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5 Yuan - Patriotic Lottery Issue 247
| Issuer | Bank of Taiwan |
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| Year | 1960 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the Changhua East Gate (彰化古城樓), a historic city gate demolished circa 1922, rendered in letterpress within a guilloche border. Denomination and issue details appear in traditional Chinese characters, with patriotic slogan '維護自由' (Uphold Freedom) flanking the central design. |
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| Reverse description | Reverse printed entirely in blue ink on cream paper, with a guilloche border frame. The upper portion contains ruled blank fields for prize receipt, winner's name, address, and identification details, surmounted by an ornate circular seal vignette. The lower portion carries detailed prize schedule and redemption regulations in traditional Chinese characters, with the printer's imprint at foot. |
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The Bank of Taiwan's lottery-linked notes of this period occupy an odd category — part savings instrument, part public finance mechanism, issued to fund government programs during a stretch when the ROC administration on Taiwan was still treating its mainland return as imminent policy rather than distant fantasy. The 1960 series falls squarely in that window.
The Central Engraving and Printing Plant, established in Taiwan after 1949 following the KMT's retreat from the mainland, took over currency and securities production that had previously been split across multiple mainland facilities. By 1960 it was fully operational and handling the full range of government paper.