Coins
The denominations of the Taiwan dollar in circulation are
| Currently Circulating Coins | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Value | Technical parameters | Description | Date of | ||||
| Diameter | Weight | Composition | Obverse | Reverse | first minting | issue | ||
| NT$½ | 18 mm | 3 g | 97% copper 2.5% zinc 0.5% tin |
Mei Blossom, "中華民國XX年"1 | Value | 1981 (Minguo year 70) |
December 8, 1981 | |
| NT$1 | 20 mm | 3.8 g | 92% copper 6% nickel 2% aluminium |
Chiang Kai-shek, "中華民國XX年" | December 8, 1981 | |||
| NT$5 | 22 mm | 4.4 g | Cupronickel 75% copper 25% nickel |
Chiang Kai-shek, "中華民國XX年" | Value | 1981 (Minguo year 70) |
December 8, 1981 | |
| NT$10 | 26 mm | 7.5 g | December 8, 1981 | |||||
| NT$20 | 26.85 mm | 8.5 g | Ring: Aluminium bronze (as $50) Center: Cupronickel (as $10) |
Mona Rudao, "莫那魯道"2, "中華民國XX年" | Traditional canoes used by the Tao people | 2001 (Minguo year 90) |
July 9, 2001 | |
| NT$50 | 28 mm | 10 g | Aluminium bronze 92% copper 6% aluminium 2% nickel |
Sun Yat-sen, "中華民國XX年" | Latent images of both Chinese and Arabic numerals for 50 | 2002 (Minguo year 91) |
April 26, 2002 | |
Coins are minted by the Central Mint of China, while notes are printed by the China Engraving and Printing Works. Both are run by the Central Bank of the Republic of China. The NT$½ coin is rare because of its low value, while the NT$20 coin is rare because of the government's lack of willingness to promote it. As of 2010, the cost of the raw materials in a NT$½ coin is worth more than the face value of the coin.
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