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500 New Dollars Republic of China
| Issuer | Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Value | 500 Yuan 500 TWD = RSD 1591 |
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| Obverse description | Three-quarter bust portrait of Sun Yat-sen facing slightly left, rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. The founder of the Republic of China is depicted in a Western-style jacket with a mandarin collar, his characteristic moustache and beard rendered in fine detail. A circular Chinese legend surrounds the portrait, reading 中華民國建國八十年紀念 (Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic of China), arranged along the upper and lower periphery of the field. |
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| Reverse description | Central geometric motif consisting of an elaborate interlocking cross-hatched diamond pattern enclosed within a stylised four-lobed floral frame, representative of traditional Chinese decorative art, all set against a deeply mirrored proof field. An inner circle borders the central device, with a finely beaded outer rim encircling the entire design. The denomination NT$500 is inscribed in large numerals at the lower centre, flanked on the left by the Chinese legend 成色9999 (fineness 9999) and on the right by 含金1/2英兩 (containing one-half troy ounce of gold). |
| Reverse script | Chinese/Latin |
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