Taiwan dollar
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The Archives essay dates New Taiwan dollars to June 15, 1949 at 40,000 old dollars per new dollar. [1]
The Archives essay describes geographically restricted Kinmen and Matsu overprints and ending that distinction in 1989. [2]
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First issue
The Archives essay dates Taiwan-dollar issuance to May 22, 1946 and exchange of earlier Taiwan banknotes to September–November. [3]
Redenominated as
Taiwan reform from June 15, 1949. [1]
Initial scheduled exchange deadline
Article 6 initially provides unrestricted exchange before December 1, 1949 and temporary old-note circulation at the conversion rate during the exchange period. [4]
New Taiwan dollar regulations take effect
CBC regulations effective July 1, 2000 specify New Taiwan dollars as the national currency and permit delegation of issuance-related management. [5]
Sources and evidence
- Hsu Feng-yuan; National Archives Administration, Taiwan (2019) · 四萬換一元：新臺幣的發行與流通
- Hsu Feng-yuan; National Archives Administration, Taiwan (2019) · 四萬換一元：新臺幣的發行與流通
- Hsu Feng-yuan; National Archives Administration, Taiwan (2019) · 四萬換一元：新臺幣的發行與流通
- Taiwan Provincial Government; National Archives Administration · Taiwan currency reform file: New Taiwan Dollar Issuance Rules
- Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) · Regulations Governing the Issuance of New Taiwan Dollar
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