5 Yen in Gold

Emittente	Bank of Taiwan
Anno	1904
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Stampatore	Cabinet Printing Bureau, Japanese Imperial Government
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Descrizione del dritto	Black on yellow-orange underprint, with a central vignette of two confronted dragons in intaglio, their bodies flanking a cartouche bearing the Chinese characters 金五圓 (Five Yen in Gold). A circular phoenix medallion occupies the upper centre, surrounded by intricate guilloche ornamental borders. Bank name in Chinese (臺灣銀行) appears in a central oval panel, with denomination numeral 5 repeated in the four corners and serial number printed in red.
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Descrizione del rovescio	Printed in purple on plain paper, the reverse is dominated by an elaborate scrollwork and floral guilloche frame enclosing a large central numeral 5 within a dotted oval medallion. The English promise text of the Bank of Taiwan is set below the central vignette, with the full Chinese legal warning text arranged in vertical columns within the upper portion of the central panel. The legend FIVE YEN IN GOLD. appears in ornate lettering across the top, and the printer's imprint in Chinese runs along the bottom margin.
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Commenti	The Bank of Taiwan was established in 1899 specifically to serve Japan's newly acquired colonial possession, and its early note issues functioned as a parallel currency system — nominally redeemable in gold but operating under conditions that made actual redemption largely theoretical for most holders in Taiwan. This note predates the suspension of the gold standard in the territory, which makes the "in Gold" promise on the face a legally meaningful one at the time of issue, not mere decorative language. The Cabinet Printing Bureau, known as Naikaku Insatsukyoku, handled security printing for the Japanese imperial government across multiple colonial currencies during this period. Wear patterns on surviving examples tend to concentrate along horizontal fold lines, consistent with long counter circulation in tropical humidity.