Depicts the emblem of Portugal surrounded by the country name, with Macau above and the date below.

The coat of arms of Portugal is popularly referred as the Cinco Quinas (Five Quinas) or simply the Quinas (a quina being each of the five escutcheons in form of a cross with five bezants of the Portuguese shield). In the late 14th century, the number of bezants was fixed in five. Late explanations interpret them as the five wounds of Jesus Christ. The shield resting in front is composed of seven golden castles, which represent the Moorish castles conquered during the Reconquista.

Depicts an artistic design of fallen block Cantonese letters meaning "Blessing" in the middle, dividing the country name in Cantonese at the bottom, and the denomination in Cantonese and English at the top. Both are printed on separate lines.