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CURRENCY
The Republic of China's unit of currency is the New Taiwan Dollar
(NT$), which has five denominations in paper money and five in coins.
Paper money comes in NT$2000, NT$1000, NT$500, NT$200, and NT$100
denominations. Coins come in NT$50, NT$20, NT$10, NT$5 and NT$1
denominations. For different currencies, please visit the Currency
Converter at
Currency Conversion 1,and
Currency Conversion 2.
Foreign currencies can be exchanged at government-designated banks and
hotels. Receipts are given when currency is exchanged, and must be
presented in order to exchange unused NT dollars before departure.
Major credit cards such as American Express, Master Card, Visa, and
Diners Club are accepted and traveler's checks may be cashed at
foreign-exchange banks, some tourist-oriented businesses, and (by room
guests) most international tourist hotels. To make Taiwan's banknotes
and coins more difficult to counterfeit, on July 1, 2002 the island's
Central Bank of China issued new NT$2,000 notes and discontinued the
circulation of some old notes and coins, as follows:
NOTES :
Notes bearing the inscription "Bank of Taiwan" in denominations of
NT$1,000, NT$500, NT$100, and NT$50.
COINS :
Brass-colored NT$50 coins issued in 1992 and 1993, with a plum blossom
and rays of light on the face and "Fifty Yuan" and "50" on the
obverse, and with 50 plum blossoms on the edge. The old notes and
coins may be exchanged for notes and coins of equal value at Bank of
Taiwan branches. For further information about New Taiwan Dollar
notes, please visit the
Central Bank of China website.
FOREIGN
CURRENCY EXCHANGE
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Taipei Bank |
50, Chung-Shan N.
Road, Sec. 2, Taipei |
02-25425656 |
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International Bank
of Taipei |
36, Nanking E. Road,
Sec. 3, Taipei |
02-25063333 |
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Taiwan Cooperative
Bank |
77, Kuan-Chieng
Road, Taipei |
02-23118811 |
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First Commercial
Bank |
30,Chung-Ching S.
Road, Sec.1, Taipei |
02-23481111 |
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Chang Hwa Bank |
27,Chung-Ching S.
Road, Sec.1, Taipei |
02-23617211 |
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Hua Nan Commercial
Bank |
38, Chung-Ching S.
Road, Sec. 1, Taipei |
02-23713111 |
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United World Chinese
Commercial Bank |
65, Kuan-Chieng
Road, Taipei |
02-23125555 |
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The Shanghai
Commercial & Savings Bank, LTD. |
2, Ming-Chuan E.
Road, Sec.1, Taipei |
02-25817111 |
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Bank of overseas
Chinese |
8, Hsiang-Yang Road,
Taipei |
02-23715181 |
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Bank of Taiwan |
120, Chung-Ching S.
Road, Sec. 1, Taipei |
02-23493456 |
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Mizuro Financial
Group - The Dia-Ichi Kangyo Bank, LTD. |
167, Tuen-Hwa N.
Road, Taipei |
02-27153911 |
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CitiBank |
52, Ming-Sheng E.
Road, Sec. 4, Taipei |
02-27155931 |
OFFICE HOURS :
(Mon.-Fri.) 09:00 - 15:30 |
