The central bank will launch 120,000 sets of Year of the Tiger commemorative coins on Thursday, Tsai Yan-shu (蔡炎樹), director-general of the bank’s Department of Issuance, said yesterday.
Each set consists of a one-ounce silver coin with a face value of NT$100 and two coins with a face value of NT$50 and NT$20. Each coin set will cost NT$1,350, Tsai said.
The obverse face of the silver coin features the motif of a tiger. Because the tiger represents audacity, courage and ferocity, the design aims to symbolize positive developments in the country, success in enterprises and public perseverance in the face of hardship, Tsai said.
PHOTO: LU CHUN-WEI, TAIPEI TIMES
The reverse side features an image of Fort San Domingo in Tamsui Township (淡水), Taipei County, which is classified as a first-rate national historic site.
The Bank of Taiwan has been designated by the central bank to handle sales of the coins. Only one set of coins will be sold to each buyer, Tsai said.
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