四川省造光绪元宝

光绪元宝是清朝光绪年间流通的货币之一。由湖北两广总督张之洞率先引进英国铸币机器铸造银元和铜元，之后各省纷纷仿效。共有十九个省局铸造，除中央户部，地方省所铸铜元，皆在其正面上缘镌写省名。 光绪元宝是大清光绪年流通大面值货币之首，是我国首批引进海外技术的印发流通货币，对于现今也蕴藏了一定历史意义。广东省造光绪元宝在中国近代机器铸币史上属一个大系列，其铸期历时甚长（从光绪22年—光绪34年[1896至1908年]），历经十余载，币模几经更替，即使同一铸造年份亦往往由于修模、币材、工艺技术、工厂管理等诸多因素，造成版别异常繁杂。

Guang Xu Yuanbao was one of the currency circulating in Guang Xu period of Qing Dynasty. Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei Province, first introduced the British coin machine to cast silver and copper yuan, and then the provinces followed suit. A total of 19 provincial bureau casting, in addition to the central household department, local provinces cast copper yuan, in its front edge engraved provincial name. Guang Xu Yuanbao is the first currency in the Qing Dynasty. It is the first batch of overseas technology in China. It also contains certain historical significance. Guang Xu Yuanbao, made in Guangdong Province, belongs to a large series in the history of modern machine coinage in China. Its casting period is very long (from Guang Xu 22 years to Guang Xu 34 years [1896-1908]). After more than ten years, the coin mold has been replaced. Even in the same casting year, it is often caused by many factors, such as mold repair, coin material, technology, factory management and so on.

此枚四川省造光绪元宝库平七钱二分钱币，钱币正面铸有铭文，顶部铸楷体“四川省造”四字，底部铸货币价值“库平七钱二分”，中心直读“光绪元宝”四字，币中心为满文直译“光绪元宝”，钱文立体,四枚包浆光泽自然,为统一收藏.外圈两侧各有一朵六角花纹装饰。背面中央为神龙图腾，纹路如刀刻所成，铸造工艺神乎其技，龙身纹路精美，色泽艳丽明快，自然纯正，光洁细润。外圈顶部铸英文“四川省”，下部为英文“库平七钱二分”，两侧雕饰六角花纹装饰。此币虽然经历了岁月的洗礼和历史的沉淀，但如今依然保存较为完整。钱币的两面变得非常光滑，在柔和灯光照射下会散发淡淡的银光。用手轻轻触摸，可以感受到清凉表面凹凸有致的龙纹与字，质感好，整体美观大方，仿佛带着一股王者的贵气，且数量稀缺，世之罕见.

This Sichuan Province made Guang Xu Yuan treasure house flat seven money two cents coin, the coin front cast inscription, the top cast italics "Sichuan Province makes" four characters, the bottom cast currency value "Kuping seven money two points ", the center reads" Guang Xu Yuanbao "four words directly. Each side of the outer ring has a hexagonal pattern decoration. On the back of the center for the dragon totem, lines such as knife engraving, casting technology, dragon body lines exquisite, bright color, natural pure, smooth and fine. The top of the outer ring cast English "Sichuan Province ", the lower part of the English" Kuping seven cents ", both sides carved hexagonal pattern decoration. Although this coin has experienced the baptism of the years and the precipitation of history, it is still relatively intact. The two sides of the coin became very smooth, and the light of silver shone under the soft light. Touch gently with your hand, you can feel the cool surface concave and convex dragon lines and words, good texture, the whole beautiful and generous, as if with a king's expensive, and the number of scarce, rare in the world.

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。

Qing Dynasty silver coins, paper notes, copper coins parallel, to the Jiaqing years issued new silver, and Guang Xu years more gold, silver coins. The Westernization Movement also affected the coin industry. Zhang Zhidong, governor of Guangdong and Guangzhou, commissioned the British Minister to order a full set of coin-making machines in the UK in Guang Xu for 13 years (1887), and first cast silver and copper yuan in the Guangdong Money Bureau. Since then, the provinces have imitated, the purchase of foreign machinery cast silver, copper yuan. Many coin machines, including the Guangdong Money Bureau, are ordered from the famous Birmingham Mint Co., Ltd in London. The intervention of British big industry, make silver coin also stained with western color. The combination of Manchu and Han culture is visible on the front of the coin, but the money back clearly indicates the intervention of western culture.

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近几年来，老银元行情可谓独领风骚，与珍奇造型的艺术品相比，老银元似乎更被珍藏喜欢者看好。此外，随着各地拍场古钱币的交易场次变得越来越多，古钱币在藏品市场中的位置，也先变得更为主要和愈加珍贵。众所周知，古钱币是一个国家主要的历史组成部分，就其发生的特定年月而言，它不仅代表着中国钱币文化各个历史时代的沧桑演变，也反映出我国历史、政治、经济的繁荣与兴衰。古钱币不仅具有很高的艺术鉴赏价值和文物考证价值，而且钱币多使用贵金属或者白银制造而成，自己具有特殊的高尚价值，再加上老银元具有不行再生、图案镌刻细腻等特点。银光闪闪、品相完整的钱币更具有一定的保值和升值空间，因而其艺术珍藏价值更是无法估测。

In recent years, the old silver market can be described as dominant, compared with rare art, the old silver seems to be more treasured favorite. In addition, as the number of transactions of ancient coins has become more and more, the position of ancient coins in the collection market has first become more important and more precious. As we all know, ancient coins are the main historical components of a country. In terms of the specific years in which they occurred, they not only represent the vicissitudes of the vicissitudes of each historical era of Chinese coin culture, but also reflect the prosperity and rise and fall of China's history, politics and economy. Ancient coins not only have high artistic appreciation value and cultural relics textual research value, but also coins are made of precious metal or silver, they have special noble value, plus the old silver yuan has the characteristics of no regeneration, fine engraved patterns and so on. The silver-glimmering and complete coin has a certain value preservation and appreciation space, so its art collection value can not be estimated.