Item number: A1896

Year: AD 1906

Material: Silver

Size: 15.2 x 15.2 x 0.6 mm

Weight: 1.2 g

Manufactured by: Jilin Arsenal, Jilin

Provenance: Da Chen Stamps and Coins Collection 2015

This is a “Guangxu Yuanbao” silver coin minted in the 32nd year of Guangxu (AD 1906), during the Bing Wu year, by the Jilin Arsenal, with a denomination of 1 Mace 4.4 Candareens. Due to the passage of time, many details on the coin have worn away and are no longer visible.

The obverse features a five-clawed coiled dragon breathing fire, flanked by the formal name of the country, “Da Qing Guo” (Great Qing State), in Manchu script. The “KIRIN. PROVINCE” is inscribed in English at the top edge, divided by the Manchu script, while the simplified denomination “1 MACE AND 44 CANDAREENS” is inscribed in English at the bottom edge. On each side, there is a six-petal flower as decoration.

The reverse features a beaded circle enclosing the characters “Guangxu Yuanbao” surrounded by a potted evergreen flower vase. The year of the zodiac, “Bing Wu”, is inscribed on the sides of the beaded circle. “Made in Jilin Province” is inscribed at the top edge, and the full denomination “Kuping 1 Mace 4.4 Candareens” is at the bottom edge.

Milling method in Jilin began with the establishment of the “Jilin Arsenal” in the 10th year of Guangxu (AD 1884). By the 22nd year of Guangxu (AD 1896), the Jilin Arsenal started minting the Guangxu Yuanbao. It was not until the 25th year of Guangxu (AD 1899) that the Guangxu Yuanbao minted in Jilin began to include the zodiac year on the reverse side.

物件編號: A1896

年代: 公元 1906 年

材料: 銀

尺寸: 15.2 x 15.2 x 0.6 mm

重量: 1.2 g

製造地: 吉林機器局，吉林省

來源: 大城郵幣社 2015

這是一枚光緒32年(公元1906年)，時值丙午年間，由吉林機器局鑄造的「光緒元寶」銀幣，面額為一錢四分四釐。由於時代久遠，許多銀幣上的細節已經磨損不復可見。

錢幣正面是一條吐息火焰的五爪蟠龍，兩側以滿文書寫正式國名「大清國」。以滿文為分界線，上緣處以英文刻寫「吉林省」，下緣以英文標示簡化的面額「1 MACE AND 44 CANDAREENS」字樣，兩側則各以六瓣花為飾。錢幣背面有一道珠圈，中央是圍繞一盆萬年青花瓶的「光緒元寶」四字。珠圈外緣兩側刻有干支年份「丙午」，以丙午為分界線，上緣寫有「吉林省造」，下緣則是完整面額「庫平一錢四分四釐」。

吉林的機械鑄幣始於光緒10年(公元1884年)的「吉林機器局」。光緒22年(公元1896年)，吉林機器局始鑄光緒元寶。直到光緒25年(公元1899年)起，吉林造光緒元寶方才在背面加鑄干支紀年。