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Singapore Mint - Macau Rat ¼ oz 999.9 Fine Gold Proof Coin with Colour — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 22:12:45 +0000

[...] The glory of the A-Ma Temple is immortalized on the reverse of the coins for the 2008 inaugural issue. A-Ma Temple already existed before the city of Macau came into being. When the Portuguese arrived in Macau in the early 1550s and asked the locals on the name of the country, the locals gave the name “Ma Gao” which is the name for A-Ma Temple instead. The Portuguese adopted the name which subsequently evolved into the name Macau. (more…) [...]

By: Koichi Ito

Koichi Ito — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:10:26 +0000

Also Singapore issued own Gold, 2 ounce Silver, and Copper-Nickel Coins for Year of Rat 2008 too! So as Perth Mint.

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By: Koichi Ito