Identification method of Guangxu ingot;
Guangxu Yuanbao is one of the currencies in circulation during Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, and it is also a fine product of modern mechanism currency in China. Various formats, extremely rare in the world, have high collection value. To identify Guangxu Yuanbao, we should first look at its layout, then at its texture, and finally at its text.
Layout:
There are many kinds of Guangxu ingots, such as round, square, oval, octagon, polygon, pattern, pattern, decoration, etc. Each ingot has its special charm and different collection value.
Texture:
Guangxu Yuanbao has copper coins, silver coins and money, of which copper coins are the most common, while silver coins and money are extremely scarce. Its texture is soft and its collection value is high.
In words:
There are Manchu, Chinese and Mongolian on Guangxu Yuanbao, among which Manchu has the highest collection value, followed by Chinese characters, and Mongolian is lower.
The issue of Guangxu Yuanbao and its background;
1, the issuance of Guangxu Yuanbao
Guangxu Yuanbao was one of the currencies in circulation during Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty (issued at 1887). Zhang Zhidong, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi in Hubei Province, took the lead in introducing silver and copper coins cast by the British mint.
Guangxu ingot * * * was cast by 19 provincial bureaus. Except for the central household department, the copper coins cast by local provinces are engraved with the name of the province on the front edge. It was the first large denomination currency in circulation during Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, and it was also the first batch of currency issued and circulated in China by introducing overseas technology.
2. Guangxu Yuanbao background
Silver coins, paper money and copper coins went hand in hand in the Qing Dynasty. New silver coins were issued in Jiaqing and more gold and silver coins were cast in Guangxu. The Westernization Movement also influenced the coinage industry. In the 13th year of Guangxu (1887), Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, entrusted the British minister to order a complete set of coin-making machines in Britain, and first minted silver and copper coins in Guangdong Money Bureau.
Since then, provinces have followed suit and bought foreign mechanically cast silver and copper coins. Many mint machines, including Guangdong Money Bureau, were ordered from the famous Birmingham Mint Company in London, England. With the intervention of British industry, silver coins have also been stained with western colors. The front of the coin can see the fusion of Manchu and Chinese cultures, while the back of the coin clearly marks the intervention of western culture.