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Year: AD 1911-1915

Material: Silver, Copper

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Manufactured by: Yunnan Province

Provenance: Xiang-yun Cabinet 2023

It is reported that this coin button was cut from an old cotton-padded jacket.

Guangxu Yuanbao refers to currency minted during the Guangxu reign of the Qing dynasty (1871–1908). In response to the large influx of foreign silver dollars into China, which disrupted the domestic silver tael system, Zhang Zhidong, the Governor-General of Liangguang, imported a set of minting machines from Britain in the 13th year of Guangxu (1887). The first silver coins were minted at the Guangdong Mint in the 15th year of Guangxu (1889), after which other provinces followed suit, establishing their own mints. To distinguish between these provincial issues, the name of the respective province was engraved along the upper edge of the obverse side of the coins.

The coin denominations included kuping (standard treasury weight) values of 7.2 qian, 3.6 qian, 1.44 qian, 0.72 qian, and 0.36 qian, forming a system of five tiers. Spanning from the 15th to the 34th year of Guangxu, Guangxu Yuanbao remained in circulation for over two decades. Despite being machine-minted, its coin dies underwent frequent modifications, and even within those produced at the Beiyang Mint, multiple variations exist.

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年代: 公元 1911-1915 年

材質: 銀、銅

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製造地: 雲南省鑄造

來源: 祥雲珍寶閣 2023

雖說此錢幣背面為光緒元寶，但是年代卻是於宣統三年(西元1911年)後鑄造的!

據稱此錢幣鈕扣是從一件舊棉襖上剪下來的！

「光緒元寶」為清朝光緒年間(公元1871-1908年)所鑄的貨幣。為了化解大量外國銀元流進中國、衝擊中國銀兩的局面，光緒13年(公元1887年)兩廣總督張之洞從英國引進一套的造幣機器，於光緒15年(公元1889年)在廣東錢局首鑄銀元，隨後各省相繼設局效仿，並在銀元正面上緣鐫寫各個省名以作區別。其幣值有庫平七錢二分、庫平三錢六分、庫平一錢四分四釐、庫平七分二釐、庫平三分六釐等五個等級。「光緒元寶」從光緒十五年至光緒三十四年歷經二十年，流通非常廣泛，雖為機器鑄造、但幣模常有修改，僅北洋廠所鑄便有多種。