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5 Yen in Gold
| Issuer | Bank of Taiwan |
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| Year | 1904 |
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| Printer | Cabinet Printing Bureau, Japanese Imperial Government |
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| Obverse description | 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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| Reverse description | 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. |
| Reverse lettering | FIVE YEN IN GOLD. 國造遇隨憑 律或有時票 治為將換在 罪改票金臺 不作私五灣 貸定行圓銀 按假 行 5 THE BANK OF TAIWAN Promises to pay the bearer on demand FIVE YEN in Gold. 造裝局刷印府政國帝本日大 |
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