Artefacts

Beijing 2008, commemorative banknote of 20 patacas issue of the bank of Macau

Physical description

Red box with the Games Emblem and the chinese/english caption: "BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES COMMEMORATIVE MACAU BANKNOTE". Inside, purple leaflet of wich the cover has the same caption like the red box with, below, 3 lotus flowers. Inside "Bird's nest" (The National Stadium of Beijing), banknote (in a plastic wallet) and chinese/english texte wich describe the banknote. Front side: value of the banknote, Games Emblem, relic of the ancient Olympic Stadium ans^d the Bank of China Building in Macau. On the right, 3 holograms with the lotus flower. Reverse side: "Bird's Nest, traditional Chinese lucky clouds graphic, lotus flower and value of the banknote. The texte of the banknote is in Chinese and Portuguese.

Materials

paper

Colors

white, multi coloured, violet

Dimension

Billet: 7.1 x 14.3 cm, 16.8 x 22 cm