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2000 New Dollars Chiang Kai-Shek
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) |
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| Year | 1966 |
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| Value | 2000 Yuan |
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| Obverse script | Chinese |
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| Reverse description | Two red-crowned cranes (Grus japonensis), traditional Chinese symbols of longevity and auspiciousness, are depicted standing upon rockwork amid flowering chrysanthemum branches within a central oval cartouche. The pair are rendered in fine detail, one with neck extended upward and the other facing forward. The cartouche is enclosed by an elaborate scrolling wave border encircling the entire field. The denomination 貳仟圓 (2,000 Yuan) appears in Chinese characters at the base of the design. |
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This issue was struck to mark the 80th birthday of Chiang Kai-shek, who by 1966 had governed the Republic of China on Taiwan for nearly two decades following the Nationalist retreat from the mainland in 1949. The denomination — 2,000 New Dollars — was essentially ceremonial; no circulating coinage of remotely comparable face value existed, and the piece was never intended for commerce.
Production was limited and largely distributed through official channels as presentation pieces, which explains the survival rate in near-pristine condition.