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• The Monetary Authority of Macao, together with the country’s two note issuing banks – Bank of China and Banco Nacional Ultramarino (BNU) – have held a presentation to unveil a new series of banknotes with enhanced features for security and the visually impaired.

The first two denominations in the new series, the 10 and 20 patacas, will be issued in the first quarter of 2024. The other denominations – the 50, 100, 200, 500 and 1,000 patacas – will follow two at a time in 2025 and 2026.

The horizontal design, overall colour palette and dimensions will remain as per the current series, which was issued in 2005 and 2008 by the BNU and Bank of China respectively. The two sets of notes will, however, have eight standardised security features, including – for the 10 and 20 patacas – holographic security threads and OVMI. They will also include raised lines and braille for the visually impaired.