光緒元寶是清朝光緒年間流通的貨幣之一，由兩廣總督張之洞率先引進英國鑄幣機器鑄造銀元和銅元。之後全國各省紛紛仿效，共有十九個省局鑄造。除中央戶部，地方省所鑄銅元，皆在其正面上緣鑄寫省名。英國大工業的介入，使銀幣也沾染上西方色彩。
戶部造幣廠是目前我國曆史最為悠久的造幣廠，主要生產金銀幣和流通銅元等。在光緒二十二年，洋務運動影響甚遠，列強經濟入侵逐漸激烈，根據清政府盛京將軍依克唐阿的奏請，批准設立並籌建戶部機器局以鑄造機制銀幣。並引進德國鑄幣機器於光緒二十三年戶部機器局創立，光緒二十四年至二十六年（1898-1900年），曾先後附鑄銀幣和機制銅錢。光緒二十六年（1900年）義和團運動爆發，戶部機器局毀於戰火，後來應市面之需，戶部在機器局原址重建造幣廠，名為“戶部銀元總局”，專產銀幣銅元。光緒二十九年七月（1903年），廠竣開工，鑄發銀幣及銅元。
戶部光緒元寶二十文
背面火龍紋：火龍版：背面可以看見像山字一樣的火焰紋，火龍在錢幣中還是很少見的，一般水龍會多見，上下數千年，龍已滲透了中國社會的各個方面，成為一種文化的凝聚和積澱。龍成了中國的象徵、中華民族的象徵、中國文化的象徵。對每一個炎黃子孫來說，龍的形象是一種符號、一種意緒、一種血肉相聯的情感。“龍的子孫”、“龍的傳人”這些稱謂，常令我們激動、奮發、自豪。在中國，收藏家極其喜歡龍紋錢幣，因為民間傳說，“大清銅幣”背面的龍能增加一個人的氣運，使其時刻在龍氣的保護下，趨吉避凶，此錢幣品相完美，包漿自然，底光柔和，是不可多得的稀有錢幣，具有極大的歷史研究價值以及經濟收藏價值。
此枚“光緒元寶戶部二十文”是清朝光緒年間流通的貨幣之一，戶部光緒元寶在當時是全國通用的。正面珠圈內鑄漢文“光緒元寶”四字，上環滿文，下環書“當制錢二十文”，左右分列“戶”“部”與梅花星點；背面為蟠龍圖，外緣為“HU POO”及“20CASH”英文字樣，蟠龍栩栩如生，極為威嚴。該銅幣鑄造工藝精湛，字跡深刻鐫秀，龍紋雕刻精美，浮雕感強烈，鏡面平整光滑，紋飾的相關線顯得非常清晰，字口、紋路和邊齒深峻，完全是國外鑄造的樣幣風格，錢幣表面包漿渾厚老道，沁色自然，充滿歲月之痕跡與濃濃的歷史沉澱感，極具觀賞性，也極具收藏價值。
光緒元寶是中國近代機制幣中的十大名譽品之一，版面設計優雅，工藝精湛，雕刻精良，浮雕感強烈，紋飾線條清晰，而且存世量極為稀少，是錢幣收藏世界知名度極大的一種，被譽為錢幣精品，光緒元寶收藏具有無法估量的學術與歷史價值。光緒元寶銅幣被稱為是“收藏品的生命”，尤其是戶部的深受廣大的錢幣愛好者的熱烈追捧，這二枚錢幣包漿自然，底光柔和，所謂包漿是自然形成的氧化層，也有認為手盤包漿，兩者不同，但同時都有保護錢幣的功能，有如給錢幣鍍上一層保護膜，是錢幣不再氧化，便於收藏傳世，如果覺得錢幣髒，可以用清水洗，再用棉布擦乾，不要破壞包漿，破壞了包漿就相當於破壞了保護層，更重要的是包漿是鑑定新老錢幣最簡單有效的方法。細看這二枚錢幣品相完美，沒有磕缺，損毀，變形等是不可多得的收藏級銅幣，建議收藏，傳世。
英文翻譯：Guangxu Yuanbao was one of the currencies in circulation during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty. Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, took the lead in introducing the British coin minting machine to cast silver and copper coins. Afterwards, all provinces followed suit, with a total of nineteen provincial bureaus casting. In addition to the central household, the local province cast copper, are on the front edge of the casting province name. The intervention of great British industry made silver coins also have a Western color.
