The Monetary Authority of Macao (AMCM) will be launching the Year of the Pig commemorative coins in 2019.  To facilitate the public and to ensure the orderly conduct of the subscription process, AMCM will accept online registration for subscription of coins from eligible subscribers, who are holders of either permanent or non-permanent valid Macao resident identity card and are aged 18 or above, via the webpage of the Monetary Authority of Macao (www.amcm.gov.mo) from 9:00am on 9 July until 6:00pm on 20 July 2018.  Simultaneously, a service counter will be set up at the lobby of AMCM within the mentioned time period to provide online registration service for those elderly citizens who require assistance.

The 2019 Year of the Pig commemorative coins will be the last collection of the current commemorative coin series (2008-2019).  In view of this, together with the Year of the Pig commemorative coins 2019, AMCM will also launch an exquisite collection box that can display 12 pieces of 1 oz silver proof coins of the current lunar year commemorative coin series for the purchase of citizens who have been collecting the current commemorative coin series.

Each subscriber can only conduct a single subscription; and each subscriber can subscribe for a maximum of one piece of gold proof coin, one piece of 5 oz silver proof coin, one piece of 1 oz silver proof coin and purchase five exquisite silver coin collection boxes.  In the event of oversubscription of Year of the Pig commemorative coins, the allotment for each type of commemorative coins will be determined by computer balloting. The ballot results will be communicated via SMS messages on 27 July 2018.  From that day onwards, subscribers can also browse the ballot results on the webpage of the Monetary Authority of Macao (www.amcm.gov.mo). Purchase order for the silver coin collection boxes will be confirmed upon completion of the registration process and no computer balloting will be required.

Successful subscribers or their representatives should bring along the photocopy of the valid Macao resident identity card of the successful subscribers and make the payment for the Year of the Pig commemorative coins and for the silver coin collection boxes (if any) at Banco Nacional Ultramarino, S.A. within the period from 30 July to 10 August 2018.  It is expected that the Year of the Pig commemorative coins and the silver coin collection boxes will be available for pick-up from the fourth quarter of 2018 to the first quarter of 2019.  For further details relating to the coins’ selling price and the online registration and subscription procedures, please refer to our webpage (www.amcm.gov.mo) or telephone 2856 5072.