Item number: A1223

Year: AD 1899

Material: Silver

Size: 38.1 x 38.1 mm

Manufactured by: Fengtian, Fengtian Arsenal

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2024

The coin is a 1 Yuan denomination silver coin minted by the Fengtian Arsenal in the 25th year of the Guangxu reign (AD 1899). The obverse side features a five-clawed dragon with a spiral cloud pattern emanating from its mouth. Surrounding the dragon in a counterclockwise direction are inscriptions indicating the minting year and location.

At the centre of the reverse side is the Chinese character denomination “1 Yuan”, encircled by a solid line and a pearl border as decorative elements. Between the second pearl border, the inscription “FUNG-TIEN PROVINCE” is engraved in English. The outermost edge features a Manchu inscription, translating to “Made by Fengtian Arsenal of the Great Qing.”

The Fengtian Arsenal was established in the 22nd year of the Guangxu reign (AD 1896). Its minting activities spanned the late Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China era, the puppet state of Manchukuo, and the PRC regime, representing a significant period in 20th-century Chinese history. Undergoing several name changes, it is now known as the “Shenyang Mint Co., Ltd.,” directly affiliated with the People’s Bank of China. The coin moulds for the “Guangxu 25th year” series inherited the moulds from the “Guangxu 24th year” produced in Fengtian Province. The significance of this mould in the minting history of Fengtian Province lies in its departure from the traditional Qing practise of indicating denomination based on weight (“Kuping”) and adopting a system based on face value (“One dollar,” “50 cents,” and “5 cents”). However, in the 29th year of Guangxu’s reign (AD 1903), the mint reverted to indicating denomination based on weight.

物件編號: A1223

年代: 公元 1899 年

材質: 銀

尺寸: 38.1 x 38.1 mm

製造地: 奉天, 奉天機器局

來源: 福君錢幣 2024

此硬幣為光緒25年(公元1899年)，由奉天省(今 遼寧省一帶)「奉天機器局」鑄造之一圓面額銀幣。正面的主視覺為一隻五爪蟠龍，正中央則有從龍口吐出的螺旋狀雲紋。周圍則是逆時針方向環繞的鑄造年份和地點資訊。

背面正中央是漢字面額「一圓」，周圍各以一道實心圓和珠圈作為裝飾。第二道珠圈的中間以英文標示「FUNG-TIEN PROVINCE」(奉天省)。最外圍則是滿文標示的「大清奉天機器局造」。

奉天機器局創建於光緒22年(公元1896年)，其鑄造時間完整橫跨：晚清、民國、偽滿和中共，即二十世紀的中國歷史。歷經數次更名，現今稱作「瀋陽造幣有限公司」直屬於中國人民銀行。該款「光緒二十五年」系列的硬幣模具，承襲奉天省造「光緒二十四年」模具。此款模具對奉天省鑄幣歷史的意義在於，是首次排除清代傳統「計重」，即「庫平」標示面額。改為使用「計值」，即「一圓、五角和半角」面額的硬幣。但光緒29年(公元1903年)，鑄幣廠又恢復以「計重」作為面額的標示。