New Taiwan dollar in 1949: NT$ reform
New Taiwan dollar divides its story at 1949, under “NT$ reform.” The figure attached to that history is 40. Do not replace the sentence with the number on a bureau de change board today. Fix the reason it was issued, the picture, and where it was used, to that year. New Taiwan dollar is one of the units this atlas treats as a full monetary system — not only a ticker symbol. Its story runs from Taipei in 1949 through note design, central-bank practice and the FX role it plays today.
New Taiwan dollar (TWD) is issued or defined under Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Taiwan's currency since the late-1940s reform that ended hyperinflation on the island. CBC Taiwan sets monetary policy and oversees the unit; physical production involves Central Engraving and Printing.
No. Tool-Lifes /money is a static educational atlas. It explains regimes, history and design without live tickers. Why does New Taiwan dollar matter globally? Global importance comes from trade invoicing, reserve holdings, financial contracts and migrant remittances — measured here as relative scores, not prices.
What does the reserve-weight score mean? It ranks how heavily central banks and global finance rely on this unit compared with others in the atlas — an editorial 0–100 score. The Design chapter covers major note and coin types; images come from Wikimedia Commons when a free licence is available.
New Taiwan dollar in 1949 under “NT$ reform” carries 40. That figure is not today’s counter price.1949
Figures to keep
- Year of the rule
- 1949
- Figure in the history
- 40
- Currency
- New Taiwan dollar
- Line in the record
- NT$ reform
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