Central Bank of China

PRESS RELEASE Release Date: October 4, 2001




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THE ISSUEANCE OF A NT$10 COIN & A SILVER COIN TO COMMEMORATE THE 90TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA

To commemorate the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of China, the Central Bank of China will issue a commemorative NT$10 coin for circulation and a commemorative silver coin on 9th October 2001. The Bank of Taiwan is appointed as the delegate of the Central Bank of China to deal with the exchange of the commemorative NT$10 coins and the sale of commemorative coin sets. Each commemorative coin set, including a silver coin and 2 NT$10 coins, costs NT$750.

Description:

I. Commemorative silver coin:

1. Face Value: NT$50

2. Purity: 99.9% silver

3. Weight: 15.568 gms

4. Diameter: 33 mm

5. Design:

Obverse: A portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, the founding Father of the Republic of China, forms the main design. The upper part of the coin is inscribed with Chinese characters which mean " In Commemoration of the 90th Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic of China, " and below the portrait " 1911-2001."

Reverse: Two Latent Images of four Chinese characters meaning " Prosperity of the Nation " and the symbol of "Double Tenth," with fireworks above, overlap to form a circular shape. The face value and purity of the coin are inscribed below. Ninety dots, one for each year, form a circle close to the edge of the coin.

II. Commemorative NT$10 Coin:

1. Face Value: NT$10

2. Composition: Cupro-nickel

3. Weight: 7.5 gms

4. Diameter: 26 mm

5. Design:

Obverse: A portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-Sen, the founding Father of the Republic of China, forms the main design. The upper part of the coin is inscribed with Chinese characters which mean "In Commemoration of the 90th Anniversary of the Founding of the Republic of China," and below the portrait " 1911-2001."

Reverse: Two Latent Images of four Chinese characters meaning " Prosperity of the Nation " and the symbol of "Double Tenth," with fireworks above, overlap to form a circular shape. The face value is inscribed below. Ninety dots, one for each year, form a circle close to the edge of the coin.