奉天省造光绪元宝

奉天省造币厂是目前我国历史悠久的造币厂，主要生产流通硬币、金银纪念币等清于光绪二十二年根据盛京将军依克唐阿的奏请，批准设立并筹建奉天机器局以铸造机制银币，从德国进口锅炉和以蒸汽机为动力的铸币机器。光绪二十三年(1897年)奉天机器局建成。根据历史文献记载，当年该局就铸行了没有干支纪年的“奉天省造光绪元宝”，该币铸额小传世甚罕，不为广大钱币收藏者和研究者所熟悉。

由两广总督张之洞率先引进英国铸币机器铸造银元和铜元，之后各省纷纷仿效，共有十九个省局铸造。光绪年间铸造了一系列银币，但奉天省造光绪元宝由于不便于流通使用，故铸额极其稀少，更显珍贵。光绪二十八年(1902年)，奉天机器局的造币厂从机器局分离并更名为奉天银元局。光绪二十九年（1903年），奉天银元局铸造了以“两”为单位的“奉天省造癸卯光绪元宝库平银一两”和“奉天省造癸卯光绪元宝库平七钱二分”两种银币。著名的“奉天省造癸卯光绪元宝库平银一两”银币，俗称“奉天一两”就是在此年铸造。

因清代以来经历了多场战争，珍稀的光绪元宝损失严重，至今，数量已经极其有限。龙纹光绪元宝，这种元宝非常独特，它所代表的不仅仅是金钱，还有光绪年间的经济情况。为此，众多收藏家都纷涌而至，以期能够找出龙纹光绪元宝，以满足清代经济研究所需，是具有重要的文化意义和收藏价值的收藏佳品。

Fengtian Mint is a mint with a long history in China. It mainly produces circulating coins, gold and silver commemorative coins and so on. According to the request of Shengjing General Yke Tang a in the twenty-second year of Guangxu of the Qing Dynasty, it approved the establishment and preparation of fengtian Machinery Bureau to cast silver coins, and imported boilers and steam engine minting machines from Germany. Guangxu twenty-three years (1897) fengtian Machinery Bureau built. According to historical documents, the bureau was cast without the "Fengtian Province made Guangxu Yuanbao", the coin cast small handed down very rare, not familiar to the majority of coin collectors and researchers.

Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, took the lead in introducing the British coinage machine to cast silver and copper coins. Later, all provinces followed, with a total of 19 provincial bureaus casting. Guangxu years cast a series of silver coins, but fengtian Province guangxu Yuan bao is not easy to circulation, so the cast amount is extremely rare, more precious. In the 28th year of Guangxu (1902), the mint of Fengtian Machinery Bureau was separated from the Machinery Bureau and renamed fengtian Silver Bureau. Guangxu twenty-nine years (1903), Fengtian Silver Bureau cast to "two" as the unit of "Fengtian Province guimao Guangxu Yuan Treasure flat silver one or two" and "Fengtian Province Guimao Guangxu Yuan treasure flat seven money two" two silver coins. The famous "Fengtian Province made Guimao Guangxu Yuan Treasure house flat silver one or two" silver coin, commonly known as "Fengtian one or two" is cast in this year.

Since the Qing Dynasty has experienced a number of wars, the loss of rare Guangxu yuanbao is serious, so far, the number has been extremely limited. Dragon pattern Guangxu Yuanbao, this kind of yuanbao is very unique, it represents not only money, but also the economic situation of Guangxu years. To this end, many collectors are rushing to find the dragon guangxu yuanbao, in order to meet the needs of economic research in the Qing Dynasty, is a good collection with important cultural significance and collection value.