During the Guangxu period, the late Qing dynasty, which was corrupt and declining during the reign of Emperor Guangxu, in order to obtain temporary stability, cede territories and indemnify the foreign countries for years, coupled with the clever plundering of foreign powers, resulting in the loss of a large amount of silver in China. The Qing government under the initiative of Li Hongzhang and other ministers In order to resist and ban foreign money with insufficient fineness from foreign countries, Li Hongzhang, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, is hereby approved to purchase advanced minting machinery facilities in the UK, and set up China’s first mint in Guangdong. After the trial casting is successful, all provinces across the country are scrambling They followed suit one after another and established their own mints in their own provinces. For a time, the mint flourished in China.
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However, it is well known that China has experienced many wars since the Qing Dynasty, and Guangxu Yuanbao suffered serious losses. So far, the quantity has been extremely limited. Therefore, the Guangxu Yuanbao represents not only money, but also the economic and historical social conditions during the Guangxu period. It has extremely high collection and appreciation value and historical research value. It is worth mentioning that "Guangxu Yuanbao" is one of the top ten prestigious products of modern Chinese machine-made coins. This is due to its elegant layout, sophisticated carvings, and extremely rare deposits. It is one of the most famous coin collections in the world. This kind, known as the fine coin, has immeasurable academic and historical value.
Guangxu Yuanbaokuping one or two gold sample coins
Silver coins, banknotes, and copper coins were parallel in the Qing Dynasty. New silver dollars were issued during the Jiaqing period, and gold and silver coins were minted during the Guangxu period. . The Westernization Movement also affected the coin industry. In the thirteenth year of Guangxu (1887), the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi Zhang Zhidong commissioned the British Minister to order a full set of coinage machines in Britain, and the first coinage of silver and copper coins was made in the Guangdong Money Bureau. After that, various provinces followed suit one after another and purchased foreign mechanical casting silver and copper dollars. Including the Guangdong Money Bureau, many minting machines are ordered from the famous London Birmingham Mint Ltd. The involvement of the British industry has also stained the silver coins with Western colors. The fusion of Manchu and Han culture is rarely seen on the front of the coin, while the back of the coin clearly indicates the intervention of Western culture.
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"Guangxu Yuanbao" was minted by 19 provincial bureaus. Except for the central household department, all the bronze coins cast by local provinces have the name of the province on the upper edge of the front. Including: 1 household; 2 Beiyang; 3 Jilin; 4 Fengtian; 5 Qingjiang; 6 Zhejiang; 7 Jiangnan; 8 Guangdong; 9 Shandong; 10 Fujian; 11 Hunan; 12 Hubei; 13 Sichuan; 14 Jiangxi; 15 Henan; 16 Anhui; 17 Guangxi; 18 Xinjiang; 19 Heilongjiang.
Silver coin Guangxu Yuanbao was issued in 1898-1907, with a normal color of 89%-90%. The front is cast with inscriptions, the top is cast in italics "XX Provincial Made" or "Mint General Factory", the bottom is cast with currency value such as: "Kuping Seven Coins and Two Points", the center reads "Guangxu Yuanbao" directly, and the center of the coin is Manchu "Guangxu Yuanbao". The top of the outer ring on the back of the silver coin is inscribed in small English standard fonts "Made by XX Province" or "Mint Factory", the English currency value is below, and the center of the inner ring is cast with a picture of a dragon, which has a delicate appearance and unique aesthetic style. . Although the coins are small, they can also give a glimpse of society and culture.
Guangxu yuanbao Beiyang made seven coins two points characteristics
1. Common version of Beiyang 34 years:
1, Beiyang 34 years long tail dragon with long cloud ( The most common version)
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2, Beiyang 34-year long tailed dragon mismatched short tail cloud (this version is relatively rare)
3: Beiyang 34 Long tail with upper left short cloud
4, Beiyang 34 year short-tailed short-tailed dragon with short cloud
5, Beiyang 34 year short-tailed short-tailed dragon with short cloud
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6, Beiyang 34 years open cloud version (the cloud has an opening)
7, small print 34 (34 is slightly smaller, the dragon body is similar to 33 years: flat-fronted dragon dace is slightly fuzzy)
8. Beiyang 34-year variant version (Volume 3 Flag 4, Beiyang Honorary Product, Volume 3 Flag 4, Roman version is even less, also known as the artistic version, Beiyang 34th editionRanked first, there are also Beiyang 34 volume 3 different 4, 34 volume 3 high 4, 34 arrow 3 flag 4, fat volume 3 version, etc.)
