【藏品名稱】：洪憲飛龍銀幣
[collection name]: Hong Xian Feilong silver coins
【藏品類別】：錢幣
[collection type]: Coins
【藏品簡介】：1915年12月12日，袁世凱宣布接受帝位，復辟帝制，廢除共和政體，改中華民國為中華帝國，廢除民國紀年，改民國五年（公元1916年）為洪憲元年，史稱"洪憲帝制"。是年設計鑄造了袁世凱高纓像中華帝國洪憲紀元飛龍銀幣。該幣由意大利雕版師魯爾智·喬治雕模，天津造幣廠鑄造。銀幣的規格為庫平七錢二分，成色高，含銀量為90%。而此枚飛龍幣內付黃銅材質，為母幣特征，存世稀少。
[introduction to the collection]: on December 12, 1915, Yuan Shikai announced that he would accept the throne, restore the imperial system, abolish the Republic of China, change the Republic of China into the Chinese Empire, abolish the chronology of the Republic of China, and change the fifth year of the Republic of China (ad 1916) into the first year of Hong Xian, known as "Hong Xian imperial system" in history. It was in that year that Yuan Shikai designed and cast a silver coin with a high tassel like a flying dragon in the Hongxian era of the Chinese Empire. The coin was carved by Italian engraver rurzi George and struck by Tianjin mint. The specification of silver coin is Kuping seven coins and two cents, with high quality and 90% silver content. This flying dragon coin is made of brass, which is characteristic of the parent coin and rarely exists in the world.
洪憲飛龍銀幣是民國時期袁世凱發行的一種紀念幣。洪憲是袁世凱1916年稱帝時的年號。袁世凱于1915年12月宣布恢復帝制，建立中華帝國，并改元洪憲。1916年1月1日，登皇帝位，鑄造了少量洪憲飛龍紀念幣，后銷毀大半，1916年3月22日，撤銷帝制，恢復民國。袁世凱稱帝僅83天，由于王朝的短暫，當年鑄造的洪憲飛龍銀幣數量并不多。
Hongxian Feilong silver coin is a commemorative coin issued by Yuan Shikai during the period of the Republic of China. Hong Xian was the year when Yuan Shikai became emperor in 1916. In December 1915, Yuan Shikai announced the restoration of the imperial system, the establishment of the Chinese Empire, and the reform of the yuan Hongxian. On January 1, 1916, he ascended the throne and minted a small number of Hongxian Feilong commemorative coins, and then destroyed most of them. On March 22, 1916, the monarchy was abolished and the Republic of China was restored. Yuan Shikai declared himself Emperor for only 83 days. Due to the short period of the dynasty, there were not many silver coins of Hong Xian Feilong that year.
這位清末民初在華工作的意籍雕刻師開始被大家熟悉。喬治在天津造幣廠任首席設計雕刻師，在此期間，經手了許多機制幣的設計和制模工作。飛龍銀幣的鑄幣工藝在當時已達到登峰造極的地步，正面袁像栩栩如生，眉目傳神。由于喬治是意大利人，擅長雕西方龍，背面飛龍的形態沒有采取中國傳統龍文形態，而是西方的雙翼飛龍，該幣也是中國官方鑄幣唯一采用的外國龍，也是中國僅有的幾枚帝王銀幣雕刻工藝最精湛的作品，飛龍銀幣沒有面值，不參與流通，所以鑄量稀少，是袁世凱稱帝時用來賞賜王公大臣的紀念幣。
The Italian sculptor who worked in China in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China began to be known by everyone. George worked as the chief designer and engraver at Tianjin mint. During this period, he handled the design and molding of many machine-made coins. The coinage technology of Feilong silver coin reached the peak at that time. The yuan image on the front was lifelike and vivid. As George is an Italian who is good at carving Western dragons, the flying dragon on the back does not take the form of traditional Chinese dragon script, but the western two winged flying dragon. This coin is also the only foreign dragon used in China's official coinage, and it is also the most exquisite work in the carving process of China's only several imperial silver coins. The flying dragon silver coins have no face value and do not participate in circulation, so the casting quantity is rare, It was a commemorative coin used to reward princes and ministers when Yuan Shikai became emperor.
洪憲紀念幣，正面中央為袁世凱正面肖像，莊嚴肅穆，神態栩栩如生。背面中央為一條栩栩如生的飛龍，象征中華帝國盛世景象。上方鐫刻隸書體“中華帝國”四字，下方刻有“洪憲元年”，俗稱“飛龍紀念幣”。目前就有中華帝國飛龍幣展現在國內知名藝術網站上—世紀收藏網。此藏品飛龍幣幣正面為袁世凱九分臉正面及胸像，面部稍左側。袁世凱身著大元帥服，頭戴鷺羽高纓冠，胸前佩戴大勛章。背面中央為飛龍圖案，上面鐫“中華帝國”4字，下面鐫“洪憲紀元”4字，齒邊，保存完好，幣面包漿醇厚，圖案文字清晰。
Hong Xian commemorative coin, with a portrait of Yuan Shikai in the center of the front, is solemn and lifelike. In the center of the back is a lifelike flying dragon, symbolizing the prosperity of the Chinese Empire. The four characters of "Chinese Empire" are engraved on the top and "the first year of Hong Xian" is engraved on the bottom, commonly known as "flying dragon commemorative coin". At present, the flying dragon coins of the Chinese Empire are displayed on the well-known art website century collection. The obverse of this collection is Yuan Shikai's nine point face and bust, with the face slightly on the left. Yuan Shikai wore a Grand Marshal's uniform, a heron feather high tassel crown and a big medal on his chest. In the center of the back is a flying dragon pattern, engraved with the words "Chinese Empire" on the top and "Hongxian era" on the bottom. The tooth edge is well preserved, the coin bread paste is mellow, and the pattern text is clear.
