Ministry of Revenue Qing Dynasty Copper Coins
*本次藏品 丙午年鄂字版户部大清铜币
典藏尺寸：直径27.7mm 重量6.2g
1905年(光绪三十一年)10月，清政府在天津设立的户部造币总厂开始铸造新式铜元“大清铜币”，并颁布《整顿圜法章程十条》，其中规定：“铜元成色定为用九七紫铜，三厘白铜，原用听锡一厘”;“重量定准当二十者重库平四钱，当十者重库平二钱，当五者重库平一钱，当二者重库平四分”;“统一制造大清铜币，由户部颁发祖模，均与总厂所铸一律，惟于正面加铸省名一字，以便查考。每次铸出，均须呈送财政处户部化验，并由财政处户部随时遵派要员前往稽查”，“各省所铸铜币，应令该省所设官钱公估等局，酌量市面情形定价，随发随收，持之以信”;“各省所铸铜币， 不得大宗贩运出生活上，若各省需用铜币，可备价至总厂领取”。在归并铜元局得以顺利实施的同时，又限定各省每日铸造铜元数额，以避免重蹈滥造的覆辙。此后，清政府将户部改称“度支部”，命各省造币厂改称度支部造币分厂，欲统而治之，巩固中央造币集权。
这一时期铜元的显著特点，正面均钤有汉文“大清铜币”字样，左右边缘分列“户部”和干支纪年文字， 后期去掉“户部”， 仅留干支纪年文字， 上缘列满文“大清铜币”， 下缘列纪值文字; 背面为统一蟠龙， 又称“部颁龙”或“大清龙”， 上缘前期为“光绪年造”、后期为“宣统年造”字样，下缘为英文“TAI—CHING—TI—KUO COPPER COIN”， 汉译为“大清帝国铜币”。户部所铸铜元正面中央无文字，各省所铸铜元正面中央铸一阴文单省名，也有个别为阳文以示区别。币值分为当制钱二十文、十文、五文和二文四种。此阶段新疆地区铸行“宣统元宝”铜元，西藏地区曾铸行“宣统宝藏”铜元，仅此两例。虽然清政府处心积虑改革币制，但未能有效遏制住全国大肆铸造铜元的势头，各省局以利之所在都阳奉阴违，边疆省份云南竟敢违背不准设新厂的诏令， 1907年(光绪三十三年)设局铸行“云”字大清铜币。铜币的使用具有重要的现实意义和历史意义，使交易逐渐便利起来。大清铜币止于1911年（宣统三年），流通时间较短。因其版面设计优雅，雕刻精良，且存世量极为稀少，大清铜币光绪年户部造当十被誉为中国近代制币中的十大名誉品之一。
In October 1905 (the 31st year of the Guangxu reign), the Qing government established the Ministry of Revenue Mint in Tianjin to start minting the new type of copper coins known as the "Great Qing Copper Coins" and issued the "Ten Articles of Regulations for Rectifying the Round Law", which stipulated that "the quality of copper coins was determined to be 97% purple copper, 3% white copper, and originally 1% tin tin"; When the weight is fixed, it should be four coins for twenty, two coins for ten, one coin for five, and four cents for two; "Unified production of Qing Dynasty copper coins, with ancestral molds issued by the Ministry of Revenue, all identical to those minted by the main factory, except for the addition of the name of the province on the front for easy examination. Each coin must be submitted to the Ministry of Revenue of the Ministry of Finance for testing, and the Ministry of Revenue of the Ministry of Finance shall send important personnel to inspect it at any time." "Copper coins minted by each province should be ordered to have its official money appraisal bureau set up, and pricing should be determined based on market conditions. They should be sent and received at any time, and held in trust."; Copper coins minted by each province are not allowed to be sold in bulk for daily use. If copper coins are needed by each province, they can be prepared at the main factory for collection. While the merger of the Copper Yuan Bureau was successfully implemented, the daily amount of copper coins minted in each province was also limited to avoid repeating the mistakes of excessive production. Afterwards, the Qing government renamed the Ministry of Revenue as the "Du Branch" and ordered various provincial mints to change their names to the Du Branch Mint Branch in order to unify and consolidate the centralization of central mint power.
