19世纪中晚期至20世纪初期,英国、荷兰、法国、西班牙、葡萄牙等国殖民者在南洋大部分地区确立了殖民统治。这一时期,也是大批华侨华人下南洋营生的重要阶段。在欧洲殖民政府发行的纸币中,均不同程度地具有中华文化符号的汉字元素,透过这一现象,说明华侨华人在殖民进程中对居住地经济产生了重要的影响。 From the mid-19th century to the early 20th century, colonial rule was established in most parts of Southeast Asia by colonists from Britain, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Portugal and other countries. During this period, it is also an important stage for a large number of overseas Chinese to live under the South China Sea. In the notes issued by the European colonial governments, all of them have Chinese characters with Chinese cultural symbols to varying degrees. This phenomenon shows that overseas Chinese have an important influence on the economy of residence in the process of colonization.