轩宇艺术：浅谈广东省造光绪元宝每元当制十文及其价值

清代银币、纸钞、铜币并行，至嘉庆年间发行新式银元，而光绪年间铸行金、银币更多。洋务运动也影响到铸币业，两广总督张之洞曾于光绪十三年（1887年）委托使英大臣在英国订购全套造币机器，并在广东钱局首铸机制银元和铜元。其后，各省纷纷仿效，购制国外机械铸造银、铜元。包括广东钱局在内，许多造币机均订购自著名的英国伦敦伯明翰造币有限公司。英国大工业的介入，使银币也沾染上西方色彩。钱币正面鲜然可见满汉文化的融合，而钱背却明确标示了西方文化的介入。

In the Qing Dynasty, silver, paper and copper coins were in parallel, and new silver coins were issued between Jiaqing and Guangxu. The westernization movement also affected the coinage industry. Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, commissioned the British minister to order a complete set of coinage machines in Britain in 1887, and made the first silver and copper coins in Guangdong money Bureau. Later, the provinces followed suit, purchasing and manufacturing foreign mechanical casting silver and copper dollars. Many mints, including the Guangdong money Bureau, were ordered from the famous Birmingham minting company in London. The intervention of British big industry made silver coins also tainted with western color. The integration of Manchu and Han culture is rarely seen on the front of coins, while the back of coins clearly indicates the involvement of western culture.

“光绪元宝”当时共十九个省局铸造。除中央户部，地方省所铸铜元，皆在其正面上缘镌写省名。计有：1户部；2北洋；3吉林；4奉天；5清江；6浙江；7江南；8广东；9山东；10福建；11湖南；12湖北；13四川；14江西；15河南；16安徽；17广西；18新疆；19黑龙江。

"Guangxu Yuanbao" was cast in 19 provinces at that time. In addition to the central household department, the copper yuan cast by the local province is engraved with the provincial name on the upper edge of its front. There are: 1 household; 2 Beiyang; 3 Jilin; 4 Fengtian; 5 Qingjiang; 6 Zhejiang; 7 Jiangnan; 8 Guangdong; 9 Shandong; 10 Fujian; 11 Hunan; 12 Hubei; 13 Sichuan; 14 Jiangxi; 15 Henan; 16 Anhui; 17 Guangxi; 18 Xinjiang; 19 Heilongjiang.

而作为最先铸造光绪元宝系列的广东省，其钱币工艺较与他省来说，更为完善。因广东乃沿海地区，且是与外国接触最多的地域，而光绪元宝是仿当时香港钱币而铸，很多工艺方面，广东是最快最新得到其改进方法。也是因此，在近几年来，广东省造的光绪元宝在收藏市场上非常受大众喜爱，为其一掷千金也不为过。由此导致广东省造的光绪元宝其数量在市场上非常之稀缺，基本上是属于可遇不可求的。

As the first to cast Guangxu Yuanbao Series in Guangdong Province, its coin technology is more perfect than other provinces. Because Guangdong is a coastal area, and it has the most contact with foreign countries. Guangxu Yuanbao was forged by imitating Hong Kong coins at that time. In many aspects of technology, Guangdong is the fastest and latest way to improve it. Therefore, in recent years, Guangxu Yuanbao made in Guangdong Province is very popular in the collection market, and it's not too expensive. As a result, the quantity of Guangxu Yuanbao made in Guangdong Province is very scarce in the market, and it is basically not available.

轩宇艺术有幸征得一枚广东省造光绪元宝，钱币正面珠圈内镌有“光绪元宝”，上环镌有“广东省造”，下环镌有“每元当制钱十文”，背面珠圈内镌有蟠龙图案，圈外上下皆镌有英文，钱币包浆圆润饱满，品相上乘，质地浑厚有实感，藏品虽经历了无穷岁月，但纹路依然清晰可见，也见证了其历史的积淀，表现出了当时的政治、经济、文化的交融，极具历史意义。是集收藏与投资于一身的难能可贵的精品。

Xuanyu art has the honor to obtain a Guangxu Yuanbao made in Guangdong Province. On the front of the coin is engraved with "Guangxu Yuanbao" in the bead circle, on the upper ring is engraved with "made in Guangdong Province", on the lower ring is engraved with "ten pieces of money per yuan", on the back of the bead circle is engraved with the dragon pattern, and on the outside of the circle is engraved with English. The coin bag is round and full, with superior quality and solid texture. Although the collection has gone through endless years, but The lines are still clearly visible and witness the accumulation of its history, showing the blend of politics, economy and culture at that time, which is of great historical significance. It's a rare boutique collection and investment.

古钱币极具观赏性与历史价值，因此古钱币如同其他古玩一样被藏家们所青睐。中国最早的机制洋式银元为光绪年间的“光绪元宝”，俗称“龙洋”，因银元背面 一般铸有龙纹而得名。珍稀古钱币是货币历史的实物，由于早已不在流通领域，留存下来的亦少之极少，更是历史的见证。中华五千年上下数千年，龙已渗透了中国社会的各个方面，成为一种文化的凝聚和积淀。龙成了中国的象征、中华民族的象征、中国文化的象征。在民间传说，钱币背面的龙， 能增加一个人的气运，使其时刻在龙气的保护下，趋吉避凶。

Ancient coins are of great ornamental and historical value, so they are favored by collectors like other antiques. The earliest mechanism of Chinese foreign type silver dollar was "Guangxu Yuanbao" in Guangxu period, commonly known as "Longyang", which was named after the dragon pattern on the back of silver dollar. Rare ancient coins are the material objects of the history of money. Because they are no longer in the circulation field, there are few left, and they are the witness of history. For thousands of years, the dragon has permeated all aspects of Chinese society and become a kind of cultural cohesion and accumulation. The dragon has become a symbol of China, a symbol of the Chinese nation and a symbol of Chinese culture. In folklore, the dragon on the back of the coin can increase a person's fortune and make him always pursue good fortune and avoid bad luck under the protection of dragon's Qi.

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