One of the currencies in circulation during Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. Zhang Zhidong, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, took the lead in introducing the British mint to cast silver and copper coins, and then the provinces followed suit. * * * There are 19 provincial bureaus casting. Except for the central household department, the copper coins cast by local provinces are all engraved with the provincial names on the upper edge of the front.
Guangxu Yuanbao was the first large denomination currency in circulation during Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, and it was the first batch of printing and distribution currency in China that introduced overseas technology, which also has certain historical significance today. Gold is a traditional metal decoration process, which has been produced since the pre-Qin period. It is a traditional practice called fire gold plating or mercury gold plating. This "gold-plated Guangxu Yuanbao made in Sichuan" is made of mercury gold-plated process [1], which is very rare, and its process can also be called gold plating. The texture is rich and solid, and the collection value is accompanied by special historical significance.
Among Guangxu ingots, the most valuable is the Shuanglong Shouzi coin made in Guangdong Province: Kuping weighs one or two.
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.
"Guangxu Yuanbao" was then cast by nineteen provincial bureaus. Except for the central household department, the copper coins cast by local provinces are engraved with the provincial names on the upper edge of the front. Yes: 1 household; 2 Beiyang; 12 Hubei; 7 Jiangnan; 15 Henan; 1 1 Hunan; 14 Jiangxi; 9 Shandong; 8 Guangdong; 5 Qingjiang River; 6 Zhejiang; 16 Jiangsu; 13 Sichuan; 10 Fujian; 17 Anhui; 3 Jilin; 4 Fengtian; 18 Guangxi; 19 Xinjiang; 20 Heilongjiang.
silver dollar
The silver coin Guangxu Yuanbao 1898- 1907 was issued with a fineness of 96%-97%. Inscriptions are cast on the front, and the script "Made in XX Province" or "Mint General Factory" is cast on the top. The currency value below is "Kuping, One Coin, Four Cents and Four Cents", and the words "Guangxu Yuanbao" are directly read in the middle. The coin heart is Manchu "Guangxu Yuanbao", and the highest color can reach 97%. On the back of the silver coin, the words "Made in XX Province" or "Mint General Factory" are written in small English standard font above the outer ring, the English currency value is below, and the center of the inner ring is panlong map, which has a beautiful appearance and unique aesthetic style. Small as coins are, we can also get a glimpse of social culture.
Characteristics of one or two silver coins in Guangxu Yuanbaohu
First, one or two banks of the Ministry of Finance are the biggest mechanism in China.
Two, the word "two" is divided into two versions from "person" or "entry".
Third, money has a high market value.
4. Specifications and dimensions of this currency: the local currency diameter is 43.4 mm, the starting dimension of side height is 3. 1 mm, the ratio is 14: 1, and the weight of one or two standard containers should be 37.3g.. Origin of dimensions and specifications: The Mint of Hubu entrusted the Bank of Zheng Jin, Japan to handle molds, and consulted the Mint of Osaka, Japan. The Bureau believes that the coin diameter should be 14 times or 15 times based on the convex edge, and it should be 17 to 18 times based on the coin thickness.
5. Actual production quantity of this currency: with the approval of Yuan Shikai, a total of six or seven thousand local currencies were trial-produced.
6. This coin is the one with the most exquisite craftsmanship, perfect carving and the strongest sense of relief among all Yang Long silver coins in China (including all silver coins issued abroad). The mirror surface is flat and smooth, and the decorative pattern is customary line (customary line-the academic language of modern mechanical drawing, that is, the intersection of plane, plane and surface, surface and surface). ) I can see it clearly, especially one or two series of silver coins at home, which are beautifully cast, with deep mouths, lines and side teeth, and are completely foreign-made sample coins. As a currency that can be circulated at any time (although it is not in circulation), its secret anti-counterfeiting is unprecedented. The surface of the coin is mellow, and even the layman who has no research on the silver dollar can't put it down, which is very ornamental.
Every household has one or two silver coins. Regular script calligraphy is extremely exquisite and elegant, and the shelf structure is balanced and stretched, which is second to none in Yang Long. Fakes are almost the same, with the characteristics of unsmooth words and blurred images. Its characters are lost in the wind, generally with low silver content and no rust coating, and it is even more impossible to record them secretly! Counterfeit money and counterfeit money are purely an example.
