大清银币湖北省造光绪三十年一两（光绪三十年湖北省造大清银币库平一两）

光绪元宝是清朝光绪年间流通的货币之一。由湖北两广总督张之洞率先引进英国铸币机器铸造银元和铜元，之后各省纷纷仿效。

湖北省造币厂是继广东造币厂之后，较早自铸银币的省份之一。当年两广总督张之洞在建立广东造币厂之后奉旨转督两湖，于光绪十九年（公元1893年）奏准在湖北武昌设立造币厂，所制银币的图案与广东七钱二分银币相仿，其中库平一两发行量极为稀少。

光绪三十年湖北省造大清银币库平一两

上缘“光绪三十年湖北省造”，下方刻“库平一两”，左右各一长寿花饰，中心为满文，四周为大清银币四字直读。背面为双龙戏珠，中央面值“壹两”，外缘上下为英文。依大清银币四字之大小，分为大小字两版。

背面外圈英文，中间为一两币值，被双龙环绕，左右为满文，是唯一结合了满文，汉文，英文的钱币，中国龙被视为神物予以崇拜。“龙图是中国人的图腾,中国历代的君皇及皇族子孙被称为龙子，龙孙。龙的形象在皇室用品上被专有使用。据史书记载早在汉武帝时期的“白金三品",就铸有“龙〃的图形;其后的宋元明代,已有少部分流通币上铸有龙纹。特别是在历代花钱上,龙的图形则更多。清代未期光绪、宣统年间,官铸的金、银、铜元,其背面更是大多铸有龙图。据不完全统计,清代银币上的“龙"币图案约有近千种版别。这些龙更是千变万化，这枚钱币为坐龙，周边吉祥云，给人腾云驾雾，君临天下之感，古代只有皇室能自称为真龙天子，龙也象征着君王。

银色:：即是银圆呈现出的金属色彩。真银圆的银色白色中透着滋润，光泽柔和，颜色中透出一种自然沁色。假银圆虽是白银制造，但是由于金属成分的配方，它的银色和老银圆有着差异，一般是白里透着青，光泽较强，颜色生硬刺眼，用行话说，就是带“贼光”。这一点通过多观察，比较容易掌握。

这枚钱币包浆自然，底光柔和，所谓包浆是自然形成的氧化层，也有人为手盘包浆，两者不同，但同时都有保护钱币的功能，有如给钱币镀上一层保护膜，使钱币不再氧化，便于收藏传世，如果觉得钱币脏，可以用清水洗，再用棉布擦干，不要破坏包浆，破坏了包浆就相当于破坏了保护层，更重要的是包浆是鉴定新老钱币最简单有效的方法。此银币品相完美，字迹图案清晰，体现压力十足，且存世量稀少，具有不可估量的收藏价值。

英文翻译：Guangxu Yuanbao was one of the currencies in circulation during the Guangxu reign of the Qing Dynasty. Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei Province, Guangdong Province and Guangdong Province, took the lead in introducing the British coinage machine to cast Silver and copper coins, and later the provinces followed suit.

Hubei Provincial Mint is one of the earliest provinces since the casting of silver coins after the Guangdong Mint. When the governor of Guangdong and Guangdong Zhang Zhidong in the establishment of the Guangdong Mint was ordered to be transferred to Lianghu, in the nineteenth year of Guangxu (AD 1893) to set up a mint in Wuchang, Hubei Province, the pattern of the silver coins and Guangdong seven coins two silver coins similar, among which Kuping one and two issuance is very rare.

Guangxu 30 years made in Hubei Province Daqing silver coins Ping1, 2

The upper edge of "Guangxu 30 years made in Hubei Province", engraved below "Kuping one or two", about a longevity flower, the center is Manchu, surrounded by Daqing silver coins four words straight reading. On the back of the double dragon play beads, the central face value of "one two", the upper and lower edge for English. According to the size of the four characters of the Qing silver coin, it is divided into two versions of the big and small characters.

On the back of the outer ring of English, in the middle for a dollar or two, surrounded by double dragons, left and right for Manchu, is the only combination of Manchu, Chinese, English money, Chinese dragon is regarded as a divine object to be worshipped. "The Dragon Tu is the totem of the Chinese people. The emperors and their descendants in all dynasties of China are called the Dragon Son and the Dragon Sun. The image of the dragon was used exclusively on royal articles. According to historical records, as early as in the period of Emperor Wudi of the Han Dynasty, the "three platinum products" were cast with the figure of "dragon". Later, in the Song, Yuan and Ming dynasties, a small number of coins in circulation were cast with dragon patterns. Especially in the history of money, the dragon is more graphics. In the late Qing Dynasty, during the reign of Guangxu and Xuantong, the gold, silver and copper coins cast by the government were mostly cast with dragon figures on the back. According to incomplete statistics, there are nearly a thousand types of "dragon" coin patterns on silver coins in the Qing Dynasty. These dragons are even more ever-changing. This coin is a sitting dragon, surrounded by auspicious clouds, which gives people the feeling of flying in the clouds and dominating the world. In ancient times, only the royal family could claim to be the real dragon and the son of the heaven, and the dragon also symbolizes the king.

Silver: that is, the metallic color of the silver circle. The silvery white of true silver circle is moistened, the luster is soft, and a natural ooze color is shown in the color. Fake silver balls are made of silver, but due to the formula of metal composition, their silver and old silver balls are different, generally white with green, strong luster, harsh color, in the jargon, is with "thief light". This one is easier to grasp if you observe it too much.

This coin patina nature, the bottom light is downy, so-called wrapped slurry is a natural formation of the oxide layer, also some people to hand wrapped slurry, the two different, but at the same time have to protect the function of money, like a plated coin on a layer of protective film, make money no longer oxidation, facilitate collection handed down from ancient times, if feel money is dirty, can wash, reoccupy cloth wipe, do not destroy the wrapped slurry, Destruction of the coating is equivalent to the destruction of the protective layer, and more importantly, the coating is the most simple and effective way to identify the new and old coins. This silver coin has perfect appearance, clear handwriting and pattern, reflecting full pressure, and rare existence, which has immeasurable collection value.