Catalog
5 Sen
| Issuer | Taiwan Government General |
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| Year | 1917 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is divided into two panels on aged cream paper: the left panel bears a large circular blind-stamp impression inscribed '受入日附印' for official validation, while the right panel contains dense vertical columns of printed Japanese text setting out the terms and conditions of use, headed with the character '注意' (Notice/Caution). The overall layout is typographic, printed in black letterpress. |
| Reverse lettering | 注意 / 受入日附印 |
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The Taiwan Government General issued this note under Japanese colonial administration, which governed the island from 1895 until 1945. These small-denomination fractional notes emerged partly to address chronic shortages of low-value coinage in circulation — a persistent problem across Japan's colonial territories in the early twentieth century.
The Pick reference P#1914 suggests catalog placement among early colonial fractional issues, a series that saw relatively limited survival given the fragility of the paper and the low face value, which meant worn examples were discarded rather than saved.