The notable features of copper coins during this period are the Chinese characters "Qing Dynasty Copper Coins" stamped on the obverse, with "Hubu" and Ganzhi Chronological Characters listed on the left and right edges. In the later period, "Hubu" was removed and only Ganzhi Chronological Characters were left, with the Manchu character "Qing Dynasty Copper Coins" listed on the upper edge and the chronological value characters listed on the lower edge; On the back is the unified coiled dragon, also known as the "Ministry issued Dragon" or "Great Qing Dragon". The upper edge is marked with the words "Made in the year of Guangxu" in the early period and "Made in the year of Xuantong" in the later period. The lower edge is marked with the English words "TAI CHING TI KUO COPPER COIN", which is translated as "Bronze Coin of the Great Qing Empire" in Chinese. There is no writing in the center of the obverse of the copper coins minted by the Ministry of Revenue. Each province has a single province name in Yin script in the center of the obverse of the copper coins minted, and some are also in Yang script to indicate differences. The currency value is divided into four types: twenty wen, ten wen, five wen, and two wen. At this stage, the "Xuantong Yuanbao" copper coins were cast in Xinjiang, and the "Xuantong Treasure" copper coins were cast in Xizang. Although the Qing government carefully planned to reform the currency system, it was unable to effectively curb the nationwide trend of casting copper coins on a large scale. The various provincial bureaus, in order to benefit themselves, went against the rules. The border province of Yunnan dared to violate the edict prohibiting the establishment of new factories. In 1907 (the 33rd year of the Guangxu reign), a bureau was established to cast the "Yun" character Qing copper coins. The use of copper coins has important practical and historical significance, making transactions gradually more convenient. The Qing Dynasty copper coins ceased to circulate in 1911 (the third year of the Xuantong reign) and had a relatively short circulation time. Due to its elegant layout design, exquisite carving, and extremely rare surviving quantity, the Ten Treasures of the Ministry of Revenue in the Guangxu year of the Qing Dynasty copper coin were praised as one of the top ten honors in modern Chinese coin making.
*本次藏品钱币正面
近期我公司征集了一枚丙午年鄂字版户部大清铜币，直径27.7mm，重量6.2g，该钱币表面的包浆自然，正面的字迹和背面的龙纹及英文字清晰可见。极具收藏价值和观赏性，升值空间也非常巨大，即便是对大清铜币没有研究的外行也是爱不释手。钱币品相完美，钱币正面珠圈内钤有“大清铜币”四字，币心凸起处能看出有一鄂字，乃是湖北省的简称；珠圈外上环满文，满文左右有干支纪年“丙午”字样，左右分列“户部”二字，注明由此币的发行部门；下环覆满青锈，但仍可看出其币值“当制钱十文”字样。
*本次藏品钱币背面
钱币背面中央为部颁大清龙图案，表现出了当时的国际政治、经济、文化的交融，极具历史意义。是集收藏与投资于一身的难能可贵的精品！而如今，大清铜币也具有一定的收藏价值，许多收藏家对大清铜币爱不释手，而收集多种多样的铜币已经成为了他们的目标。钱币收藏现如今已变成新的收藏出资抢手，不少古钱币表现超卓。收藏和鉴赏古钱币需掌握包含钱银史、钱币学、考古学、金石学及文物、古汉语等很多常识，有些钱币表面看上去很通常，实则是珍品，行家们则很简单从不太懂古钱币价值的卖家手中取得瑰宝。
Recently, our company has collected a copper coin from the Ministry of Revenue in the year of Bingwu, with a diameter of 27.7mm and a weight of 6.2g. The surface of the coin is naturally coated, and the handwriting on the front and the dragon pattern and English characters on the back are clearly visible. Extremely valuable for collection and viewing, with enormous potential for appreciation, even laymen who have not studied the Qing Dynasty copper coins cannot put it down. The coin has a perfect appearance, with the four characters "Qing Dynasty Copper Coin" stamped on the inner circle of the bead on the obverse side. At the raised center of the coin, one can see the character "E", which is the abbreviation of Hubei Province; The upper ring of the Pearl Circle is written in Manchu, with the words "Bingwu" on the left and right sides of the Manchu calendar, and the words "Hubu" on the left and right respectively, indicating the issuing department of this coin; The lower ring is covered in green rust, but the value of the currency can still be seen with the words "ten wen when making coins".
The central design on the reverse of the coin features a grand Qing dragon issued by the Ministry, reflecting the integration of international politics, economy, and culture at that time, which is of great historical significance. It is a precious masterpiece that combines collection and investment! Nowadays, the Qing Dynasty copper coins also have certain collectible value, and many collectors are fond of them, and collecting a variety of copper coins has become their goal. Coin collection has now become a new form of collection and investment, with many ancient coins performing exceptionally well. Collecting and appreciating ancient coins requires mastering a lot of common knowledge, including the history of money and silver, numismatics, archaeology, epigraphy and cultural relics, ancient Chinese, and so on. Some coins may appear ordinary on the surface, but they are actually treasures, while experts can easily obtain treasures from sellers who do not fully understand the value of ancient coins.
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