In 1899, the Qing government wanted to take back the mint of the Beiyang Mint The right, after being protected by ministers such as Rong Lu, kept the Beiyang Mint. After several twists and turns, there are few Guangxu ingots minted by the Beiyang Mint, and relatively few other ingots are circulating in the world. With the passage of time, a large number of Guangxu ingots made by Beiyang have been lost. There are very few that only exist in the world. As we all know, antiques and cultural relics are rare. The ingot is natural, well-preserved and clear in texture. It is a rare treasure among Guangxu ingots. The development of Guangxu Yuanbao made by Beiyang reflects the advance and retreat of China's monetary policy in the late Qing Dynasty. It has recorded a historical turbulence. It is favored by collectors and has become the focus of many buyers.
The characteristics of Guangxu Yuanbao one or two silver coins
1. The one or two household coins are the largest machine-made dragon silver in China.
2. The one or two of the household can be divided into two editions by the stroke of "two" from "人" or "入".
3. The currency has a high market value, which should be more than one million.
Fourth. In the Qing Dynasty, for the convenience of circulation and exchange, many silver coins with a denomination of one or two were cast into a one-round silver coin with an actual weight of two quarters of Kuping seven coins. For example, Wushen Ji character Daqing silver coin Kuping one or two, household Guangxu Yuanbao Kuping one or two, Guangxu 30th year Hubei Province
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made Guangxu Yuanbao Kuping one or two, Sino-foreign Tongbaoguanping silver one tael and so on, there are two types of circulation, one round type with actual weight of one tael and two cents for heavy warehouse flat. The actual weight of the one-round coin with seven coins and two cents is about 26.7g, the outer diameter is 39mm, and the thickness is 2.5mm. This version of the casting mold is different from the one or two versions of Shizhongping. It is only used as a military payment stream and has very few existing ones. The picture below shows the real one-round type of Guangxu Yuanbao Shizhong seven coins two-two circulation. The front "Guangxu Yuanbao" and the strokes of all characters are hidden in the form of dots, which does not affect the calmness of the calligraphy.
5. Actual production quantity of the coin: A total of six to seven thousand pieces of this coin were trial-produced after Yuan Shikai's approval.
6. This coin is the most exquisite craftsmanship, the most perfect carving, and the strongest embossed variety among all the dragon and ocean pattern silver dollars in China (including all silver coins issued abroad). The mirror surface is flat and smooth, and the pattern is consistent. (Phase line-modern mechanical cartography term, that is, the line of intersection between plane and plane, plane and surface, and surface and surface.) It is very clear, especially the one or two series of silver coins in the household are beautifully cast, with mouths and lines The and edge teeth are deep, completely in the style of foreign coins. As a currency to be circulated (although it is not in circulation), its secret anti-counterfeiting is unprecedented and unrivaled. The surface of the coin has a mellow patina. Even laymen who have not studied silver dollars can put it down and are very ornamental.
One or two silver coins from the Ministry of Households, the regular script writing and calligraphy are extremely superb and magnificent, the structure of the frame is balanced and stretched, second to none in the Longyang. The counterfeit is almost the same with the characteristics of unsmooth text and blurry image. Its text is lost in Fengshen. Generally, it contains low silver content and does not have any rust-colored patina. It is impossible to mention anti-counterfeiting secrets! The counterfeit and counterfeit coins are purely Dongshi effect.
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In fact, none of the silver and copper coins minted so far can be compared with the one or two characters of the Ministry of Households. The two most important points: First, almost every stroke of the coin and the decorations have added dots that have been difficult to imitate until now, which is breathtaking. The second is that there are two clear inner vision dragon eyes in the Panlong Longyan on the back, pointing directly to the dragon ball, which is simply the best Panlong relief work. There are so many fake coins, counterfeit currency texts, and minting that can't be expected! [1]
Jiangnan Province made Kuping seven coins and two points
In 1897 (Twenty-three years of Guangxu), three types of "made in Jiangnan Province" silver dollars (commonly known as old Jiangnan) were cast. The weight of Kuping Qiqian two cents should be about 30 grams. From 1898 to 1905 (the 23rd to 31st years of Guangxu), the Jiangnan Mint was established in eight yearsThe silver coins produced have increased the Ganzhi Chronicle (commonly known as Xin Jiangnan). The early weight was also manufactured according to the previous standard of 30 grams, but it was not in circulation; later, the weight was changed to 26.3--27 grams. The earliest province. According to the eight-year coining statistics, the 31st year of Guangxu had the least number of coins, but it also produced
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more than 2 million silver coins. In the 27th year of Guangxu, more than 50 million silver coins were minted in this year. From this, it can be seen that the production capacity of this mint is extraordinary. In 1911 (Xuantong three years), the Jiangnan Mint minted 705,000 one-dollar silver coins, 55,000 two-dime silver coins, and 10,000 one-dime silver coins. There are two kinds of coins in the existing world, "Xuantong Yuanbao made in Jiangnan Province", one quarter and four cents (two angles) and seven cents and two cents (one dime).
