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Taiwan dollar: research record

Evidence coverage: 1946–1949. This is the span of collected observations, not the currency’s lifetime.

This record includes associated currencies and earlier interpretations. The article selects the evidence relevant to its own history.

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Taiwan dollar

TWD · Research draft

Old/new scales of the Taiwan dollar; the 1949 rescaling is profile history.

One scoped currency identity. Changes to subdivisions, scale, standard, instruments or issuers do not by themselves create children. A distinct account unit can remain a successor.
Current currency in the inherited endpoint register.
Dated observations: 1946–1949; this does not establish the entire lifetime.

Parents / predecessors

Japanese yencurrency replacement · 1946
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Children / successors

No distinct successor currency is established in the loaded view.

Siblings

Names and unit scales 2 records

These stages belong to this profile, not separate branches.

Old Taiwan dollar1946–1949 · source record T-FTM000461
New Taiwan dollar1949–2000 · source record T-FTM000462
Unit and issue records 2 records

Evidence within this identity, not separate currencies.

Old Taiwan dollarFTM000461 · C115, C116
New Taiwan dollarFTM000462 · C112, C116, C117, C118

Reforms within this currency

1949Redenominated as

Taiwan reform from 15 June 1949.

40000 Old Taiwan dollar per 1 New Taiwan dollarV0011 · Official conversion in the cited reform; no perpetual exchange rate.

C116
Monetary history 4 events

Includes dated issues, standards, subdivisions and institutional changes. Each event retains the source's date qualifications.

1946First issue

The Archives essay dates Taiwan-dollar issuance to 22 May 1946 and exchange of earlier Taiwan banknotes to September–November.

C115
1949First issue

The Archives essay dates New Taiwan dollars to 15 June 1949 at 40,000 old dollars per new dollar.

C116
2000New Taiwan dollar regulations take effect

CBC regulations effective 1 July 2000 specify New Taiwan dollars as the national currency and permit delegation of issuance-related management.

C118
Before 1 December 1949 in original rules; actual final deadline unresolvedInitial scheduled exchange deadline

Article 6 initially provides unrestricted exchange before 1 December 1949 and temporary old-note circulation at the conversion rate during the exchange period.

C452
Evidence & research notes 11 claims

Dated observations, not a proven complete lifespan.

Supported C112

The CBC says those silver dollars and certificates did not circulate in Taiwan.

Central Bank of China, Issue Department (1998) · Guide to Currency Issuance in Taiwan Citation S50 · Open source ↗

English preface, PDF pp. 8–9

Source access and limitations

Historical 1998 catalogue, not current law.

Download contains front matter only; later chapters not inspected.

Downloaded image-only PDF; English preface visually read

Supported C116

The Archives essay dates New Taiwan dollars to 15 June 1949 at 40,000 old dollars per new dollar.

Hsu Feng-yuan; National Archives Administration, Taiwan (2019) · 四萬換一元:新臺幣的發行與流通 Citation S51 · Open source ↗

Reform paragraph and introduction

Source access and limitations

Archive-based essay; linked original documents not separately audited.

Supported C117

The Archives essay describes geographically restricted Kinmen and Matsu overprints and ending that distinction in 1989.

Hsu Feng-yuan; National Archives Administration, Taiwan (2019) · 四萬換一元:新臺幣的發行與流通 Citation S51 · Open source ↗

Offshore-note paragraph

Source access and limitations

Archive-based essay; linked original documents not separately audited.

Supported C118

CBC regulations effective 1 July 2000 specify New Taiwan dollars as the national currency and permit delegation of issuance-related management.

Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) · Regulations Governing the Issuance of New Taiwan Dollar Citation S57 · Open source ↗

Articles 1, 2, 3, 6

Source access and limitations

Issuer provisions; no new 2000 redenomination inferred.

Supported C451

The archived 1949 issuance rules explicitly set 40,000 old Taiwan dollars equal to one new Taiwan dollar.

Taiwan Provincial Government; National Archives Administration · Taiwan currency reform file: New Taiwan Dollar Issuance Rules Citation S205 · Open source ↗

New Taiwan Dollar Issuance Rules, art.6, stamped leaf 86

Source access and limitations

Original scheduled exchange deadline is not assumed to be the actual last exchange date.

Article 8 refers to article 5 although the old/new rate appears in article 6; promulgated Gazette and amendments need comparison.

Supported C452

Article 6 initially provides unrestricted exchange before 1 December 1949 and temporary old-note circulation at the conversion rate during the exchange period.

Taiwan Provincial Government; National Archives Administration · Taiwan currency reform file: New Taiwan Dollar Issuance Rules Citation S205 · Open source ↗

art.6; scheduled deadline, not verified final deadline

Source access and limitations

Original scheduled exchange deadline is not assumed to be the actual last exchange date.

Article 8 refers to article 5 although the old/new rate appears in article 6; promulgated Gazette and amendments need comparison.

Supported C453

Article 7 switches provincial public/private accounts to the new unit upon publication and allows six months to amend registered amounts.

Taiwan Provincial Government; National Archives Administration · Taiwan currency reform file: New Taiwan Dollar Issuance Rules Citation S205 · Open source ↗

art.7

Source access and limitations

Original scheduled exchange deadline is not assumed to be the actual last exchange date.

Article 8 refers to article 5 although the old/new rate appears in article 6; promulgated Gazette and amendments need comparison.

Inference C454

Article 5 defines one new Taiwan dollar as US$0.20; this exchange standard is distinct from old-Taiwan-dollar succession.

Taiwan Provincial Government; National Archives Administration · Taiwan currency reform file: New Taiwan Dollar Issuance Rules Citation S205 · Open source ↗

art.5; relationship classification is editorial

Source access and limitations

Original scheduled exchange deadline is not assumed to be the actual last exchange date.

Article 8 refers to article 5 although the old/new rate appears in article 6; promulgated Gazette and amendments need comparison.

Inference C455

The inspected copy’s art.8 points to art.5 for existing-debt conversion although the old/new rate is in art.6. The discrepancy requires Gazette comparison, not silent correction.

Taiwan Provincial Government; National Archives Administration · Taiwan currency reform file: New Taiwan Dollar Issuance Rules Citation S205 · Open source ↗

arts.5, 6 and 8, stamped leaf 86

Source access and limitations

Original scheduled exchange deadline is not assumed to be the actual last exchange date.

Article 8 refers to article 5 although the old/new rate appears in article 6; promulgated Gazette and amendments need comparison.

Supported C115

The Archives essay dates Taiwan-dollar issuance to 22 May 1946 and exchange of earlier Taiwan banknotes to September–November.

Hsu Feng-yuan; National Archives Administration, Taiwan (2019) · 四萬換一元:新臺幣的發行與流通 Citation S51 · Open source ↗

Opening historical paragraph

Source access and limitations

Archive-based essay; linked original documents not separately audited.

Supported C1141

Taiwan dollars replaced Taiwanese yen in May 1946. The 1949 dollar rescaling belongs to the same Taiwan-dollar profile.

Ministry of Finance, Republic of China · Bank of Taiwan issues New Taiwan Dollar specimen note Citation S543 · Open source ↗

Historical description: Taiwan dollars replaced Taiwanese yen in May 1946; 1949 rescaling

Source access and limitations

Not a complete origin, lifespan or current-status audit.

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