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1 Yuan Bank of Taiwan, Tachen overprint
| Issuer | Bank of Taiwan |
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| Year | 1949 |
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| Value | 1 Yuan |
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| Obverse description | Central oval vignette bearing a bust portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen against a fine guilloche underprint in green. Two red overprint seals reading 大陳地區通用 (Limited use in Dachen district) are applied to the left and right of the central denomination cartouche, which reads 壹圓 (One Yuan). Serial number appears at top and bottom; the issuer name 台灣銀行 runs vertically along the upper portion, with the date and printer inscription along the lower margin. |
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| Reverse description | Central circular vignette containing a view of the Bank of Taiwan building, rendered in fine line engraving. Below the building vignette, a map of Taiwan island is printed with the numeral 1 superimposed upon it. Red overprint characters 大陳 (Dachen) appear to the left and right of the central design. The English legend BANK OF TAIWAN runs across the top, with ONE YUAN below the building vignette, all within a decorative foliate border. |
| Reverse lettering | BANK OF TAIWAN 大 大 ONE YUAN 陳 陳 ONE YUAN 1949 |
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