kong Note Printing