Taiwan (1954) 5 chiao

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Taiwan was originally administered as part of Fujian Province. The archipelago became its own province in 1875. It was seized by Japan in the First Sino-Japanese War in 1895, and returned in 1945. The Republic of China government made Taiwan its seat in 1949, and it has been administered as a separate country since, though the People’s Republic of China does not recognize its sovereignty. This one year type is common and depicts Sun Yat-sen, hero of the overthrow of the Manchus. It superseded a silver type (KM Y532). Numerous patterns exist in various alloys. Five chiao was half a yuan.

Recorded mintage: 279,624,000.

Specification: 7 g, aluminum bronze, 27 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM Y535.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.

Link to:

• Year 38 (1949) 5 chiao
• Year 44 (1955) chiao
• Coins and currency dated 1954