【藏品名稱】：光緒元寶
Collection name: Guangxu Yuanbao
【藏品類別】：錢幣
Collection category: Coins
【藏品鑒賞】：光緒元寶雕刻有型、重量標準、上面的龍紋圖案都是經過了光緒親自審定的，皇帝親自參與錢幣的審核這在以前的朝代中其實是比較少見的。光緒元寶是清代光緒年間特有的一種貨幣。有著清朝貨幣特征，由于當時時局不穩定，因此幾乎在全國的各個省都有專門的貨幣鑄造廠。因此我們會發現那個時代的貨幣上都有鮮明的鑄字，標明是哪個省的造幣廠鑄造的。此件藏品“浙江省造光緒元寶”光緒元寶大字磅礴大氣，背面紋路清晰，如刀刻所成，鑄造工藝神乎其技，看上去仿佛是一幅油畫，極其瑰麗，美得動人心魄!此款“浙江省造光緒元寶”是古代國家發布流通的錢幣，制造工藝無須質疑，國家制造。如今此款“浙江省造光緒元寶”雖然經過無情歲月的洗禮，但如今保存依然極為完好，實屬難得，價值難以言喻
[collection appreciation]: Guangxu Yuanbao's carving style, weight standard and dragon pattern on it were all approved by Guangxu himself. The emperor personally participated in the verification of coins, which was rare in the previous dynasties. Guangxu Yuanbao is a unique currency in Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. Because of the unstable situation at that time, there were special currency foundries in almost every province of the country. Therefore, we will find that the coins of that era all have distinctive inscriptions, indicating which province's mints were made. This collection of "made in Zhejiang Province Guangxu Yuanbao" Guangxu Yuanbao has magnificent characters, clear grain on the back, which is carved like a knife. The casting technology is superb. It looks like an oil painting. It is extremely magnificent and beautiful! This "Guangxu Yuanbao made in Zhejiang Province" is a coin issued and circulated by the ancient state. There is no doubt about its manufacturing process, which is made by the state. Today, although this "Zhejiang made Guangxu Yuanbao" has gone through the baptism of merciless years, it is still very well preserved, which is rare and of great value
浙江省造光緒元寶”銀幣開鑄于1899年，一套共5枚，面值分別為七錢二分(壹元)、三錢六分(半元)、一錢四分四厘(貳角)、七分二厘(壹角)和三分六厘(伍分)。這套銀幣幣面文字相傳是浙江省紹興書法家陶濬宣先生的手筆，當年這套銀幣鑄行后，送至上海銀行公會，請求允許在上海區域流轉。銀行公會化驗樣幣后以為，這套銀幣的成色不行規范，須貼水流轉，不然不允許進入上海商場，浙江省當局覺得貼水不合算，所以命令將這批成色缺乏的銀幣悉數收回銷毀。因此，“浙江省造光緒元寶”銀幣基本上收回銷毀了，真實漏網撒播下來的數量適當稀疏，特別是那枚七錢二分銀元更是成了老銀幣板塊中的極珍稀種類，聽說存世量還缺乏十枚，向來為各國錢幣收藏家所鐘愛。一些造偽者見有隙可乘，便紛繁仿鑄了不少“浙江省造光緒元寶”銀幣欺騙世人。
In 1899, a set of five silver coins with denominations of seven and two cents (one yuan), three and six cents (half yuan), one and four cents (two jiao), seven and two cents (one jiao) and three and six cents (five Fen) were coined. According to legend, this set of silver coins was written by Tao junxuan, a calligrapher in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province. After the silver coins were minted, they were sent to the Shanghai Association of banks for permission to circulate in Shanghai. After testing the sample coins, the association of banks thought that the quality of the silver coins was not up to standard and that they had to be pasted with water. Otherwise, they were not allowed to enter Shanghai shopping malls. The authorities of Zhejiang Province thought that the discount was not cost-effective, so they ordered that all the silver coins lacking in quality should be taken back and destroyed. Therefore, the silver coins "made in Zhejiang Province Guangxu Yuanbao" were basically recovered and destroyed, and the quantity of the real silver coins scattered through the net was appropriately sparse. In particular, the seven and two cent silver coin became an extremely rare type in the old silver coin plate. It is said that there are still ten in the world, which has always been loved by money and coin collectors all over the world. When some counterfeiters saw that there was a gap to take advantage of, they forged a lot of silver coins to deceive the world.
浙江地處沿海，洋銀很快就流行了起來，相繼產制了大量銀元。由于籌建較遲，光緒二十五年浙局開鑄后即奉旨停工，機器拆遷他處;營運期間所出銀幣數額不多，因正面采用魏晉南北朝時期碑文的書法，俗稱“魏碑”。光緒元寶可以說是清代錢幣收藏的佼佼者，近幾年來成為收藏界追捧的寵兒，它的價格在收藏市場上一直遙遙領先，近年來喜歡收藏錢幣的人越來越多，導致光緒元寶的價格亦不斷攀升。光緒元寶是清朝光緒年間流通的貨幣之一。由湖北兩廣總督張之洞率先引進英國鑄幣機器鑄造銀元和銅元，之后各省紛紛仿效。共有十九個省局鑄造，除中央戶部，地方省所鑄銅元，皆在其正面上緣鐫寫省名。光緒元寶是大清光緒年流通大面值貨幣之首，是我國首批引進海外技術的印發流通貨幣，對于現今也蘊藏了一定歷史意義。
Zhejiang is located in the coastal areas, foreign silver quickly became popular and produced a large number of silver dollars. Due to the late preparation, the Zhejiang Bureau was ordered to stop work and demolish the machinery in other places after it started casting in the 25th year of Guangxu; The amount of silver coins produced during the operation period is not much, because the front adopts the calligraphy of the inscriptions of the Wei, Jin, southern and Northern Dynasties, commonly known as "Wei stele". Guangxu Yuanbao is one of the best coin collectors in Qing Dynasty. In recent years, it has become a favorite in the collection field. Its price has been far ahead in the collection market. In recent years, more and more people like to collect coins, which leads to the rising price of Guangxu Yuanbao. Guangxu Yuanbao was one of the currency in circulation during the reign of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty. Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei Province, first introduced the British coining machine to produce silver and copper coins, and then the provinces followed suit. There are 19 provincial bureaus casting, except for the central household department, local provinces casting copper yuan, all in its front edge engraved with the name of the province. Guangxu Yuanbao was the first currency with large denomination in the reign of Guangxu in the Qing Dynasty. It was the first circulation currency to introduce overseas technology. It also has a certain historical significance for today.
