At top, is a sample of the old New Taiwan Dollar NT$10 coin. At bottom is its replacement. The two key differences are:1. The front design has dropped most of the Mei Plum Blossom (Prunus mume) images. One remains in the middle of the 0 in the 10, along with a holographic image of Taiwan. For those of you interested in the 'national flower' here is some info:
2. Dictator Chiang Kai-shek (蔣中正 / 蔣介石) has been dropped to be replaced by his son - the dictator Chiang Ching-kuo (蔣經國). The older Chiang is not so popular in Taiwan now but his son still receives the plaudits of apologists and the misinformed all over the country. I half expect that in thirty years time, the coin will feature Ma Ying-jeou to celebrate the man that(This house is in Taitung County - Configured by an ROC ultra-loyalist?)
Taiwan - In 1964, the Executive Yuan adopted the five-petaled plum blossom ("Prunus mei") as the National Flower of the Republic of China. The triple grouping of stamens (one long and two short) represents Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Three Principles of the People, while the five petals symbolize the five branches of the ROC government: Executive Yuan, Legislative Yuan, Judicial Yuan, Examination Yuan and Control Yuan It also serves as the logo of China Airlines, the national carrier of the Republic of China. The flower features prominently on the currency and other national symbols.
One request: Can anyone tell me what the writing underneath Chiang Ching-kuo on the new coin says?
