光緒二十二年(1896年)正月,江南總督(轄江蘇、安徽、江西等地)劉坤一,以“因制錢缺乏,不敷周轉,洋元行銷,利權外益”為由,上奏朝廷,獲準在江南設局鑄造銀元,遂撥款向英國和德國購置造幣設備,在南京西水關內云臺閘南岸,沿河收買基地,繪圖興建廠房。次年6月,劉世芳受命帶領工人去湖北銀元局學習造幣技術,并招募造幣工人。10月初,廠房全部竣工,建成東西兩個廠,東廠鑄造銀元,西廠則專鑄制錢,設“江南鑄造銀元制錢總局”,管理兩廠的日常事務。同年10月28日,東廠鑄造大小不等的五種無紀年“光緒元寶”銀元。此后依次開鑄戊戌、己亥、庚子、辛丑、壬寅、癸卯、甲辰、乙巳等干支紀年銀元。
In the first month of the 22nd year of Guangxu's reign (1896), Liu Kunyi, the governor of Jiangnan (governing Jiangsu, Anhui, Jiangxi and other places), played the court on the grounds of "lack of money, insufficient turnover, foreign yuan marketing, and profit-making rights and external benefits". He was allowed to set up a bureau in Jiangnan to cast silver dollars. Therefore, he appropriated money to purchase money making equipment from Britain and Germany, and built factories in the South Bank of Yuntai gate in xishuiguan, Nanjing. In June of the following year, Liu Shifang was ordered to take the workers to Hubei silver dollar bureau to study the coinage technology and recruit the coinage workers. At the beginning of October, all the factories were completed, and two factories were built. The East factory made silver coins, while the West Factory made silver coins. A "Jiangnan General Bureau of making silver coins" was set up to manage the daily affairs of the two factories. On October 28 of the same year, five silver coins of different sizes were cast in Dongchang. After that, silver coins were successively cast in Wuxu, Qihai, gengzi, xinchou, renyin, guimao, Jiachen and Yisi.
【藏品名稱】：光緒元寶江南省造甲辰每元當制錢十文
[collection name]: ten pieces of money should be made per yuan in jiangjiachen, Jiangnan Province
【類別】：錢幣
Class: Coins
正面中間是“光緒元寶”中心有兩個滿文，上方銘文為“江南省造”，下方為“每元當制錢十文”，在“江南省造”的兩邊，右“甲”左“辰”是記年。中間的珠圈由99個小點組成。背面，中間是一條飛龍，上方為英文，左右各一個玫瑰花飾，中間的珠圈由小點組成。此枚光緒元寶江南省造甲辰每元當制錢十文下方緣英文面值，品相佳，包漿明顯。甚是罕見，值得珍藏。
There are two Manchu characters in the center of "Guangxu Yuanbao" in the middle of the obverse. The inscription on the top is "made in Jiangnan province" and on the bottom is "made in ten characters per yuan". On both sides of "made in Jiangnan province", the right "a" and the left "Chen" are year records. The middle bead consists of 99 dots. On the back, there is a flying dragon in the middle. The upper part is in English. There is a rose ornament on the left and right. The bead circle in the middle is composed of small dots. This piece of Guangxu Yuanbao is made in Jiangnan province. It's worth ten Wen per yuan. It's in English. It's of good quality and has obvious wrapping. It's very rare and worth collecting.
正面甲字雙開口，就是“甲”字的第一筆和第二筆不相連，有一個較大的開口。“甲”字的口中一橫比較短，不和口字的兩邊相連，也稱開口。“辰”字的一捺，由細到粗，順暢到底。背面珠圈由109個小點組成,中心細長七尾飛龍,龍尾后面有圓形云彩。這是一個新設計的背面，龍也是一條新設計的龍。
The double opening of a character on the front means that the first and second strokes of a character are not connected, and there is a larger opening. "A" word in the mouth of a relatively short horizontal, not mouth word on both sides of the connection, also known as the opening. The "Chen" character, from thin to thick, smooth to the end. The back bead circle is composed of 109 small dots, with a slender seven tailed flying dragon in the center and a round cloud behind the dragon tail. This is the back of a new design, and the dragon is also a new design.
一枚小小的古錢幣，蘊藏著豐富的歷史元素。如今遺傳在世的精品古錢幣雖然并不多，但是每枚精品古幣價值卻是不菲。古錢幣的價格是由存世量、藝術價值和歷史價值判斷的，而且隨著市場供需關系的變化而產生不同程度的波動。
A small ancient coin contains rich historical elements. Although there are not many fine ancient coins inherited in the world, the value of each fine ancient coin is not poor. The price of ancient coins is determined by the amount of money, artistic value and historical value, and fluctuates with the change of market supply and demand.
古錢幣雖然經歷無窮歲月的洗禮，品相或許受到影響，所以收集到精品古錢幣難度就非常大。也許是因為此緣故，導致如今一些古錢幣價值連城，甚至僅僅一兩枚古錢幣，便能換到市區一套房子。此枚江南省造光緒元寶當制錢十文下方緣英文面值，品相佳，包漿明顯。工藝精湛，雕工完美，字跡清晰，具較高收藏價值，值得珍藏。
Although ancient coins have experienced the baptism of infinite years, their appearance may be affected, so it is very difficult to collect fine ancient coins. Perhaps because of this, some ancient coins are worth a lot of money. Even if only one or two ancient coins can be exchanged for a house in the city. This piece of Guangxu Yuanbao, made in Jiangnan Province, is worth ten words of money. It has a good quality and a clear coating. Exquisite workmanship, perfect carving, clear handwriting, with high collection value, worthy of collection.
