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5 Yuan - Patriotic Lottery Issue 214
| Issuer | Bank of Taiwan |
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| Year | 1959 |
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| In circulation to | Yes |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of the Mid-Lake Pavilion (湖心亭) in Taichung Park, constructed in 1908, set within a guilloche border frame. Inscriptions in traditional Chinese characters identify the issuer and denomination, with the issue number 214 printed in both Chinese and Arabic numerals. |
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| Obverse lettering | 臺灣省政府委託 臺灣銀行發行 愛國獎券 台中公園 新台幣 伍圓 愛國獎券 第貳佰壹拾肆期 214 中央印製廠 維護 自由 (Translation: The Taiwan Provincial Government commissioned the Bank of Taiwan to issue the Patriotic Lottery Taichung Park New Taiwan Dollars Five yuan Patriotic Lottery Tickets Issue 214 214 Central Engraving and Printing Plant Uphold Freedom) |
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The Bank of Taiwan's lottery bond notes of the late 1950s occupied an odd hybrid position — part circulating currency, part government savings instrument — issued under a framework designed to mobilize domestic capital during the period of intensive post-war reconstruction on the island. The "Patriotic Lottery" designation reflects the ROC government's broader effort to encourage civilian participation in state financing without direct taxation, a politically sensitive matter given the ongoing conflict with the mainland.
The Central Engraving and Printing Plant, established in Taiwan after 1949 when the KMT relocated from the mainland, handled all security printing for this series domestically — a point worth noting given how much earlier ROC-era currency had been produced abroad.