New Taiwan Dollar Sign
About New Taiwan Dollar Sign
NT$ is called the "New Taiwan Dollar Sign", the symbolic representation of the official currency of the Taiwan region——the New Taiwan Dollar. The currency code for the New Taiwan Dollar is TWD.
The New Taiwan Dollar is the legal tender of the Taiwan region. NT$ is a combination of the dollar sign $ and the prefix NT (New Taiwan).
【Historical Origin】The New Taiwan Dollar was issued on June 15, 1949, replacing the Old Taiwan Dollar which had devalued due to hyperinflation. The regulation at the time was 40,000 Old Taiwan Dollars to 1 New Taiwan Dollar. The NT in the symbol NT$ stands for "New Taiwan", used to differentiate it from the Old Taiwan Dollar and other dollar currencies.
【Modern Status】The New Taiwan Dollar (TWD) is one of the important currencies in the East Asia region, widely circulated within Taiwan island. Current NTD banknote denominations are 100, 200, 500, 1000, and 2000 Yuan; coin denominations are 0.5, 1, 5, 10, 20, and 50 Yuan.
How to Type New Taiwan Dollar Sign
Windows Input
Method 1: Directly type the letters N, T and Shift + 4
Method 2: Use a Chinese input method to type xintaibi or twd and select NT$
Mac Input
Method 1: Directly type the letters N, T and Shift + 4
Method 2: Press Control + Command + Space to open the Emoji panel, search "new taiwan dollar"
HTML Input
Directly type letters and symbol: NT$ or NT$
CSS Input
Use the string directly: content: "NT\$"; or content: "NT$";
New Taiwan Dollar Sign FAQ
How to distinguish the New Taiwan Dollar sign NT$ from the US Dollar sign $?
The dollar sign $ alone represents the US Dollar (USD), while NT$ clearly indicates the New Taiwan Dollar (TWD). NT is the abbreviation for New Taiwan, indicating it is a New Taiwan Dollar, not another dollar currency.
Should the New Taiwan Dollar symbol be placed before or after the number?
The New Taiwan Dollar symbol is usually placed before the number, like NT$100. Locally in Taiwan, it is sometimes abbreviated as NT100 or directly uses $100 (depending on context).
How many Jiao and Fen are there in one New Taiwan Dollar?
1 New Taiwan Dollar equals 10 Jiao, and 1 Jiao equals 10 Fen. However, due to inflation, coins in Jiao and Fen denominations have essentially exited circulation. The smallest circulating coin is currently 0.5 Yuan (five Jiao).
What is the exchange rate relationship between the New Taiwan Dollar and the Renminbi?
1 New Taiwan Dollar (TWD) exchanges for about 0.22-0.24 Chinese Yuan; 1 Chinese Yuan exchanges for about 4.2-4.5 New Taiwan Dollars. The exchange rate fluctuates based on cross-strait economic interactions and international financial market volatility.
What is TWD?
TWD is the international currency code for the New Taiwan Dollar, where TW stands for Taiwan, and D stands for Dollar. TWD is one of the important currencies in East Asia, generally considered an emerging market currency in the forex market.