Silver coins, paper money and copper coins went hand in hand in the Qing Dynasty. New silver coins were issued in Jiaqing and more gold and silver coins were cast in Guangxu. The Westernization Movement also influenced the coinage industry. In the 13th year of Guangxu (1887), Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, entrusted the British minister to order a complete set of coin-making machines in Britain, and first minted silver and copper coins in Guangdong Money Bureau. Since then, provinces have followed suit and bought foreign mechanically cast silver and copper coins. Many mint machines, including Guangdong Money Bureau, were ordered from the famous Birmingham Mint Company in London, England. With the intervention of British industry, silver coins have also been stained with western colors. The front of the coin can see the fusion of Manchu and Chinese cultures, while the back of the coin clearly marks the intervention of western culture. There are many articles when you do ten articles, and the collection value is high when you do twenty articles. It's hard to find genuine products on the market now!
"Guangxu Yuanbao", 3.2 cm in diameter. There are beads around the front of the coin, in which "Guangxu Yuanbao" is read directly from top to bottom, and the words "Guangxu Yuanbao" and Manchu are cast outside the bead circle, with the words "Hubu" on the upper edge and "Twenty Money-making Articles" on the lower edge. This coin is delicate in copper, good in color, exquisite in appearance and clear in Qian Wen. It is a treasure in money and has a high collection value.
In the center of the back of Guangxu Yuanbao, a picture of "Flying Dragon" is cast, with the upper edge of "Tiger Puff" and the lower edge of "Twenty Money". The central "dragonfly" hovers from top to bottom, with the faucet open, two dragon whiskers drooping, a protruding nose, bright eyes, fine dragon patterns and a fireball below. Its pattern is round and convex, strewn at random, and has a sense of three-dimensional sculpture. Guangxu Yuanbao, bearing the social background and cultural characteristics of an era, is deeply influenced by history and has high collection value. On this small coin, the artistic style of combining practicality and craftsmanship is perfectly presented, which is amazing.
Guangxu Yuanbao was one of the currencies in circulation during Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty. Zhang Zhidong, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, took the lead in introducing the British mint to cast silver and copper coins. After that, all provinces in China followed suit, and 19 provincial bureaus forged it. Except the central household department, the copper coins cast by local provinces are all written with the name of the province on the upper edge of the front.
Guangxu Yuanbao was the first large denomination currency in circulation during Guangxu period of Qing Dynasty, and it was the first batch of printing and distribution currency in China that introduced overseas technology, which also has certain historical significance today. The most valuable gold ingot in Guangxu period was the Shuanglong Shouzi coin made in Guangdong Province, weighing one or two.
Guangxu Yuanbao is a big category of coin collection, which has always attracted the attention of many collectors. Different versions of Guangxu Yuanbao have unique charm, which is worthy of deep appreciation by collectors. According to insiders, the most important factor that determines the value of ancient coins is the size of the world. In the field of antique collection, "rare things are precious" is an eternal law, which is applicable to almost any collection. In addition, to measure the value of an ancient coin, besides the cultural connotation and the amount of existence, the appearance of an ancient coin is also very important. In the field of collection, appearance is regarded as "the life of a collection". According to the survey data, at present, more than 6,700 people in China are tirelessly pursuing Guangxu Yuanbao, and 97.5% of them have actually put it into action, because this kind of collection requires profound professional knowledge. A senior coin collector said that 67.3% of the rich people in China like to collect Guangxu ingots made by households, because they can create huge wealth for investors and are also symbols of status and taste.