光緒元寶是清朝光緒年間流通的貨幣之一。由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。光緒年間鑄造了一系列錢幣，但江南省造光緒元寶由于不便于流通使用，故鑄額極其稀少，更顯珍貴。
Guangxu Yuanbao was one of the currencies circulated during the period of Guangxu in Qing Dynasty. Zhang Zhidong, governor of Guangzhou and Guangdong, first introduced the British coin machine to cast silver and copper yuan. After that, the provinces followed suit, with a total of 19 provincial bureaus casting. During the Guangxu period, a series of coins were minted, but because of the inconvenience of circulation and use, the amount of money minted in Jiangnan Province is extremely rare and precious.
江南省設于清朝順治二年(1645年)，省府位于江寧(今南京)。清代的江南省前身是明朝的南直隸江南省，范圍大致相當于今天的江蘇省、上海市和安徽省。康熙六年(1667年)清廷撤江南省，分設江蘇和安徽兩個省。南京造幣廠將其鑄造的銀幣標明“江南省造”，是因為當時蘇州已經有一個專鑄機制銅元的造幣廠，其鑄造的銅元均標明“江蘇省造”。為避免混淆，南京造幣廠將其鑄造的銀幣標明“江南省造”。系我國貨幣史上唯一有名無實的省份銀幣。
Jiangnan Province was established in Shunzhi, Qing Dynasty (1645), and the provincial capital was located in Jiangning (now Nanjing). The predecessor of Jiangnan Province in Qing Dynasty was Jiangnan Province of Nanzhili in Ming Dynasty, which roughly corresponds to Jiangsu, Shanghai and Anhui provinces today. In the sixth year of Kangxi (1667), the Qing government withdrew Jiangnan Province and divided it into Jiangsu and Anhui provinces. Nanjing Mint marked its silver coins as "Made in Jiangnan Province", because at that time there was already a coin factory in Suzhou which had a special machine for making copper yuan, and all the copper coins were marked "Made in Jiangsu Province". To avoid confusion, the Nanjing Mint marked its coins as "made in Jiangnan Province". It is the only provincial silver coin with no real name in the history of Chinese currency.
此錢幣正面鑄有銘文，珠圈上外環鑄楷體“江南省造”，下環鑄面值“當十銅元”，中心直讀“光緒元寶”四字，兩側為“乙巳”，幣中心為六瓣花飾;錢幣背面外圈頂部用小號英文標準字體銘“江南省造”字樣，下面為英文幣值，左右各鑄一滿文，內圈中心鑄有蟠龍圖，品相精致，其審美風格獨持，錢幣正反面紋飾既可見滿漢文化的融合，也明確標示了西方文化的介入。錢幣雖小，也可管窺社會一斑。此枚古錢品相較好，字體清晰，形制規整，風格獨特，字體筆法流暢，紋飾刻制工細，非常難得，很有收藏價值。
The front of the coin is inscribed with inscriptions, and the top of the outer ring of the pearl ring is inscribed in italics in Jiangnan Province, while the bottom ring is inscribed with ten copper yuan. The center reads the four words "Guangxu Yuanbao" directly. The two sides are "Yisi" and the center of the coin is decorated with six petals. The top of the outer ring of the back of the coin is inscribed in small English standard font "Made in Jiangnan Province", followed by English coins. Value, left and right each cast a Manchu, the inner circle center cast a Panlong map, exquisite taste, its aesthetic style is exclusive, coins on both sides of the decoration can see the integration of Manchu and Chinese culture, but also clearly marked the intervention of Western culture. Although the coin is small, it can also give a glimpse of the society. This antique coin has a good appearance, clear font, regular shape, unique style, fluent font style, meticulous decoration and engraving. It is very rare and has great collection value.
江南省是有清朝早期開始設置，轄地范圍為如今的江蘇、安徽、浙江、福建、江西、湖南等省。康熙以后江南省的轄地縮小到江蘇、安徽兩省。至雍正元年(1723 年江南省被撤消，轄地復歸江蘇、安徽兩省。錢幣類交易中，江南省造光緒元寶備受喜歡，成為許多買家追逐的焦點。清代以來經歷了多場戰爭，光緒元寶損失嚴重，至今，數量已經極其有限。光緒元寶，這種錢幣非常獨特，它所代表的不僅僅是金錢，還有光緒年間的經濟情況。為此，眾多收藏家都紛涌而至，以期能夠找出光緒元寶，以滿足清代經濟研究所需。 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。
Jiangnan Province was set up in the early Qing Dynasty. Its jurisdiction covers Jiangsu, Anhui, Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi and Hunan provinces. After Kangxi, the jurisdiction of Jiangnan Province was reduced to Jiangsu and Anhui provinces. By the first year of Yongzheng (in 1723 Jiangnan Province was abolished and its jurisdiction returned to Jiangsu and Anhui provinces). Among the money transactions, Guangxu Yuanbao in Jiangnan Province is very popular and has become the focus of many buyers. Since the Qing Dynasty, Guangxu Yuanbao has experienced many wars and suffered serious losses. So far, the number has been extremely limited. Guangxu Yuanbao, this kind of coin is very unique, it represents not only money, but also the economic situation during the Guangxu period. For this reason, many collectors have flocked to find out Guangxu Yuan Bao in order to meet the needs of economic research institutes in Qing Dynasty. A small old coin contains rich historical elements. Nowadays, although there are not many exquisite ancient coins inherited from the world, the value of each exquisite ancient coin is quite high.
