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。廣東省造光緒元寶在中國近代機器鑄幣史上屬一個大系列，其鑄期歷時甚長（從光緒22年—光緒34年[1896至1908年]），歷經十余載，幣模幾經更替，即使同一鑄造年份亦往往由于修模、幣材、工藝技術、工廠管理等諸多因素，造成版別異常繁雜。
英文翻譯：
The Guangxu Yuanbao was one of the currencies circulated during the Qing Dynasty in the Qing Dynasty. The Governor of Hubei, Guangdong and Guangxi, Zhang Zhidong, took the lead in introducing the British minting machine to cast silver and copper dollars, and the provinces followed suit. A total of nineteen provincial bureaus cast, except for the central bureau and local provinces, all of the copper coins were cast on the front edge of the province. The Guangxu Yuanbao was the first currency of large denominations to be circulated in the Guangxu years of the Qing Dynasty, and it was the first batch of currency issued by China that introduced overseas technology. The Guangxu Yuanbao made in Guangdong belongs to a large series in the history of Chinese modern coinage. Its casting period lasted a long time (from Guangxu 22 years to Guangxu 34 years [1896-1908]). The same casting year is also often due to many factors such as mold repair, currency, process technology, factory management, etc., resulting in unusually complicated versions.
在1899年，清政府想收回北洋造幣廠的鑄幣權，后經榮祿等大臣保奏，方使北洋鑄幣廠保留了下來。幾經周折，北洋鑄幣廠所鑄造的光緒元寶為數不多，流通于世的相對其他元寶的數量也較少，隨著時光的流逝，北洋造的光緒元寶也大量的遺失。僅存于世的寥寥無幾，眾所周知，古玩文物以稀為貴。
英文翻譯：
In 1899, the Qing government wanted to take back the minting rights of the Beiyang Mint. After the protection of Rong Lu and other ministers, the Beiyang Mint was retained. After many setbacks, the Guangxu ingots produced by the Beiyang Mint were few, and the number of other ingots circulating in the world was relatively small. As time passed, the Guangxu ingots made by Beiyang were also lost in large quantities. There are very few in the world. As we all know, antiques are rare.
該幣是中國所有龍洋圖案銀元（包括國外發行的所有銀幣）中，工藝最精湛，雕工最完美，浮雕感最強烈的品種，鏡面平整光滑，紋飾的相慣線（相慣線——現代機械制圖學術語，即平面與平面、平面與曲面及曲面與曲面之間的交線。）顯得非常清晰，特別是戶部一兩系列銀幣鑄造精美，字口、紋路和邊齒深峻，完全是國外鑄造的樣幣風格。作為準備流通的貨幣（盡管沒有流通），其暗記防偽更是前無古人后無來者，無可匹敵，錢幣表面的包漿醇厚，即便是對銀元沒有研究的外行也是愛不釋手，極具觀賞性。
英文翻譯：
This coin is the most exquisite craftsmanship in China, including all silver coins issued overseas, including the most exquisite craftsmanship, the most perfect carving, and the strongest relief. The mirror surface is smooth and smooth, and the decorative lines (phase lines-- Modern mechanical cartography terminology, that is, the intersection between plane and plane, plane and curved surface and curved surface and curved surface.) It is very clear, especially the one or two series of silver coins in the household are beautifully cast, the mouth, lines and teeth are deep, It is totally the style of foreign currency coined abroad. As a currency to be circulated (although there is no circulation), its secret anti-counterfeiting is unprecedented and unprecedented, unmatched. The surface of the coin is mellow, even the layman who has not studied the silver dollar is also admirable and highly ornamental.
