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The current series of banknotes for the New Taiwan dollar began circulation in July 2000. This set was introduced when the New Taiwan dollar succeeded the silver yuan as the official currency within Taiwan. The current set includes banknotes for NT$100, NT$200, NT$500, NT$1000, and NT$2000.
The Old Taiwan dollar was in use from 1946 to 1949, beginning shortly after Taiwan's handover from Japan to the Republic of China. The currency was issued by the Bank of Taiwan . Hyperinflation prompted the introduction of the New Taiwan dollar in June 1949, shortly before the Nationalist evacuation from mainland China in December.
"Silver Dragon" yuan coin, 1904. 5-yuan note from a private bank, 1906. 5-yuan note of the Republic of China (1941) Taiwanese note for 10,000 yuan (1949) The yuan ( / j uː ˈ ɑː n , - æ n / yoo- A(H)N ; sign : ¥ ; Chinese : 圓/元 ; pinyin : yuán ; [ɥæ̌n] ⓘ ) is the base unit of a number of former and present-day currencies ...
One jiao is equal to 1 ⁄ 10 of a yuan or 10 fēn (分). The Renminbi has coins of 1, 2 and 5 jiao. [1] The 2 jiao coin is no longer in circulation. The New Taiwan dollar has coins of 5 jiao (rarely used). [2] The Hong Kong dollar has coins of 1, 2 and 5 hou (known as 10, 20 and 50 cents).
Along with the introduction of this series of banknotes, the New Taiwan dollar became the official currency of the ROC and is no longer secondary to the silver yuan. For the first time, the Central Bank of the Republic of China began the issuing authority of the banknotes directly, rather than the Bank of Taiwan. [1]
Coins are available in denominations from ¥0.01 to ¥1 (¥0.01–1). Thus some denominations exist in both coins and banknotes. On rare occasions, larger yuan coin denominations such as ¥5 have been issued to commemorate events but use of these outside of collecting has never been widespread. [citation needed]
The most prominent and numerous of these coins, the Yuan Shikai dollar (also known as the "fatman dollar" by collectors, from Chinese 袁大头; Yuán dàtóu; 'big head dollar') remained in production long after Yuan's death in 1916. Designed by Luigi Giorgi, the coin features a profile bust of Yuan wearing a military uniform on the obverse ...
New Taiwan dollar, the currency of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Hong Kong dollar, the currency of Hong Kong SAR; Yuan (currency), the base unit of a number of former and present-day currencies in China. Jiao (currency), 1 ⁄ 10 Yuan; Fen (currency), 1 ⁄ 100 Yuan (1 ⁄ 10 Jiao)