Item number: A08

Year: AD 1903

Material: Copper

Manufactured by: Hu Poo(Board of Revenue)

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2023

The Guang Xu Yuanbao copper coin was one of the circulating machine-struck coins during the Guangxu era of the Qing Dynasty. It was initially minted by the Kwangtung Province in the 26th year of Guangxu (AD 1900), with subsequent production by other provinces continuing until the end of the Guangxu era in the 34th year (AD 1908).

This coin is an error coin, the origin coin contains an inner bead circle on the obverse side which includes the homophonic inscription “Guangxu Yuanbao,” surrounded by Manchu script, indicating the same. The outer circle features the denomination “Twenty cash in standard currency,” with five-petaled flower patterns and the characters “Hu” and “Bu” on either side.

物件編號: A08

年代: 公元 1903 年

材質: 紅銅

製造地: 戶部

來源: 福君錢幣2023

「光緒元寶」銅幣是清代光緒年間流通的機制幣之一，最早由廣東省在光緒26年(公元1900年)設局開鑄，而後各省陸續跟進，直至光緒34年(公元1908年)光緒朝結束。

此幣為錯幣，幣面珠圈內為「光緒元寶」對讀，上環滿文，意為「光緒元寶」，下環幣值「當制錢二十文」，兩側分列五瓣花圖案及「戶」、「部」各一字。