儒行天弈精品推荐——德和通宝

颐和园，中国清朝时期皇家园林，前身为清漪园，坐落在北京西郊，距城区十五公里，占地约二百九十公顷，与圆明园毗邻。它是以昆明湖、万寿山为基址，以杭州西湖为蓝本，汲取江南园林的设计手法而建成的一座大型山水园林，也是保存最完整的一座皇家行宫御苑，被誉为“皇家园林博物馆”，也是国家重点旅游景点。

这枚钱币是为了纪念1888年光绪皇帝重建颐和园所发行的花钱，颐和园在咸丰十年（1860年），被英法联军焚毁。也是希望此园重建后能顺顺利利，平平安安的传承下去，只可惜后来八国联军又将它毁为一旦，着实令人感到惋惜。钱币通体采用金属铝铸造的花钱，在当时还是第一次用金属铝铸造钱币。在当时清朝末期，电解铝的技术还未发明，所以铝的材料比黄金还要贵重。当年拿破仑发行的勋章也铝制的，比黄金还要贵重很多。这枚钱币采用传统外圆内方钱币制式，廓款币厚，整体制式极为规整，钱币地章平坦，穿口修整规范。钱文深峻挺拔，字口俊秀灵动，图案清晰可辨。包浆醇厚润泽，皮壳厚实自然。同时也体现满清皇权制度在铸币领域的权威，其设计制造者不计成本地进行了精美绝伦的设计。其艺术水准、防伪能力迄今没有被超越。

此枚德和通宝在以往的国内外拍卖会上，仅有过3次的拍卖记录，足以见钱币之稀有，是被国内外集藏界公认的中国近代花钱大珍，堪称孤品，极具收藏与投资价值。

The Summer Palace, a royal garden of the Qing Dynasty in China, formerly known as Qingyi Garden, is located in the western suburbs of Beijing, 15 kilometers away from the city and covers an area of 290 hectares. It is adjacent to the Yuanmingyuan Garden. It is a large-scale landscape garden based on Kunming Lake and Wanshou Mountain, based on Hangzhou West Lake and drawing on the design techniques of gardens in the south of the Yangtze River. It is also the best preserved royal palace garden. It is known as the "Royal Garden Museum" and is also a national key tourist attraction.

This coin commemorates the money paid by Emperor Guangxu to rebuild the Summer Palace in 1888. The Summer Palace was burned down by the British and French allied forces in the 10th year of Xianfeng (1860). It is also hoped that the garden will be successfully rebuilt and passed on safely. Unfortunately, the G8 coalition forces

destroyed it once again, which is really regrettable. It was the first time at that time that coins were made of metal aluminum. At the end of the Qing Dynasty, the technology of electrolytic aluminum had not been invented, so aluminum was more valuable than gold. The medals issued by Napoleon in those days were also made of aluminum, much more valuable than gold. This coin adopts the traditional coin pattern of outer circle and inner square, with thick outline, extremely regular overall pattern, flat coin ground and regular threading. Qian Wen is deep, tall and straight, with beautiful and clever words and clear patterns. The coated pulp is mellow and moist, and the skin is thick and natural. At the same time, it also reflects the authority of the Manchu imperial power system in the field of minting coins. Its designers and manufacturers carried out exquisite designs regardless of cost. Its artistic level and anti-counterfeiting ability have not been surpassed so far.

This German and Tongbao auction has only had 3 auction records in the past domestic and foreign auctions, which is enough to show the rarity of coins. It is recognized by the collection circles at home and abroad as a great treasure in modern China. It can be called an orphan and has great collection and investment value.