Item number: A1195

Year: AD 1900

Material: Silver

Size: 17.1 x 17.1 mm

Manufactured by: Jilin, Jilin Arsenal

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2024

This is a silver Guangxu Yuanbao coin minted by the Jilin Arsenal in the 24th year of the Guangxu Emperor’s reign (AD 1898), with a denomination of 7.2 Candareens. On the obverse side of the coin is a five-clawed dragon exhaling flames, with the formal national name “Da Qing Guo” (Great Qing State) inscribed in Manchu script on both sides. Serving as the boundary line in Manchu script, the upper edge is engraved with the English inscription “KIRIN PROVINCE”, while the lower edge features the denomination “CANDARINS.72” enclosed by four-petal flowers on each side.

The coin’s reverse side features a beaded circle, within which the characters “Guangxu Yuanbao” are inscribed, surrounding a Taiji symbol at the centre. The outer edges of the coin are divided by the Chinese zodiac year of issuance, “Geng Zi.” At the top, the inscription reads “Made by Jilin Province,” while the bottom displays the full denomination, “7.2 Candareens.”

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 Guangxu (AD 1899) that the Guangxu Yuanbao minted in Jilin began to include the zodiac year on the reverse side.

物件編號: A1195

年代: 公元 1900 年

材料: 銀

尺寸: 17.1 x 17.1 mm

製造地: 吉林機器局，吉林省

來源: 福君錢幣 2024

這是一枚光緒24年(公元1898年)，吉林機器局鑄造的「光緒元寶」銀幣，面額為七分二釐。錢幣正面是一條吐息火焰的五爪蟠龍，兩側以滿文書寫正式國名「大清國」。以滿文為分界線，上緣以英文刻寫「吉林省」(KIRIN PROVINCE)，下緣是兩側由四瓣花包圍的面額「七分二釐」(CANDARINS.72)。

錢幣背面有一道珠圈，中央是圍繞一個太極符號的「光緒元寶」四字。外圍的兩側以錢幣發行的干支年份「庚子」作為分界，上緣寫有「吉林省造」，下緣是完整的面額「庫平七分二釐」。

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，吉林造光緒元寶方才在背面加鑄干支紀年。