The different dating systems on the coins of the R.O.C.

[JMP]

Today <K> showed us a set of Taiwan coins. The funny thing is, the coins seem to be dated following three different systems.

There is one coin showing us as well AD-dating as a modern way of writing a date in the R.O.C.(the Republic of China, being Taiwan): It says 2023 and the R.O.C. starting counting the Chinese era by the founding of the Republic in 1911, we deduce this from 2023. So, the Taiwan date on this coin should be 2023 - 1911 = 112.

The first image shows us how this is written now on the coin and how it would have been traditionally written.

The second image shows us two more coins which are dated the same way, one whereon western numbers are used for dating in the Chinese era and an other which is dated in the traditional way to do so.

Have a look and enjoy:

[<k>]

THREE different systems!  Complicated.

I had to look up Chinese numerals, but I more or less get it now.


The reverses of these coins are different.

Western-style numerals are included for the denominations.

Westerners are not shown that these coins are from Taiwan, though.


South Korean coins used to show BANK OF KOREA until the early 1980s.

Now only the Western-style year and denomination numerals are included.


However, the coins of Arab countries are travelling in the opposite direction.

In recent years they have been made much more comprehensible to Westerners.

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[JMP]

Did you look up your Chinese numerals attentively, <k> ?
I made a mistake. Here is the correction:

[<k>]

I see. I vaguely recall having trouble with one of those symbols, but I thought I must be confused and that you must be right. I must admit that I prefer to stick to Western systems.