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{{Short description|Currency of Japanese Taiwan (1895–1946)}}
{{other uses|Yen (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox currency
| local_name1 = 圓
| local_name_lang1 = ja
| image_1 = CHI-TAI-1921-Bank of Taiwan Limited-1 Yen (1915).jpg
| image_title_1 = 1 yen banknote
| image_2 = 
| image_title_2 = 
| subunit_name_1 = {{nihongo4||錢|sen}}
| subunit_ratio_1 = {{frac|1|100}}
| date_of_introduction = 1895
| date_of_withdrawal = 1946
| replaced_by_currency = [[Old Taiwan dollar]]
| using_countries = {{flagcountry|Taiwan|japan}}
| issuing_authority = [[Bank of Taiwan]]
| value = 1 yen = [[Old Taiwan dollar|TW$]]1
| obsolete=yes
}}
The {{nihongo|'''Taiwanese yen'''|圓|en|lead=yes}} was the [[currency]] of [[Taiwan under Japanese rule|Japanese Taiwan]] from 1895 to 1946. It was on a par with and circulated alongside the [[Japanese yen]]. The yen was subdivided into 100 {{nihongo4||錢|sen}}. It was replaced by the [[Old Taiwan dollar]] in 1946, which in turn was replaced by the [[New Taiwan dollar]] in 1949.

==History==
[[File:CHI-TAI-1911-Bank of Taiwan-1 Gold Yen (1904).jpg|thumb|200px|1904 one-yen banknote]]
In 1895, as a result of the [[First Sino-Japanese War]], [[Qing dynasty|Qing China]] ceded Taiwan to Japan in the [[Treaty of Shimonoseki]]. The Japanese yen then became the currency of Taiwan, with distinct banknotes denominated in yen issued by the [[Bank of Taiwan]] from 1898. Only banknotes and stamp currency were issued.

In 1945, after Japan was defeated in [[World War II]], the [[Republic of China]] assumed the administration of Taiwan, took over the Bank of Taiwan within a year, and introduced the [[Old Taiwan dollar]], which replaced the yen at par.

==Banknotes==
[[File:Taiwan (Japanese Colony) 1932 bank note - 10 yen (front).jpg|thumb|200px|1932 ten-yen banknote]]
In 1899, the Bank of Taiwan introduced 1 and 5 yen notes, followed by 50 yen notes in 1900 and 10 yen in 1901. 100 yen notes were introduced in 1937 and 1000 yen in 1945. The last notes issued were dated 1945.

==Stamp currency==
In 1917, stamp currency was issued in denominations of 5, 10, 20,  and 50 sen. 1, 3 and 5 sen stamp currency was issued in 1918. These issues consisted of [[postage stamps]] of the appropriate [[Denomination (postage stamp)|denomination]] fixed to forms called ''tokubetsu yubin kitte daishi'' ("special postage stamp cards").

==See also==
{{Portal|Money|Numismatics|Taiwan}}
* [[Meiji Tsuho]]
* [[Tael]]
* [[New Taiwan dollar|New Taiwan Dollar]]
* [[Yuan (currency)|Yuan]]
* [[Old Taiwan dollar]]
* [[History of Taiwan]]
* [[History of the Republic of China]]

==References==
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* {{numis cite SCWPM|date=1994}}
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20020723181541/http://www.sinobanknote.com/ Sinobanknote]

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{{Economy of Taiwan}}
{{Historical currencies of Taiwan}}
{{Chinese currency and coinage}} 
{{Currency units of China}}

[[Category:Modern obsolete currencies]]
[[Category:Currencies of Asia]]
[[Category:Currencies of Taiwan]]
[[Category:Taiwan under Japanese rule]]
[[Category:1895 establishments in Taiwan]]
[[Category:1946 disestablishments]]