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1 Yuan Quemoy

Issuer Bank of Taiwan
Year 1949
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Reference(s) P#R102
Obverse description Vertical-format note printed in green and yellow on cream paper, with an intaglio oval vignette of Sun Yat-sen at centre enclosed within a fine guilloche border. The bank title in Chinese characters (台灣銀行) appears at the upper portion flanked by denomination numerals in the corners, with two red seal impressions at mid-note on either side; the denomination 壹圓 is rendered in large characters at the lower centre above an ornate ruyi-motif underprint. The Kinmen restriction overprint (限金門通用) is applied in red vertically along both the left and right margins.
Obverse lettering 台灣銀行 壹圓 限金門通用 限金門通用 中華民國三十八年印 第一印刷廠
(Translation: Bank of Taiwan One Yuan Usage limited to Kinmen Usage limited to Kinmen Printed in the 38th year of the Republic of China First Printing Factory)
Reverse description Vertical-format note printed entirely in green on cream paper, with a central guilloche oval enclosing a vignette of the Bank of Taiwan building in the upper half. The lower half carries a cartographic outline of Taiwan island with the numeral 1 at its centre, flanked by the characters 金門 (Kinmen) on either side, all within an ornate guilloche frame; the denomination tablet ONE YUAN appears at the lower centre with the year 1949 in a panel at the foot.
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