【藏品名稱】：大清銀錠精品賞析
Collection name: appreciation of silver ingots in Qing Dynasty
【藏品數量】：一塊
[collection quantity]: one piece
【藏品簡介】：銀錠是古代基礎貨幣之一，我國歷史上銀兩的貨幣功能始于漢代之前，隋唐以前稱為“銀餅”，宋金時期稱為“銀錠”，元代稱為“元寶”，明清兩代白銀作為主要貨幣流通，鑄造甚多。今天我們所見的銀錠，以明清兩朝及民國初期留存下來的居多，但由于近代對貴金屬流通市場的控制，民國初年“廢兩改元”的實施，銀錠停止流通，大量被銷熔，目前民間存世量不大，蘊藏著極大的升值潛力。清代的銀錠器形種類最繁多。各地區都有自己的代表器形。大體上有元寶形、圓形、長方形、砝碼形、腰形、牌坊形等。又分為4種：一種是寶銀，呈馬蹄形，第二種是中錠，多為錘形，又稱小元寶；第三種是小錁或錁子，形為饅頭狀，也叫小錠；第四種是不足一兩的散碎銀子，有滴珠、福珠等稱謂。
[introduction to collection]: silver ingot is one of the basic currencies in ancient times. In Chinese history, the monetary function of silver began before Han Dynasty. It was called "silver cake" before Sui and Tang Dynasties, called "silver ingot" during song and Jin Dynasties, and called "Yuanbao" in Yuan Dynasty. As the main currency in Ming and Qing Dynasties, silver was cast in many ways. Today, most of the silver ingots we see are preserved in the Ming and Qing Dynasties and the early Republic of China. However, due to the control of the precious metal circulation market in modern times and the implementation of "Abolishing the two elements and changing the yuan" in the early Republic of China, the circulation of silver ingots was stopped and a large number of silver ingots were sold. At present, there is not a large number of people in the world and there is great potential for appreciation. There are many kinds of silver ingots in Qing Dynasty. Each region has its own representative shape. In general, there are Yuanbao shape, round shape, rectangle shape, weight shape, waist shape, arch shape, etc. There are four kinds: one is Baoyin, which is horseshoe shaped; the other is Zhongding, which is hammer shaped, also known as xiaoyuanbao; The third kind is Xiaozhuo or Zhuzi, which is shaped like steamed bread, also known as Xiaoding; The fourth is less than one or two pieces of silver, there are drops, beads and other titles.
銀錠以“兩”作為單位，合稱“銀兩”。當然這里的“兩”重量并不一定相等，銀的成色也不相同。所以，除了“銀兩”外，還有一個更為文雅更為標準的詞匯“紋銀”，在清代宮廷劇中我們通常能聽到，這是清代對足銀的官方稱呼，是清朝法定銀兩標準成色，繳納錢糧等都以紋銀為標準，相當于現在的“925”千足銀，當然當時的冶煉水平，即便是紋銀，離千足銀還是有些誤差。因而紋銀并非真正的銀兩，而是用于折算各種成色金屬銀的一種記賬貨幣單位，即虛銀兩，也稱“足紋”，各地均有不同的形制和標準。
Silver ingots take "Liang" as a unit, collectively known as "yinliang". Of course, the "two" here are not necessarily equal in weight, and the fineness of silver is also different. Therefore, in addition to "silver", there is a more elegant and standard word "grain silver". We can usually hear it in court plays of the Qing Dynasty. This is the official name of Zuyin in the Qing Dynasty, and it is the legal standard of silver in the Qing Dynasty. Grain and other payments are based on grain silver, which is equivalent to the present "925" thousand grain silver. Of course, the smelting level at that time, even grain silver, is very high, There are still some errors from qianzuyin. Therefore, the grain silver is not the real silver, but a monetary unit used to convert various kinds of metal silver, that is, virtual silver, also known as "foot grain". There are different shapes and standards in different places.
銘文，是指鑄造銀錠時鑄造和鏨刻在銀錠上的文字，內容大體是銀錠鑄造的時間、地點、用途、成色、官員或工匠姓名等。這些銘文中不僅承載經濟流通的重任，更蘊含著豐富的史料價值。
Inscriptions refer to the characters cast and engraved on the ingot when casting silver ingots. The contents are generally about the casting time, place, purpose, quality, official or craftsman's name, etc. These inscriptions not only bear the burden of economic circulation, but also contain rich historical value.
清代是中國銀錠鑄造和發展的鼎盛時期，由于地域不同，鑄造工藝流程不同，各地銀錠的器型各異、形式多樣、名稱繁多，深受銀錠集藏者喜愛。此枚銀錠為大清康熙庫銀足銀元寶，品相完好，四周與底部自然氧化，寶面維持原鑄銀光，銀質溫潤潔白，寶氣攝人心魄，狀態無以倫比，造型為亞腰橢圓形元寶，橢圓的兩邊有上翹的雙翅，中間低平，底部有砂眼，呈馬蹄形，像一條小船，底部豎刻“大清庫銀”，拿在手上感覺沉甸甸，戳記清晰舒展，造型優美，原味包漿，品種與品相均屬可遇而不可求，值得收藏！
The Qing Dynasty was the heyday of China's silver ingot casting and development. Due to different regions and different casting processes, silver ingots from different places had different shapes, forms and names, which were deeply loved by silver ingot collectors. The silver ingot is a sub waist oval ingot with two wings on both sides of the oval, flat in the middle and sand holes on the bottom. The shape of the ingot is like a small boat with "Da Qing Ku Yin" engraved on the bottom, It feels heavy in the hand, the stamp is clear and stretch, the shape is beautiful, the original flavor is wrapped, the varieties and products are available but not available, it is worth collecting!
