Macanese pataca

Also known as MOP, MOP$

currency of Macau

Key facts

Code: MOP (numeric: 446 )
Unit: pataca
Plural: patacas (Portuguese only)
Symbol: $, MOP$ or 元‎ ‎
1 10: 毫 ( Chinese ) ( ho ), no corresponding Portuguese term for ten avos
1 100: 仙 ( Chinese ) ( sin ) avo ( Portuguese ) , (no longer in circulation)
Freq used: $10, $20, $50, $100, $500
Rarely used: $1,000
User s: Macau SAR (alongside Hong Kong Dollar )
Monetary authority: Autoridade Monetária de Macau
Website: www .amcm .gov .mo
Printer: Issuing banks : Banco Nacional Ultramarino , Banco da China , Printer: , Hong Kong Note Printing

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Portuguese name PortuguesePataca de Macau

The Macanese pataca or Macau pataca (Chinese: 澳門元; Cantonese Yale: Oumún yùhn; Portuguese: Pataca de Macau; sign: MOP$; ISO code: MOP) is the currency of Macau. It is subdivided into 100 avos (仙; sin), with 10 avos called ho (毫) in Cantonese.