10 New Taiwan Dollars Banknote (Presidential Office Building)

10 Yuan Dollar (Issued 1911)

The year 1911 marks one of the most transformative moments in Chinese and Taiwanese history — the founding of the Republic of China following the Xinhai Revolution, which ended over two millennia of imperial rule and established a new republican order. This 10 Yuan banknote of the New Taiwan Dollar series honours that founding moment, situating it within a broader tradition of currency that commemorates the republic’s origins. The note was eventually withdrawn from circulation, yet it remains a tangible record of the political identity that Taiwan’s monetary system was built upon. Its issue underscores the central role that currency has played in projecting national legitimacy and historical continuity.

On the front, the note is rendered predominantly in warm red and coral tones, with a strong engraved portrait of Dr Sun Yat-sen — founding father of the Republic of China and revolutionary leader who led the overthrow of the Qing dynasty — positioned prominently to the left. The portrait is executed in fine intaglio engraving, capturing Sun Yat-sen in a high-collared jacket, facing three-quarters to the right, with carefully rendered facial detail and shading that gives the image considerable depth and gravitas. The central field of the note carries the large denomination characters 拾圓 (ten yuan) in bold red script, surrounded by an intricate circular guilloché pattern of interweaving floral and geometric forms in lighter pink and orange. The characters 中華民國 (Republic of China) are inscribed across the upper portion of the note in traditional Chinese script, with 臺灣銀行 (Bank of Taiwan) appearing below the central denomination, identifying the issuing authority. The serial number BL571729WA appears twice in the lower portion of the note in red print. Corner numerals reading “10” appear in Arabic script at the lower right, while the character 拾 is repeated in the upper and lower left corners. The overall border is composed of delicate ornamental scroll and rosette patterns in complementary red and orange hues, with small floral medallion devices in the upper right corner adding further decorative complexity.

The reverse of the note is printed in the same warm red and coral palette, centred on an elegant oval vignette depicting the Presidential Office Building in Taipei — a grand colonial-era structure featuring a tall central clock tower flanked by symmetrical wings, set within landscaped grounds. The building is rendered in fine engraved line work, conveying architectural precision and grandeur. Below the vignette, a line of Chinese text reads 中華民國六十年製 indicating the year of manufacture according to the Republic of China calendar. The numeral “10” appears in Arabic script at the upper left and lower right of the reverse, while the character 拾 is repeated in the corresponding opposite corners. The entire field is filled with intricate guilloché latticework patterns forming a dense, repeating background of fine-line security printing in lighter shades of red and pink. Ornamental scroll borders frame all four edges, with rosette and floral corner devices echoing those found on the front, giving the note a consistently decorative and formally composed appearance throughout.

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