In fact, the characteristics of the silver and copper coins cast so far cannot be compared with those of the household department. The most important two points: first, almost every stroke and decoration of the coin has added a little bit that is difficult to imitate so far, which is amazing. Secondly, there are two clear dzi beads on the back of Panlong longan, pointing directly at the Dragon Ball, which is simply the best Panlong relief work. Up to now, many counterfeit money, counterfeit money and coins are unmatched!
Jiangnan province earned seven dollars and two cents.
During 1897 (the 23rd year of Guangxu), the weight of the standard library standard "Made in jiangnan province" should be about 30g. From 1898 to 1905 (from the 23rd year to the 31st year of Guangxu), the silver coins produced by Jiangnan Mint in the past eight years increased their age (commonly known as New Jiangnan), and their early weight was also made according to the previous standard of 30g, but they did not circulate. Later, the weight was changed to 26.3-27g, which was the first province in China to carve the silver coin chronological series. According to the statistics of eight-year coinage, the thirty-first year of Guangxu coinage was the least, but there were also some outputs.
More than 2 million silver coins, the most common year is the twenty-seventh year of Guangxu. This year, * * * made more than 50 million silver coins, which shows that the production capacity of this mint is extraordinary. 19 1 1 year (Xuantong three years), Jiangnan Mint * * minted 705,000 pieces of one-dollar silver coins, 55,000 pieces of twenty-dollar silver coins and 65,438 pieces of ten-dollar silver coins. There are two kinds of "jiangnan province-made Xuan Tong ingots", one is 44 cents (20 cents) and the other is 72 cents (10 cents).
Copper element series
At the end of the Qing dynasty, copper prices rose sharply, and people destroyed money for copper to get several times of profits, so there was a money shortage in the market. Due to the suspension of casting money in Guangdong, the market is short of money, and small-scale circulation is very inconvenient. In order to save the money shortage, influenced by Hong Kong copper coins and foreign currency, in June of Guangxu 26, the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi Deshou and the former Governor Li Hongzhang authorized Guangdong to imitate the casting mechanism of Hong Kong copper coins. Therefore, the casting of mechanism copper coins in Qing Dynasty began in Guangdong. Then Fujian, Jiangsu and four others.
Guangxu yuanbao copper coin
Sichuan and other provinces have successively copied copper coins.
Copper coins are 96%-97.3% red copper, 0. 1% lead white, 1% tin, and others. Each coin weighs two cents, which is ten pence. The center of the front is "Guangxu Yuanbao" and "Baoguang" in Manchu, and the outer ring is beaded with the inscription "Made in Hubei Province" on the upper edge. The lower edge of the Ji value text is "Dang Shi"; On the right center of the back, a "flying dragon" figure and a bead circle are cast, with "KWANGTUNG" on the upper edge and "ONECENT" on the lower edge.
In addition, when the 20th Guangxu Yuanbao was made, the front was "Guangxu Yuanbao", the outer edge was Manchu and household name (or provincial name), and the next one was made when money was made.
Hubei Province is the pioneer of copper coins in China. In the following 50 years, copper coins were produced in large quantities, totaling tens of billions, and a large number of them have remained to this day. So the value of ordinary copper coins is not high.
Compared with square hole copper coins, machine-made copper coins are better cast, the market is happy to use and the circulation is smooth. The following year, the government ordered the provinces along the Yangtze River to allow imitation casting. Later, copper coins were minted all over the country. So ten coppers are cast in different places, which is the most obvious feature that distinguishes different ten coppers.
Editor of Shuanglong Shouzi Coin Made by Guangdong Guangxu Yuanbao
Among the Guangxu gold ingots, the most valuable is the Shuanglong Shouzi coin made in Guangdong Province: the library weighs one or two times, and its appearance is intact, which is worth collecting.
Bukuping is the largest Long Yin in China.
Guangxu Yuanbao Silver Dollar Six. This coin is the one with the most exquisite craftsmanship, the most perfect carving and the strongest sense of relief among all Yang Long-patterned silver coins in China. The mirror surface is flat and smooth, with lines of inertia (lines of inertia-the academic language of modern mechanical drawing, that is, the lines of intersection between planes, planes and surfaces, and surfaces and surfaces). ) I can see it clearly, especially one or two series of silver coins at home, which are beautifully cast, with deep mouths, lines and side teeth, and are completely foreign-made sample coins. As a currency that can be circulated at any time (although it is not in circulation), its secret anti-counterfeiting is unprecedented. The surface of the coin is mellow, and even the layman who has no research on the silver dollar can't put it down, which is very ornamental.