清代珍稀钱币—云南省造光绪元宝

           19世纪末期，我国清朝国力积弱，西欧各国列强挟其工业革命成功，技术上的优势，大举入侵中国，搜刮经济利益。我国沿海各省民间流通的银币，大部分都是外国银元，如墨西哥鹰洋、日本龙银、英国贸易银和美国银币。光绪十三年(1887年)正月，时任两广总督的张之洞有见于此，乃上奏朝廷，提议在广东率先设立钱局，后推行全国，用机器铸钱，制造银币，抵制外国银币垄断我国内之流通。

英文翻译：

At the end of the 19th century, my country's Qing Dynasty was weak in national power. Western European powers took advantage of their success in the industrial revolution and their technological advantages to invade China aggressively to search for economic interests. Most of the silver coins in circulation in the coastal provinces of my country are foreign silver dollars, such as Mexican Eagle Ocean, Japanese Dragon Silver, British Trade Silver and American Silver Coins. In the first month of the thirteenth year of Guangxu (1887), Zhang Zhidong, then governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, saw it here. He was the court, and proposed to set up a money bureau in Guangdong first, and then promote the whole country, use machines to make money, make silver coins, and resist the monopoly of foreign silver coins. Circulation in our country.

此枚云南省造光绪元宝，重：10.8g，直径：3.4cm。钱币正面都铸有铭文，顶部铸楷体“云南省造”，中心直读“光绪元宝”四字，左右两边各一星花，下环铸币值“库平七钱二分”；钱背正中为蟠龙图，左右各一梅花星点。龙是中国的象征、中华民族的象征、中国文化的象征，对每一个炎黄子孙来说，龙的形象是一种符号，一种意绪，一种血肉相联的情感，光绪元宝，发行于1887年，结束于1912年，短短的25年，却见证了华夏2000多年的封建制度的终结。是中国首枚使用的机制铸币。清代以来经历了多场战争，珍稀的光绪元宝损失严重，存世稀少，具有很高的收藏价值。

英文翻译：

This Guangxu Yuanbao made in Yunnan Province, weight: 10.8g, diameter: 3.4cm. The front of the coin is inscribed with inscriptions, the top is cast in italics "Made in Yunnan Province", the center reads the four characters "Guangxu Yuanbao" directly, the left and right sides are one star flower, the lower ring coin value is "Cuping seven coins and two cents"; the middle of the back is a pan The dragon picture has a plum blossom star on the left and right. The dragon is a symbol of China, a symbol of the Chinese nation, and a symbol of Chinese culture. For every descendant of Yan and Huang, the image of the dragon is a symbol, a mood, a feeling of blood and flesh, Guangxu Yuanbao, issued in In 1887, which ended in 1912, in just 25 years, it witnessed the end of China's 2,000-year feudal system. It is the first mechanical coin used in China. There have been many wars since the Qing Dynasty, and the rare Guangxu Ingot has been severely damaged, and it is rare in the world and has a high collection value。

华夏文明上下五千年，历史文化源远流长，每一个历史发展的阶段都是我们国家成长的足迹，钱币也正是这历史银河中组成的重要部分。就其特定的历史时期也使它在钱币史上占据着重要的地位，它不仅代表着近代中国的货币文化，反映了我国近代历史、经济、金融的兴衰和沧桑，具有很高的艺术观赏价值和文物价值。

英文翻译：

   The Chinese civilization is five thousand years old and has a long history and culture. Every stage of historical development is the footprint of our country's growth. Coins are also an important part of this historical galaxy. Its specific historical period also makes it occupy an important position in the history of coinage. It not only represents the currency culture of modern China, but also reflects the rise and fall and vicissitudes of China's modern history, economy, and finance. It has a high artistic appreciation value and Cultural relic value.