光緒元寶是清朝光緒年間流通的貨幣之一。由湖北兩廣總督張之洞率先引進英國鑄幣機器鑄造銀元和銅元，之後各省紛紛仿效。共有十九個省局鑄造，除中央戶部，地方省所鑄銅元，皆在其正面上緣鐫寫省名。計有：1戶部；2北洋；12湖北；7江南；15河南； 11湖南；14江西；9山東；8廣東；5清江；6浙江；13四川； 10福建；17安徽；3吉林；4奉天；18廣西；19新疆；20黑龍江。
北洋造光緒元寶北洋龍洋在中國近代機器鑄幣史上屬一個大系列，其鑄期歷時甚長（從光緒22年—光緒34年[1896至1908年]），歷經十餘載，幣模幾經更替，即使同一鑄造年份亦往往由於修模、幣材、工藝技術、工廠管理等諸多因素，造成版別異常繁雜。
北洋34年造光緒元寶
北洋造庫平七錢二分，品相精美，包漿圓潤，鏽色古舊，古樸典雅，歷史遺留痕跡鮮明，歷史過渡性自然，極具藝術價值和歷史價值。錢幣正面珠圈內鑄滿漢文“光緒元寶”字樣，上環書“北洋造”，下環鑄“庫平七錢二分”，錢文清晰，字型端莊俊美，筆畫遒勁有力，圓潤飽滿，書法藝術價值極高。
此枚為長尾龍，長雲版. 此幣雕模深峻，架構平衡，書法流暢。銀幣正面珠圈內鐫漢文“光緒元寶”四字；珠圈外上緣環鐫滿文（光緒元寶）四字，下緣環鐫“庫平七錢二分”六字；左右分別鐫鑄“北·洋”二字。二字上方各鐫一圓點。幣背面中鐫一“坐龍圖”，“龍圖”四周環鐫“祥雲紋”；上下緣環鐫英文及阿拉伯數字“34RD YEAR OF KUANG HSü PEI YANG,（中譯為:北洋·光緒第34年）”。下緣英文“PEI YANG（北洋）”左右上兩側各鐫一圓點。
這枚銀幣採用優質銀材料精心製作而成，設計巧妙，形制精美，紋飾考究，佈局合理，工藝精湛，紋飾栩栩如生，線條流暢優雅，紋路深邃，浮雕感強烈，撫之，指尖上可感受到幣面上錯落有致的紋飾，手感非常好!藏品正面可見滿漢文化之融合，背面則顯示了中西文化的大融合，帶著鮮明而濃厚的歷史韻味，是該歷史時期社會背景的真實寫照，由於是歷史價值深厚，意義重大，極具投資收藏意義。
英文翻譯：Guangxu Yuanbao was one of the currencies in circulation during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei province and Guangdong province, took the lead in introducing the British coinage machine to cast silver and copper coins. Later, provinces followed suit. A total of nineteen provincial bureaux cast, in addition to the central household department, local provinces cast copper, all engraved on the front edge of the province name. Including: 1 household; 2 the northern; Hubei province; 7 jiangnan; 15 in henan; Hunan; Jiangxi province; 9 shandong; Guangdong; 5 qingjiang; Zhejiang; Sichuan; 10 in fujian province; Anhui; 3 jilin; 4 Mukden; Guangxi; Xinjiang; 20 Heilongjiang.
Beiyang building guangxu wing beiyang Long Yang in the history of modern Chinese machine COINS belong to a big series, the casting period lasted very long (in the guangxu 34 years guangxu 22 years - [1896] 1908), after more than ten years, coin change several times, even if the same year also often since repairing mold, material, technology, factory management, and many other factors, causing abnormal bottle multifarious.
Beiyang made Guangxu Yuanbao in 34 years
Beiyang Made kuping seven money and two cents, exquisite appearance, smooth paste, rust color ancient, simple and elegant, clear traces of historical legacy, historical transition natural, extremely artistic and historical value. The words "Guangxu Yuanbao" in Chinese are cast in the bead circle on the front of the coin, the upper ring book is "Made in Beiyang", and the lower ring is "Kuping seven money and two cents". The money text is clear, the font is dignified and beautiful, the strokes are powerful, round and full, and the artistic value of calligraphy is very high.
This is long Tail Dragon, long cloud version. The coin carving mold is deep, the structure is balanced and the calligraphy is smooth. The silver coin front bead circle engraved in Chinese "Guangxu Yuanbao" four words; The upper edge of the bead circle engraved with four words (Guangxu Yuanbao), the lower edge of the ring engraved with six words "Kuping seven money two"; The left and right sides engraved "North · Yang" two characters. There is a dot above each word. The back of the coin is engraved with a "Sitting dragon figure", and the "dragon Figure" is surrounded by a ring engraved with "Xiangyun grain"; The upper and lower edges OF the ring engraved in English and Arabic numerals "34RD YEAR OF KUANG HSu PEI YANG, (Chinese translation: the 34th YEAR OF Guangxu). The lower edge of the English "PEI YANG (Beiyang)" left and right on both sides of a dot.
This silver coin is made of high-quality silver material carefully, clever design, exquisite shape, elegant decoration, reasonable layout, exquisite workmanship, lifelike decoration, smooth and elegant lines, deep lines, a strong sense of float and sculpture, caress, fingertips can feel the scattered patterns on the surface of the currency, feel very good! Collection of positive visible fusion of Manchu and Han culture, the back shows the great fusion of Chinese and Western culture, with distinct and strong historical charm, is the true portrayal of the social background of the historical period, because of the profound historical value, great significance, investment collection significance.
