晚清光绪十三年(公元1887年)，两广总督张之洞，为维护清政府的统治，根据清政府的财政情况及对外贸易的需要，奏请清政府，主张自行铸制银元“龙洋”。获准后，于光绪十五年(公元1889年)，在广东设厂开始制造广东省光绪元宝，到光绪十六年(公元1890年)，广东省光绪元宝进入市面开始流通。随后，张之洞调任湖广总督，紧接着湖北省立马步广东省之后尘，于光绪二十一年(公元1895年)，开设造币厂制造湖北省光绪元宝。与此同时，天津的北洋机器局也开始制造银元。见此情况，清政府的一些御史官员先后奏请清政府准许各省仿效广东、湖北两省。在清政府“各省一律鼓铸”的圣旨下后，各省闻风而动，仿效广东、湖北两省，争先恐后的竞相设厂制造本省的光绪元宝。
藏品介绍
中文名称：湖南省造光绪元宝当十
英文名称：The Guangxu ingot made in Hunan Province is ten
类别：杂项
规格：一枚
品相：美品
湖南省造光绪元宝当十，正面中央为“光绪元宝”中间满文，外环珠圈，上缘纪地文字为“湖南省造”。左右纪值文字为“当十”；背面中央铸“潘龙”图及火龙珠，上下钤有英文。藏品虽经历了无穷岁月，但纹路依然清晰可见，也见证了其历史的积淀，具有非常明显的历史过渡性特征，有着难以言喻的价值。
这枚湖南的光绪元宝价值几何，我们从三个方面来分析。
1、铜钱形体的改变
光绪元宝湖南造当十元铜它值钱的点在于，从它开始我们的铜钱开始进行了形体上的改变。民国之前我们使用的都是铜币，这类铜币的形态都是外圆内方的形状。而光绪元宝湖南造当十元铜是一种无孔铜币，采用的是西方工艺制作而成。这种形态上的变化，预示着中国走向现代化的一个进程的象征，具有一定的历史文化价值。
2、现存数量少
光绪元宝湖南造当十元铜现存的数量非常少，市面上流通的就更少了。在收藏界一直奉行的一种原则，“物以稀为贵”。光绪元宝湖南造当十元铜铸造的次年被大量的发行，但是由于后来长期处于战乱的阶段，出现了兑换回收、遗失等情况的发生。历史的原因、人为的原因等都是造成了其数量少的结果。为此，它在市场中就会受到追捧，价格自然就会不断的上升。
3、具有艺术性
光绪元宝湖南造当十元铜具有一定的艺术性，不仅仅是作为铜币。这枚铜币正面的中央部分，刻有光绪元宝的字样，在其外围有湖南省造的字样，当十字样是在铜币的两边。背面是刻有蟠龙图以及英文字体，整体的图案都是非常清晰的，而且细节处做的非常细致。无论是图案还是字体都是非常精致的，铜钱的铜制质量非常好，即便是流传了这么久，依旧保留完整。为此，光绪元宝湖南造当十元铜具有投资的价值以及艺术的观赏性。
从三个方面来说，光绪元宝湖南造当十元铜都是非常值钱的。从它开始铜钱的体态发生了改变，具有里程碑式的意义。同时，由于连年的战火导致钱币数量骤减，现存数量极少。最后，本身制作工艺精良、图案、字体等具有一定的艺术鉴赏性。
英文翻译：Big head, big head in need three years of the republic of China yuan yuan this bulk circulation of at least one year of yuan, because he was a wrong version of the existence of general yuan big head is seven words, more than a "made" word, in only three years of the republic of China of all bulk yuan yuan big head there is no word, take a look at the red circle marked place, people, word is a bit more, this is also with the rest of the money, a big difference between the red circle below, we can see the big head portrait yuan less contact with the inner gear is an inner gear, it is also a professional identification of true and false coin important, this coin within the whole circle of the less a tooth, At that time, the purpose is to prevent counterfeiting, and the later copy of the coin is not aware of this detail
Coin collecting is exquisite: Tibetan made version of 'no' no big head big head series is the yuan yuan three years of a "perfect" the high value for collection, and money the second focus is see appearance, this coin, patina natural, whole is neat, clear font, beautifully designed, cutting without any deficiency, deformation, quality perfect, it is silver coin collection level.
In the 13th year of the Guangxu Emperor of the late Qing Dynasty (A.D. 1887), Zhang Zhidong, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, asked the Qing government to make silver COINS by himself. After being approved, in the fifteenth year of Guangxu (AD 1889), the factory in Guangdong began to manufacture Guangxu yuan bao in Guangdong province, to the sixteenth year of Guangxu (AD 1890), Guangxu Yuan Bao in Guangdong Province into the market began to circulate. Subsequently, Zhang Zhidong was transferred to Huguang governor, and hubei province immediately followed the footsteps of Guangdong Province. In the twenty-first year of Guangxu (1895), a mint was opened to manufacture The Guangxu ingot. At the same time, the Beiyang Machinery Bureau in Tianjin began to make silver. In view of this situation, some imperial officials of the Qing government successively sent to ask the Qing government to allow the provinces to follow the example of Guangdong and Hubei. Under the imperial edict of the Qing government that "all provinces should drum and cast", all provinces, following the example of Guangdong and Hubei, set up factories to manufacture their own Guangxu ingot.
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Chinese name: Hunan Guangxu Yuan Bao when ten
The Guangxu ingot made in Hunan Province is ten
Category: Miscellaneous
Specification: one coin
Yuan Shikai (1859 -- 1916) was a famous statesman, strategist and leader of the Northern Warlords in modern Chinese history. His courtesy name was Wei Ting, also known as Rong An and the owner of Xixin Pavilion. He was of the Han Nationality and was born in Xiangcheng, Henan province.
