光緒元寶是清朝光緒年間流通的貨幣之一。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。中國最早的機制洋式銀元為光緒年間的“光緒元寶”,俗稱“龍洋”,因銀元背面一般鑄有龍紋而得名。因清代以來經歷了多場戰爭,龍紋光緒元寶損失嚴重,至今,數量已經極其有限。龍紋光緒元寶,這種元寶非常獨特,它所代表的不僅僅是金錢,還有光緒年間的經濟情況。為此,眾多收藏家都紛湧而至,以期能夠找出這時期的龍紋光緒元寶,以滿足清代經濟研究所需。
此組藏品名為新雲南省造光緒元寶無英文版,是繼兩廣總督張之洞引進英國機器製造的英文版光緒元寶後,由我國自主研發制幣機器鑄造的錢幣,所以背面無英文。此組錢幣雲南省造光緒元寶庫平三錢六分雖然經歷了歲月的洗禮和歷史的沉澱,但 如今依然儲存較為完好;它在燈光下散發出一種淡淡的銀光,彷彿帶著一股王 者的貴氣。藏品正面鑄有銘文,頂部鑄楷體“雲南省造”四字,底部鑄貨幣價值:“庫平三錢六分”,中心直讀“光緒元寶”四字,幣中心為滿文“光緒元寶”,外圈兩側各有一朵六角花紋裝飾。藏品的背面內圈是神龍圖騰,紋路如刀刻所成,鑄造工藝神乎其技,且龍身紋路精美,並有雲海襯托,看上去彷彿是一幅神龍翱翔天際油畫,極其瑰麗,美得 動人心魄!神龍圖騰紋飾色澤豔麗明快,自然純正,光潔細潤。此枚錢幣背面看上去就彷彿是一 幅畫卷,美到極致。
夏文明上下五千年,歷史文化源遠流長,每一個歷史發展的階段都是我們國家成長的足跡,錢幣也正是這歷史銀河中組成的重要部分。雲南省舊時由於非常落後,當地少數民族居多,大多處於以物換物這麼一種貿易方式,當地錢幣鑄造量較少,存世量稀缺。它見證了中國悠久的貨幣史,承載著古老的東方文明,蘊含著深厚的文化底蘊,潛藏著皇家的威嚴,是不可多得泉界之神品、藏界之重器,整體在中國歷史上具有無法估量的學術研究價值和文物保藏價值,且數量稀缺,世之罕見,有著難以言喻的收藏價值及歷史價值!
Guangxu Yuanbao was one of the currency circulating during the reign of Emperor Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty. A total of 19 provincial bureau casting, in addition to the Central Household Department, the local province cast copper yuan, are engraved on the front edge of the provincial name. China’s earliest mechanism of foreign-style Silver Yuan for the Guangxu years “Yuanbao”, commonly known as “Longyang”, because the silver back of the General Casting Dragon Pattern and named. Because of the Qing Dynasty has experienced many wars, dragon pattern Guangxu Yuanbao heavy losses, so far, the number has been extremely limited. Dragon Pattern Guangxu Yuanbao, this Yuanbao is very unique, it represents not only the money, but also Guangxu years of economic conditions. To this end, a large number of collectors are pouring in, with a view to find this period of Dragon Emperor Guangxu Yuanbao, to meet the needs of economic research in the Qing Dynasty. This collection is called the new Yunnan Province created Guangxu Yuanbao no English version, after the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi Zhang Zhidong introduced the English version of Guangxu Yuanbao made by British machines, developed by China’s own coin-making machine minting coins, so there is no English back. Although it has experienced the baptism of time and the precipitation of history, it is still relatively well preserved; it gives off a faint silvery light under the Lamplight, as if it were carrying a king, the noble spirit of the one. There are inscriptions on the front of the collection, four characters in regular script on the top, “Made in Yunnan Province”, and the value of the coins at the bottom: “Kupyn’s three coins and six cents”. The four characters “Guangxu Yuanbao”are read directly in the center, and the Manchu characters “Guangxu Yuanbao”are used in the center, each side of the outer ring is decorated with a hexagonal pattern. The back of the collection is the dragon totem, lines such as carved by a knife, casting technology magic, and the Dragon Tattoo exquisite, and set off the Sea of clouds, it looks like a dragon soaring sky painting, extremely beautiful, beautiful, moving! Dragon Totem decorative color bright, natural pure, smooth and fine run. The back of this coin looks like a picture scroll, the most beautiful. Xia Civilization up and down 5,000 years, the history and culture has a long history, each stage of historical development is the footprint of our country’s growth, coin is an important part of the history of the Milky Way. In the old days in Yunnan Province, due to its backwardness, the majority of the local minorities were in the form of barter trade, and the amount of local coins minted was relatively small. It bears witness to China’s long history of currency, carries the ancient oriental civilization, contains profound cultural charm, hides the majesty of the Royal Family, and is a rare treasure in the spring world and a heavy weight in the Tibetan world, the whole has inestimable academic research value and the cultural relic preservation value in Chinese history, and the quantity is scarce, the world is rare, has the ineffable collection value and the historical value!