珍稀钱币——双龙寿字币鉴赏

此币铸于光绪三十一年(1905)初，为纪念慈禧七十寿辰而铸。张炯伯在《广东省造银币》一文中写道：“惟本品因未纪年，殊难遽断，然观其图案，谐作福寿，环绕双龙，幕无英文，意含颂祝，大异常制。由此以推，成w为纪念币之一种，专铸以祝慈禧太后七旬万寿者也。”

This coin was coined at the beginning of the 31st year of Guangxu (1905) to commemorate the 70th birthday of Cixi. Zhang Jongbo wrote in the article "Silver coins in Guangdong Province": "However, due to the lack of age, this product is very difficult to break, but look at its pattern, harmoniously make a happy life, surround the Shuanglong, the curtain has no English, meaning praise, great exception system. From this to push, it became one of the commemorative coins, specially cast to wish Empress Dowager Cixi a longevity in seventy days.

广东“寿”字双龙一两银币，不仅以其传世稀少而受到人们的珍视，而且，还由于它的制作异常精美而倍受人们的宠爱。在我国近代银币中，它是久享盛名的一种。此币正面以珠圈为界，可分为内外两个部分：珠圈以外，上端为“广东省造”四字，下方为“库平重一两”五字，左右两侧各铸一蝙蝠图案；珠圈以内，铸有满、汉文“光绪元宝”四字。背面也以珠圈为界：珠圈外面，铸有双龙图案；珠圈里面，铸有一圆形“寿”字。

Guangdong's "Shou" double dragon one or two silver coins are not only treasured by people because of their rarity, but also favored by people because of their exquisite production. Among the modern silver coins in our country, it has long enjoyed a high reputation. The front of the coin is bounded by the bead circle, which can be divided into two parts: outside the bead circle, the upper end is made in Guangdong Province, and below it is "Kupingzhong one or two" with a bat pattern on both sides; inside the bead circle, there are four characters of "Guangxu Yuan Bao" in Manchu and Chinese. The back side is bounded by the bead circle: outside the bead circle, there is a double dragon pattern; inside the bead circle, there is a circular word "Shou".

这种银币有一个很显著的特色，那就是在币面两侧各有一蝙蝠图案。当时把它的图像铸在银币之上，寓有吉祥的含义。因为，蝙蝠的“蝠”字与幸福的“福”字读音相同，而把蝙蝠图案铸在币面上，系取“蝠”、“福”两字谐音。并且，如将它与背面的“寿”字相对应，便构成“福寿双全”之意。

This silver coin has a remarkable feature, that is, there is a bat pattern on both sides of the coin. At that time, its image was cast on silver coins, which implied auspicious meanings. Because the word "bat" and the word "happiness" pronunciation is the same, and the bat pattern is cast on the currency, the word "bat" and "happiness" homonym. Moreover, if it corresponds to the word "longevity" on the back, it will constitute the meaning of "both happiness and longevity".