1000 New Taiwan Dollars Banknote (Presidential Office Building)

1,000 Yuan Dollar (Issued 1911)

In Taiwan during the mid-to-late twentieth century, a one-thousand Yuan note represented substantial purchasing power for ordinary citizens — enough to cover significant household expenses, school fees, or a week’s worth of groceries for a family. This denomination circulated widely among merchants, civil servants, and working families as one of the higher-value notes in everyday transactional use. Its size and importance meant it was handled with care, often saved for larger purchases or kept in reserve for unexpected costs. The note carries the authority of the Central Bank of Taiwan and reflects the economic ambitions of the Republic of China government on the island.

On the front, the dominant feature is a finely engraved portrait of Chiang Kai-shek, the former President of the Republic of China, rendered in a detailed intaglio style against a soft lavender and blue-grey background. The portrait occupies the left portion of the note, showing Chiang in a high-collared tunic, with a composed, slightly smiling expression and close-cropped hair. He is framed by an intricate circular guilloché rosette of concentric floral and geometric patterns in muted green and lilac tones, creating a rich central medallion. To the right of the portrait, bold Chinese characters read 壹仟圓, meaning “one thousand yuan,” rendered in a deep red-brown ink with strong typographic presence. The issuing authority, 臺灣銀行 (Bank of Taiwan), is printed beneath the denomination characters in a red rectangular cartouche, clearly visible in the lower central field. At the top of the note, the characters 中華民國 — meaning “Republic of China” — are displayed prominently. The serial number QY85826065 appears twice in green ink, once at the lower left and once at the lower right, in a clean sans-serif typeface. The note’s borders are decorated with elaborate floral and scrollwork patterns in purple and blue, and additional denomination numerals “1000” appear in the lower corners. The paper carries a faint watermark visible when held to light, and the overall colour palette moves from soft blue-green at the centre through violet and purple towards the edges.

The reverse presents a highly detailed engraved vignette of the Presidential Office Building in Taipei, a grand colonial-era structure with a prominent central clock tower rising above a symmetrical façade flanked by lower wings. The building is depicted in fine purple intaglio engraving, capturing the ornate architectural detail of the colonnaded entrance, arched windows, and surrounding trees and forecourt. The scene conveys grandeur and institutional permanence. Flanking the central architectural image are decorative side panels filled with scrolling guilloché patterns in purple, gold-ochre, and brown tones, incorporating stylised floral motifs and fine geometric latticework. The denomination “1000” appears in brown numerals at the upper right, and the characters 壹仟圓 are displayed at the lower right in matching tones. At the upper left, the characters 壹仟圓 again appear within a bordered panel. A line of Chinese text running along the lower centre of the reverse reads the date inscription in Republic of China calendar format. The overall colour scheme of the reverse is a warm mauve-purple with gold and ochre accent tones, providing a visually harmonious complement to the front design.

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Other New Taiwan Dollars you can exchange: 1, 5, 10, 50, 100, 200, 500, 2000.