Money That Could No Longer Buy Anything Still Preserves My Childhood: A Study of Fabi, Gold Yuan Notes, Silver Yuan Notes, the Old Taiwan Dollar, and the New Taiwan Dollar, Interwoven with Childhood Memories《不能再買東西的錢,留住了我的童年: 法幣, 金圓券, 銀元券,舊臺幣與新臺幣之研究及

Wang, Lawrence K. 王抗曝 (2026), "Money That Could No Longer Buy Anything Still Preserves My Childhood: A Study of Fabi, Gold Yuan Notes, Silver Yuan Notes, the Old Taiwan Dollar, and the New Taiwan Dollar, Interwoven with Childhood Memories"《不能再買東西的錢,留住了我的童年: 法幣, 金圓券, 銀元券,舊臺幣與新臺幣之研究及童年回憶》 , Global Humanities and Liberal Arts, Lenox Institute Press, MA, USA. 2026(10C); 77 pages. ABSTRACT: 本文由作者1949年來臺後交換舊錢幣的童年記憶出發,梳理中國大陸法幣、金圓券與銀元券,以及臺灣舊臺幣與新臺幣的不同演變途徑,並比較民國二十一年至二十四年孫中山像帆船幣式樣。文章特別區分一般三鳥帆船銀圓與未正式採用的金本位樣幣,進而討論1949年廣西貳角銀幣、同年臺灣伍角銀幣及1950年臺灣貳角鋁幣與紙幣的關係。透過貨幣單位、金屬價值與制度信用的辨析,本文說明高面額紙鈔與低面額硬幣並存的原因,並追憶母親朱秀毓夫人與兩位兄長所傳承的收藏興趣。本文將個人記憶與文獻考證分別標明,不以錢幣照片代替實物鑑定。關鍵詞:生命書寫;童年回憶;法幣;金圓券;銀元券;舊臺幣;新臺幣;帆船銀圓;金本位樣幣;家族集幣史。ABSTRACT: Beginning with the author's childhood memories of exchanging old coins and banknotes after arriving in Taiwan in 1949, this article traces the distinct development of Fabi, Gold Yuan notes, and Silver Yuan notes in mainland China, and of the Old Taiwan Dollar and New Taiwan Dollar in Taiwan. It also compares Sun Yat-sen portrait "Junk Dollar" designs dated Years 21 through 24 of the Republic of China. Particular attention is given to the distinction between the standard "three birds above the junk" silver dollar and the unadopted gold-standard pattern coin. The article then examines the relationships between paper currency and the 1949 Guangxi 20-cent silver coin, the 1949 Taiwan 50-cent silver coin, and the 1950 Taiwan 20-cent aluminum coin. By distinguishing monetary units, metal value, and institutional credibility, it explains why high-denomination banknotes and low-denomination coins could coexist. It also recalls the collecting tradition passed down by the author's mother, Madam Zhu Xiuyu, and his two elder brothers. Personal recollections are distinguished from documentary research, and photographs are not treated as substitutes for the physical authentication of coins. KEYWORDS: life writing; childhood memories; Fabi; Gold Yuan notes; Silver Yuan notes; Old Taiwan Dollar; New Taiwan Dollar; Junk Dollars; gold-standard pattern coins; family coin-collecting history. 目錄