About: Banknotes of the Ta-Ching Government Bank

The banknotes of the Ta-Ching Government Bank (Traditional Chinese: 大清銀行兌換券), known as the banknotes of the Ta-Ching Bank of the Ministry of Revenue (Traditional Chinese: 大清戶部銀行兌換券) from 1905 to 1908, were intended to become the main form of paper money in the Qing currency system. These banknotes were issued by the Ta-Ching Government Bank, a national bank established to serve as the central bank of the Qing dynasty. The Ta-Ching Government Bank had branches throughout China and many of its branches outside of its headquarters in Beijing also issued banknotes.