TWD – Taiwan New Dollar
The New Taiwan dollar is the official currency of Taiwan. The New Taiwan dollars has been the currency of Taiwan since 1949 when it replaced the Old Taiwan dollar. You can easily convert here any currency at Merchant Stronghold.
Taiwan New Dollar Currency
Taiwanese yen
The currency of Taiwan from 1895 to 1946 was Taiwanese yen. It on a par with and circulated alongside the Japanese yen
In 1895, as a result of the First Sino-Japanese War, Qing China ceded Taiwan to Japan in the Treaty of Shimonoseki.
Old Taiwan dollar
Taiwan was under Japanese rule from 1895 to 1945 and the colonial government of Taiwan issued the Taiwan yen during this period through the Bank of Taiwan.
In 1945, after the Japanese Empire was defeated in World War II, the Republic of China assumed control of Taiwan.
Old Taiwan dollar was replaced by the New Taiwan dollar on June 15, 1949, at the rate of 1 new dollar to 40,000 old dollars.
The Old Taiwan dollar was used from 1946 to 1949.
New Taiwan dollar
The New Taiwan dollar was first issued by the Bank of Taiwan on June 15, 1949.
New Taiwan dollar Symbol: NT$ or $
Taiwan Currency Code: TWD
Date of issued: 1946
Authority: Central Bank of the Republic of China
Coin Denominations: NT$50, NT$20, NT$10, NT$5 and NT$1
Banknotes Denominations: NT$2000, NT$1000, NT$500, NT$200, and NT$100
Currency Facts
Name: Taiwan New Dollar
Symbol: NT$ Jiao: 角
Minor Unit:
1/10 = Jiao
Top TWD Conversion:
USD/TWD
Top TWD Chart:
USD/TWD Chart
Inflation: 1.30%
Nicknames: kuài, máo, Taibi
Coins:
Freq Used: NT$1, NT$5, NT$10, NT$50
Rarely Used: NT$20
Banknotes:
Freq Used: NT$100, NT$500, NT$1000
Rarely Used: NT$200, NT$2000
Central Bank:
Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)
Website: http://www.cbc.gov.tw/mp2.html
Users: Taiwan
