Catalog
1.000 Yuan
| Issuer | Bank of Taiwan |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Reference(s) | P#1981R |
| Obverse description | The obverse presents a portrait of Chiang Kai-shek in intaglio to the left, rendered in a three-quarter view against a fine guilloche underprint in blue and purple tones. The central field carries the large denomination characters 壹仟圓 flanked by red overprints reading 金門, indicating restricted circulation in the Kinmen area, with the issuer legend 台灣銀行 printed below in red. Decorative floral vignettes and geometric lathe-work border the composition on all sides, with the numeral 1000 appearing in the lower corners. |
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| Protection type | Watermark |
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The Bank of Taiwan's 1,000 Yuan note from 1981 was issued under the long-running Republic of China currency system that has operated parallel to — and deliberately distinct from — the People's Republic's renminbi since 1949. The Central Engraving and Printing Plant in Taipei, which handles both banknote and stamp production for the ROC, printed this series entirely domestically, a capacity Taiwan had worked to develop rather than rely on foreign security printers.
The watermark remains the sole listed security feature, modest by the standards of high-denomination notes from that period.