千古商城 湖北省造光绪元宝！

从商代的贝币，战国的刀、布币，到秦代的方孔圆钱，再到清末的机制币，我国古代钱币可谓品种多样，样式丰富，其文化历史价值与收藏投资价值吸引了大批爱好者和藏家。光绪元宝，作为近代中国钱币中的精品，有着历史熏陶，是价值很高的革命文物，具有深远的历史纪念意义;同时，还是考古和研究中国历史文化难得的实物。珍贵的光绪元宝钱币记载着清朝惊天动地的历史，由于历经百年风雨，存世量极为稀少，尤其是品相好的更为稀缺，因此很受收藏爱好者青睐。

From the shell coins of the Shang Dynasty, the knives and cloth coins of the Warring States period, to the fangkong yuan coins of the Qin Dynasty, to the mechanism coins of the late Qing Dynasty, China's ancient coins can be described as diverse in variety and rich in style. Their cultural and historical value and collection and investment value attract a large number of fans and collectors. Guangxu Yuanbao, as an excellent coin in modern China, is a revolutionary cultural relic with high value and profound historical significance. At the same time, it is also a rare object for Archaeology and research of Chinese history and culture. The precious Guangxu Yuanbao coins record the earth shaking history of the Qing Dynasty. After a hundred years of wind and rain, the amount of coins is extremely rare, especially those with good quality, so they are very popular with collectors.

【藏品名称】：湖北省造光绪元宝库平七钱二分

[collection name]: Hubei Province zaoguangxu yuanbaokuping Qiqian dichotomy

【类别】：钱币

Class: Coins

我国近代工业的先驱者张之洞，在广东任两广总督期间，曾于光绪十三年(1887年)奏请在广东广州创建广东钱局，采用机器制造银元，从而成为我国现代机制银元的开创者。光绪十五年(1889)，张之洞奉命调往湖北，任湖广总督，此后不久，便将广东的经验运用于湖北，并在湖北武昌筹建了国内第二家采用机器制造银元的官方铸钱机构——湖北银元局，该局也是张之洞来到湖北后建造的第一家铸钱机构。湖北银元局于光绪二十年(1894年)十二月正式投产,开始铸造多种湖北银元：如大银元(重库平七钱二分)、两开(重三钱六分)、五开(重一钱四分四厘)、十开(重七分二厘)、二十开(重三分六厘)等五种规格。湖北银元局所造银元，因含银量高，制作精良，广受欢迎而行销全国。湖北银元局不仅广铸银元，而且也曾发行纸币。但因该局纸币存世稀少，极难寻觅而很少为人们所熟悉。

Zhang Zhidong, the pioneer of China's modern industry, once asked to establish Guangdong money Bureau in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, in 1887, when he was governor of Guangdong and Guangdong, and made silver dollars by machine, thus becoming the founder of China's modern mechanism silver dollars. In 1889, Zhang Zhidong was sent to Hubei as governor of Huguang. Shortly after that, he applied Guangdong's experience to Hubei and set up the second official money casting institution in Wuchang, Hubei Province, Hubei Yinyuan Bureau, which was also the first money casting institution built by Zhang Zhidong after he came to Hubei. Hubei silver yuan Bureau was officially put into production in December of the 20th year of Guangxu's reign (1894), and began to cast a variety of Hubei silver yuan, such as big silver yuan (heavy storage level of seven coins and two Fen), two Kai (heavy three coins and six Fen), five Kai (heavy one coins and four Fen and four Fen), ten Kai (heavy seven Fen and two Fen), twenty Kai (heavy three Fen and six Fen) and other five specifications. The silver yuan made by Hubei silver yuan bureau is sold all over the country because of its high silver content, excellent production and wide popularity. Hubei silver yuan bureau not only widely cast silver yuan, but also issued paper money. However, due to the scarcity of banknotes, it is very difficult to find and rarely known by people.

光绪二十年(公元1894年)，张之洞将位于武汉三佛阁街的原守备署改建为湖北银元局，并仿造广东省第三版银元的式样铸造湖北省造光绪元宝，初铸版银币背面龙图的左右两边镌刻“本省”二字，以示与外省区别，仅限在湖北本省使用，因为不便于流通而铸额很小。湖北银元局将初铸版银币背面的“本省”二字去掉，于1895年铸行了新版“湖北省造光绪元宝”，投放市场流通后，“本省”银币被回收兑换和销毁，传世极罕。

In 1894, Zhang Zhidong changed the original garrison office located in sanfoge street of Wuhan into Hubei silver dollar Bureau, and forged the third silver dollar of Guangdong Province to make Guangxu yuan treasure of Hubei Province. The first silver coin was engraved with the word "province" on the left and right sides of the Dragon diagram on the back, to show the difference from other provinces. It was only used in Hubei Province, because it was not convenient for circulation, so the amount of money was very small. Hubei silver yuan Bureau removed the word "province" on the back of the first silver coin, and in 1895, a new version of "Hubei Province made Guangxu Yuanbao" was cast. After being put into the market, the "province" silver coins were recycled, exchanged and destroyed, which was rarely handed down.

这枚湖北省造光绪元宝库平七钱二分银币，正面点圈内镌汉文和满文“光绪元宝”字样，上铸“湖北省造”四字，下镌“库平七钱二分”六字，字体为楷书，左右两侧各镌一个六花星。背面蟠龙居中，外圈为英文，并镌有“7”和“2”阿拉伯数字，为中国银币二十珍之一。

This silver coin with seven coins and two cents of Kuping, the Guangxu Yuanbao made in Hubei Province, is engraved with Chinese and Manchu characters "Guangxu Yuanbao" in the front dot circle, with four characters of "made in Hubei Province" on the top and six characters of "Kuping seven coins and two cents" on the bottom. The characters are regular script, with a six star on the left and right sides. The reverse side is in the middle, the outer ring is in English, and engraved with "7" and "2" Arabic numerals, which is one of the 20 treasures of Chinese silver coins.

从古到今，人们就有储蓄钱币的传统习俗，尤其是古钱币中的银元一直是一大热点。因为银元材质珍贵，艺术价值高。同时，银币制作量本就较少，加上清末、民国战乱连连等因素，一些较珍贵的银元品种如此枚湖北省造光绪元宝库平七钱二分银币，存世量稀少，极具收藏价值。

From ancient times to the present, people have the traditional custom of saving money, especially the silver dollar in the ancient money has always been a hot spot. Because silver is precious in material and high in artistic value. At the same time, the production of silver coins is relatively small. In addition to the continuous wars in the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China and other factors, some more precious silver coins, such as Hubei Province Guangxu yuan treasure bank, have a small amount of silver coins and are of great collection value.