Yuan shikai made his fortune in Korea and trained the new army at tianjin Station after his return. The late Qing Dynasty actively promoted the modernization reform during the New Deal. During the Xinhai Revolution, He forced The qing Emperor Puyi to abdicate, overthrew the Qing Dynasty in a peaceful way, and became the provisional President of the Republic of China. In 1913, he suppressed the second revolution and was elected as the first President of the Republic of China. In 1914, he promulgated the Covenant of the Republic of China. In December 1915, he proclaimed himself emperor and changed the name of the country to Empire of China. This was opposed by all sides, triggering a movement to protect the country and forcing Yuan shikai to abolish the imperial system after 83 days as emperor. He died of uremia on June 6, 1916 and was buried in Anyang, Henan province.
Yuan Tou was one of the main currencies in circulation during the Republic of China. "Yuan Tou" is the colloquial name for yuan Shikai's series of COINS, or, to be more precise, "Yuan Shikai's jiahe silver coin". In order to rectify the currency system, the Beiyang government, in February of the third year of the Republic of China (1914), promulgated the "national currency regulations" 13, decided to implement the silver standard system. According to the Regulations of the State Currency, "a unit of six silver COINS of kuping with a price of four cents and eight cents shall be named as the dollar", "a dollar of silver with a total weight of two cents, eight silver and one copper" and "a dollar of silver with an unlimited number of USES", that is, a dollar of silver shall be the standard loan with an unlimited law. According to this regulation, in December 1914 and February 1915, the coinage general factory and the Jiangnan Mint opened a dollar coin, engraved with the head of Yuan Shikai, commonly known as "Yuan Tou coin" or "Yuan Head".
After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Yuan Shikai became President in April 1912. In view of the complexity of coinage and paper currency at that time, there were more than 100 kinds of Chinese and foreign currency in circulation, with different specifications, chaotic circulation and complicated translation. The people were resentful and wanted to solve the military expenditure problem by means of currency reform, so the Beiyang government decided to coin and issue national currency. Yuan Shikai, in order to enhance his dominance, had his head on the coin, hence the name "Yuan Tou".
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Chinese name: Three years in the Republic of China Yuan Tou
Yuan Dazhong in the third year of the Republic of China
Category: Miscellaneous
Specification: one coin
Appearance: Beautiful
Positive are five yuan shikai profile, the above calendar, three years of the republic of China collection value is extremely high, big head big head is called yuan yuan because behind this silver was printed with yuan shikai side face of the photo, and it also issued by his silver medal, the first silver valuable is that it, unlike the yuan, the reasons of it from foreign afferent phase consists of the qing dynasty to yuan shikai in order to solve the problem of the military after xinhai revolution as well as an important means to improve the personal status, from here, although he is not popular but the history behind the silver dollar value is not small peep.
Jiahe back two, left and right interaction, under the binding belt, cast "one yuan" two characters. Over the years, in the silver collection area, has a name, is not always hear, that is "big head" yuan, especially in recent years, as the gold and silver price strength and market, and many there were more than the market price of the old silver dollar rise, some of these special version, good appearance, only rare treasures, is immeasurable.
Guangxu yuan treasure made in Hunan Province when ten, the front of the central "Guangxu Yuan Treasure" in the middle of the engraved plum-blossom decoration, the outer ring of beads, the upper margin of the period of the text "Made in Hunan Province". The value character of lower margin period is "when ten"; The back center is cast with "Pan Long" and fire dragon bead. The upper and lower ringes are in English. Although the collection has gone through endless years, the lines are still clearly visible and witness the accumulation of its history. It is characterized by a very obvious historical transition and has an indescribable value.
The value of this Hunan Guangxu yuan treasure is analyzed from three aspects.
1. Change of copper coin shape
Guangxu Yuanbao Huannan Made when the ten yuan copper it is valuable point is, since it began our copper COINS began to undergo a physical change. Before the Republic of China, we used copper COINS, which were round outside and square inside. The Guangxu ingot made in Hunan when ten yuan copper is a kind of copper coin without holes, which is made by western technology. This kind of change on the form, the symbol that foretells China to move toward modernization of a course, have certain historical culture value.
2. Small quantity in existence
When the amount of ten-yuan copper in existence was very small, there was even less in circulation. In the field of collection has been pursued by a principle, "rare for valuable". In the following year, when the ten-yuan copper casting was produced in Hunanzao, Guangxu Yuan dynasty, a large number of issues were issued. However, due to the long period of war, exchange, recovery and loss occurred. Historical reasons, artificial reasons and so on are the result of its small number. For this reason, it will be popular in the market, the price will naturally continue to rise.
3. Artistic quality
Guangxu silver ingots Hunanzao ten yuan copper has a certain artistic quality, not only as copper COINS. The central part of the front of the copper coin is engraved with the characters of Guangxu yuan Bao. On the periphery of the coin are the words made in Hunan Province. The back is engraved with pandragon drawings and English fonts, the overall pattern is very clear, and the details are done very carefully. Both the pattern and the font are very delicate, and the quality of the copper coin is very good. Even though it has been handed down for so long, it still remains intact. Therefore, guangxu Yuanbao Hunanzhuan ten yuan copper has the value of investment and artistic appreciation.
From three aspects, the Guangxu yuan treasure hunan made when ten yuan copper are very valuable. Since then, the shape of the coin has changed, which is of landmark significance. At the same time, the number of COINS has plummeted because of years of war. Finally, it has a certain artistic appreciation for its fine craftsmanship, patterns and fonts.