The Central Bank of China

PRESS RELEASE Release Date: December 19, 2001




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THE ISSUANCE OF NT$200 BANKNOTE

The Central Bank of China will issue a New Taiwan Dollar banknote in the denomination of NT$200 on 2nd January 2002, to be circulated concurrently with the existing banknotes.

In order to introduce the new NT$200 banknote and its security features, explanatory folders have been made available to financial institutions and the general public. The security features, including watermark, optical variable ink, window thread and latent image, are the same as the recently issued NT$1000, NT$500 and NT$100 banknotes in the new series.

Design and Specifications:

1. Denomination: NT$200

2. Dimensions: 150mm ¡Ñ 70mm

3. Material: Paper

4. Main Color: Green

5. Design:

Obverse: A portrait of the late President Chiang Kai-Shek forms the main design. The intaglio printing reads "The Republic of China", "The Central Bank of China", "Two Hundred Dollars" and "200".

Reverse: The main design shows the Presidential Office.

6. Security Features: These include watermark, window thread, fluorescent fibers, optical variable ink, fluorescent number, register, microprint, latent image, designation for blind people and intaglio.

The new banknotes are printed by China Engraving & Printing Works. The engraving was made in 2001.

The new banknotes will be circulated simultaneously in Taiwan, Kinmen and Matsu region.