民國三十六年美金公債條例

This provision says the government issues bonds called the 1947 U.S. dollar bonds to replenish foreign exchange funds and adjust foreign trade.

本公債的還本付息由中央銀行及其委託的銀行經理。

Public bonds may be freely traded and pledged, and may also be used instead of a deposit in official matters or as reserve security for the financial industry.

Anyone who forges or damages the credit of this public bond is to be punished by the judicial authorities according to law.

This provision takes effect on the date it is promulgated.

本條規定公債總額為美金一億元，並分兩期發行。

This provision says the public bond is bearer form and comes in five USD denominations: 5,000, 1,000, 500, 100, and 50.

購買人可以用美金、其他外幣折算成美金，或黃金來繳付公債款項。

國民政府必須以美金外匯給付本公債本息。

This provision sets the bond’s interest rate at 6 per year and says interest is paid every six months starting from the issue date.

The bond principal must be repaid over a 10-year period, with a lottery-based repayment every six months.

國民政府命中央銀行在每次公債還本付息前六個月，從其外匯基金中預先撥出同額美元外匯並存放備付。

A fund supervision committee is established to handle supervision matters for the fund, and the Ministry of Finance sets its organizational rules.