双龙寿字币库平重一两

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，成为纪念币之一种，专铸以祝慈禧太后七旬万寿者也。”

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 coin was coined at the beginning of the 31st year of Guangxu (1905) to commemorate the 70th birthday of Cixi. Zhang jiongbo wrote in the article "silver coins made in Guangdong Province": "however, it is very difficult to break this product suddenly because it is not recorded in the new year. However, according to its pattern, it is harmoniously made into blessing and longevity, surrounded by Double Dragons, and the screen has no English, which means praising and blessing. It is a great abnormal system. Therefore, it has become one of the commemorative coins, which is specially cast to wish Empress Dowager Cixi's 70th birthday."

One or two silver coins with the word "Shou" and "Shuanglong" in Guangdong are not only cherished by people because they are rarely handed down, but also favored by people because of their exquisite workmanship. In China's modern silver coins, it is a long-standing and famous one. The obverse of the coin is bounded by a bead circle, which can be divided into two parts: outside the bead circle, the upper end is "made in Guangdong Province", the lower end is "Kuping weight one or two", and a bat pattern is cast on the left and right sides; Within the bead circle, there are four characters of "Guangxu Yuanbao" in Manchu and Chinese. The back is also bounded by a bead circle: outside the bead circle, there is a double dragon pattern; Inside the bead ring, there is a round word "Shou". 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 meaning. Because the word "bat" of bat has the same pronunciation as the word "Fu" of happiness, and the word "bat" and "Fu" are homophonic when the bat pattern is cast on the coin. Moreover, if it corresponds to the word "longevity" on the back, it constitutes the meaning of "both happiness and longevity".