Hubu Mint is the oldest mint in China, mainly producing gold and silver coins and circulating copper yuan. In the 22th year of Guangxu Emperor's Reign, the westernization Movement had a great influence and the economic invasion of foreign powers was gradually intense. According to the request of General Shengjing Of qing Government, Yick Tang a approved the establishment and preparation of machinery Bureau of the Ministry of Household to cast mechanism silver coins. The German coinage machine was introduced in the 23rd year of Guangxu, and the Machinery Bureau of the Ministry of Housing was founded. From the 24th year to the 26th year of Guangxu (1898-1900), silver coins and copper coins were successively attached. In the 26th year of Guangxu Dynasty (1900), the Boxer Movement broke out, and the Machinery Bureau of the Ministry of Housing was destroyed in the war. Later, in response to the market demand, the Ministry of Housing rebuilt the mint at the original site of the Machinery Bureau, named "General Bureau of Housing Silver Dollar", specializing in the production of silver coins and copper dollars. Guangxu twenty-ninth year in July (1903), the factory began to start, casting silver coins and copper yuan.
Ministry of Housing Guangxu Yuanbao 20
Fire dragon on the back: Fire dragon version: on the back you can see the flame pattern like the mountain word, fire dragon is still very rare in the coin, the general water dragon will see more, up and down for thousands of years, the dragon has penetrated into all aspects of Chinese society, become a kind of cultural cohesion and accumulation. The dragon has become the symbol of China, the Chinese nation and the Chinese culture. To every Chinese descendant, the image of the dragon is a symbol, a mood, and an emotion connected with flesh and blood. "Descendants of the dragon", "descendants of the dragon" these terms often make us excited, strenuous, proud. Dragon coin collector in China, very like, because of folklore, "qing coppers" on the back of the dragon can increase a person's fate, the time on the dragon under the protection of gas,, and avoid the coin is in perfect, patina natural and downy light, is rare rare coin, the history of great research value and economic value for collection.
This "Guangxu Yuanbao household 20" is one of the currency in circulation during the Guangxu years of the Qing Dynasty, and guangxu Yuanbao was used nationwide at that time. Positive bead circle cast Chinese "Guangxu Yuanbao" four words, on the ring manchu, under the ring book "when the money twenty", about the "household" "department" and plum blossom star; The back of the dragon, the outer edge for "HU POO" and "20CASH" English words, dragon lifelike, extremely majestic. The copper casting process superb, handwriting engrave deeply show, dragon carving fine, FuDiaoGan intense, mirror surface level off is smooth, decorative lines is very clear, word mouth, tooth deep lines and edges, entirely foreign casting specimen style, coin wrapped slurry on the surface of road, seeps the color nature, filled with the traces of time and strong sense of history to precipitate, highly ornamental, It is also highly collectable.
Guangxu wing is one of the ten honorary product in currency of the mechanism of China's modern, layout design is elegant, exquisite workmanship, fine carving, FuDiaoGan intense, grain line is clear, and only a very few and far between, is a kind of coin collecting world fame greatly, has been hailed as a coin, guangxu wing collection has immeasurable academic and historical value. Guangxu wing coppers referred to as "the collection of life", especially favored by the majority of lovers warm welcome, the coin of the second coin patina nature, downy light, the so-called wrapped slurry is a natural formation of the oxide layer, there are also think hands wrapped slurry, the two different, but at the same time have to protect the function of money, like to coin a layer of protective film on the plating, oxidation is money no longer, If you feel that the coin is dirty, you can wash it with clean water and dry it with cotton cloth. Do not destroy the patna, which is equivalent to destroying the protective layer. More importantly, the patna is the simplest and effective way to identify the new and old coins. Look closely at the two coins with perfect appearance, no damage, damage, deformation and so on, which are rare collectible copper coins. It is suggested to collect and pass down.
