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5 Yen in Gold

Issuer Bank of Taiwan
Year 1914
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Value 5 Yen
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Obverse lettering 5 券行銀灣臺 五 臺 灣 銀 行 圓 5 五 俟可相壹に引此 也申渡圓金換券 五 5
(Translation: Bank of Taiwan note Five Bank of Taiwan Five Yen In exchange for this note, a corresponding amount in yen shall be paid)
Reverse description The reverse presents a central vignette of the Kaohsiung lighthouse set within an ornate border, with the English bank title 'The Bank of Taiwan, Limited' inscribed across the top. Denomination values appear in all four corners and flanking the central design in both Arabic and Chinese numerals. The promise-to-pay legend and the legal authorization clause citing the Bank of Taiwan Law (Meiji 30, Law No. 38) are inscribed in English and Japanese across the lower portion of the note.
Reverse lettering 5 The Bank of Taiwan, Limited 五 5 五 Promises to Pay the Bearer on Demand FIVE YEN in Gold. 五 5 明治三十年三月法律第三十八號臺灣銀行法二據蕟行スルモ也
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