100 New Taiwan Dollars Banknote (Presidential Office Building)

100 Yuan Dollar (Issued 1911)

The founding of the Republic of China in 1911 marked a dramatic turning point in the monetary history of East Asia, as the new government sought to establish credible financial institutions to replace those of the Qing dynasty. Taiwan’s banking infrastructure developed as an extension of this broader republican framework, with the Bank of Taiwan — 臺灣銀行 — serving as the principal currency-issuing authority for the island. The New Taiwan Dollar, introduced to stabilise the economy and anchor public confidence in the financial system, became the cornerstone of everyday commerce across Taiwan. The 100 Yuan denomination represented a significant unit of value within that system, one sufficiently large to carry both practical weight and institutional prestige.

On the front, the note is dominated by a finely engraved portrait of Dr Sun Yat-sen, founding father of the Republic of China and a figure of supreme symbolic importance to the Taiwanese state, rendered in careful intaglio detail on the left-hand side against a pale ground. His likeness is depicted in a formal, composed manner with close-cropped hair and a high-collared jacket, the engraving conveying subtle tonal variation across his face and collar. The overall colour of the front face is a muted teal-green, applied across an intricate border of repeating geometric and guilloché patterns that frame all four edges of the note. At the top centre, the issuing authority is identified in bold Chinese characters reading 中華民國 — Republic of China — whilst at the lower centre the institution name 臺灣銀行 (Bank of Taiwan) appears in red stamp-style characters flanked by two red seal impressions, lending the note an air of official authority. The central denomination panel displays the characters 壹佰圓 — one hundred yuan — in large, bold text set within an elaborate oval of finely woven multicoloured guilloché work rendered in red and green tones, providing a striking focal point against the otherwise restrained green palette. The serial number G 495587L appears twice in red, once at the upper left and once at the upper right of the note, printed in a clear, upright typeface. The corner panels each carry the characters 壹百, reinforcing the denomination in both Chinese script. Fine micro-patterned borders run along all margins, and a small line of smaller Chinese text is visible along the lower edge, stating the year and authorisation details of the issue.

The reverse presents a sweeping intaglio view of the Presidential Office Building in Taipei — a grand colonial-era structure with a prominent central clock tower rising above symmetrical wings, surrounded by manicured grounds, mature trees, and an open forecourt. The architectural rendering is executed with great precision, capturing the baroque grandeur of the building’s façade, the arched windows, and the ornamental detailing along the roofline, all achieved through fine line engraving that imparts depth and shadow. The prevailing colour of the reverse is a cool grey-green, overlaid with a soft lavender wash that adds subtle tonal warmth to the central vignette. To the left of the building scene, an elaborately engraved decorative panel features intricate floral and scrollwork motifs arranged vertically. The denomination numeral 100 appears in large, bold figures to the lower left of the central image, set within its own panel of fine guilloché. The outer border of the reverse mirrors the front in its use of repeating wave-like guilloché bands and geometric frames that enclose the entire design, giving the note a cohesive and formally composed appearance on both sides.

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