Item number: A1207

Year: AD 1901

Material: Silver

Manufactured by: Jilin Arsenal, Jilin

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2024

This is a “Guangxu Yuanbao” silver coin minted in the 27th year of Guangxu (AD 1901), during the Xinchou year, by the Jilin Arsenal, with a denomination of 7 Mace 2 Candareens. The obverse of the coin depicts a five-clawed coiled dragon exhaling flames.

On both sides of the obverse, the formal name of the country, “Da Qing Guo” (Great Qing State), is written in Manchu script, serving as a divider. At the upper edge, “KIRIN. PROVINCE” is inscribed in English, while at the lower edge, the simplified denomination “7 CAINDARINS 2” is displayed in English. There are three variations in the English spelling of “candareens” used by Jilin Province: “CANDAREENS,” “CANDARINS,” and “CAINDARINS.”

On the reverse side of the coin, there is a beaded border, with the central motif featuring the four characters “Guangxu Yuanbao” surrounding a Taiji symbol. The year of the zodiac, “Xinchou”, is inscribed on the sides of the beaded circle. “Made in Jilin Province” is inscribed at the top edge, and the full denomination “Kuping 7 Mace 2 Candareens” is at the bottom edge.

The coin bears multiple distinct stamps, some of which are Chinese characters. On the obverse, there are stamps such as “鹵,” while the reverse shows the character “弓” and “言.” However, the specific meanings or the business entities these stamps refer to remain unclear. Further research into the historical context of these stamps could help identify their significance or the firms associated with them.

Milling method in Jilin began with the establishment of the “Jilin Arsenal” in the 10th year of Guangxu (AD 1884). By the 22nd year of Guangxu (AD 1896), the Jilin Arsenal started minting the Guangxu Yuanbao. It was not until the 25th year of the Guangxu Emperor’s reign (AD 1899) that the Jilin Mint began to add the cyclical characters of the Chinese zodiac to the reverse side, becoming a prominent feature of the coins in the province.

物件編號: A1207

年代: 公元 1901 年

材質: 銀

製造地: 吉林機器局，吉林省

來源: 福君錢幣 2024

這是一枚光緒27年(公元1901年)，時值乙巳年間，由吉林機器局鑄造的「光緒元寶」銀幣，面額為七錢二分。錢幣正面是一條吐息火焰的五爪蟠龍。正面兩側以滿文書寫正式國名「大清國」為分界線，上緣處以英文刻寫「吉林省」，下緣以英文標示簡化的面額「7 CAINDARINS 2」字樣。吉林省對於「錢」的英文拚音，存在「CANDAREENS」、「CANDARINS」和「CAINDARINS」三種拼法。

錢幣背面有一道珠圈，中央是圍繞一個太極圖騰的「光緒元寶」四字。珠圈外緣兩側刻有干支年份「辛丑」，以辛丑為分界線，上緣寫有「吉林省造」，下緣則是完整面額「庫平七錢二分」。

錢幣兩面有多個不同戳記，這些戳記有些是漢字，如正面的「鹵」，還有反面的「弓」和「言」，但仍不清楚其具體意義或指涉的商號。

吉林的機械鑄幣始於光緒10年(公元1884年)的「吉林機器局」。光緒22年(公元1896年)，吉林機器局始鑄光緒元寶。直到光緒25年(公元1899年)起，吉林的錢幣開始在背面加鑄干支紀年成為一大特色。