The price of copper rose sharply in the late Qing Dynasty, and the folks destroyed the money for copper, in order to obtain several times the profit, the market appeared money shortage. Due to the suspension of casting money in Guangdong, the market is short of money, and small amounts of circulation are very inconvenient. In order to save the money shortage, influenced by the Hong Kong copper dollar and foreign currencies, in June 26th Guangxu, Governor Deshou of Guangdong and Guangxi and former governor Li Hongzhang played a quasi-Guangdong imitation of Hong Kong copper cents casting mechanism copper dollar. Therefore, the casting of machine-made copper yuan in the Qing Dynasty began in Guangdong. Then Fujian, Jiangsu, Fourth
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chuan and other provinces successively imitated copper yuan.
Copper yuan is made of 97%-98.3% red copper, 0.1% white lead, 1% tin and other combinations. In the center of the front is "Guangxu Yuanbao" and "Baoguang" in Manchu. The outer ring is around the bead ring, and the upper marginal script is "Made in Hubei Province". The epoch value in the lower margin is "Dangshi"; the center of the back is cast with a "flying dragon" picture and a bead circle, the English epoch in the upper margin is "KWANGTUNG", and the English epoch in the lower margin is "ONECENT".
There is another Guangxu Yuanbao at that time, the front is "Guangxu Yuanbao", the outer edge is Manchu and Hubu (or the name of the province), and the lower is the 20 texts of Dangzhiyuan.
Hubei Province is a pioneer in my country's copper yuan. In the following 50 years, copper yuan has been manufactured in large quantities, the total number should be over tens of billions, and a large number of them have survived today. Unofficially cast ordinary copper is of low value.
Because the machine-made copper yuan is better than the square-hole copper coin, it can be used for commercial and commercial purposes, and the circulation is smooth. The following year, the government ordered the provinces along the river to allow imitation. Since then, all parts of the country have started to cast copper yuan. Therefore, at that time, the casting place of copper yuan was different, which is the most obvious feature to distinguish different copper yuan at that time.
Guangxu Ingot Shuanglong Shou Coins made in Guangdong Province
Among the Guangxu Ingots, the most rare is the Ssang Long Shou coin made in Guangdong Province: Kuping weighs one or two and is worth collecting.
Guangxu Ingot made in Guangdong Province Shuanglongshou coin
Sichuan government made Guangxu ingot every money 20 text
This Sichuan government made Guangxu Yuanbao Twenty Copper Coin
Central Manchu "Baochuan", extremely rare, extremely beautiful product
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The English on the back is SZECHUEN PROVINCE 20 CASH
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Sichuan Tongyuan Bureau was established in the twenty-eighth year of Guangxu (1902), and in June of the following year, copper yuan was cast. At that time, the copper yuan bureau used a set that imitated the Fujian Tongyuan Bureau Copper coins with five characters, ten characters, and twenty characters (Fujian Tongyuan Bureau was established in the twenty-sixth year of Guangxu). When the Sichuan Copper Yuan Bureau first imitated copper coins, it did not change the Manchu word "Baofu" to "Baochuan". It even caused great mistakes (probably because the engravers of the Sichuan Tongyuan Bureau did not know Manchu at the time). The officials of the Sichuan Tongyuan Bureau discovered this error and immediately recast it.
(The above information comes from the Internet and the historical records of Masano, the editor is limited in writing, but I hope you will bear with me. I will sort out more coins and other antiques laterCollecting knowledge and omissions, please point it out in the comment area, everyone learns from each other, and I hope you and I will go further on the collection road! )
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