四川銅幣，是晚清和北洋時期四川省地方政權鑄造的貨幣。由於川省銀銅礦缺乏，加之辛亥革命以後軍閥割據，致使中央政府《幣制條例》關於銅幣之原料比例、銅幣面額的規定沒有嚴格遵守，四川銅幣發行量十分巨大，致使物價虛高、影響經濟發展。四川銅幣，自光緒二十九年（1903年）六月開鑄，至民國二十四年（1935年）十一月法幣開始流通才逐漸退出流通領域 。
1911年5月，腐敗的清政府假借鐵路國有化名義，將民辦川漢、粵漢築路權出讓給英法德美四國銀行團，激起全國各地人民的反對，四川省反響尤為強烈，數十萬人參加了保路同志軍。武昌起義後，各省先後宣佈獨立，保路軍包圍了成都。趙爾豐控制不住四川的局面，只得將政權交給四川保路運動的領導人蒲殿俊等立憲派人士。於是，四川省也宣告獨立，成立了“大漢四川軍政府”，並接管成都造幣分廠。為擴充軍需，鑄造發行了這種“漢”字銀幣。
軍政府背漢十八圈四川銅幣
四川銅幣當制錢一百文軍政府造，此幣材質為紅銅。邊沿齒短，左右空心十字花星，星花上打一圓孔，便於攜帶。此幣面上文字全以點金為主。四川銅幣四字開口，點為心。川字最後一筆加長戴帽，上面戴倆點。銅為金字旁，肆橫金，第三橫缺一半。幣字一個粗點代替撇捺。上緣軍政府造，軍字筆畫較細，軍以點開頭，與橫折不連，俗稱細絲軍。政字點攻心，反文撇捺相連。府字點開頭，橫撇不連。造字點開頭，牛字口造。錢字四橫金，第三橫向上彎。文字是離文文，撇捺與上橫不相連。上緣軍政府造，府造之間有打一橫印記。背面上緣中華民國二年，華字右部形成小半圓圈。漢字豎帶小圓圈，方頭二十，漢字地橫紋飾26橫，上緣民國二字開口。
背面則是中華民國元年六個字，中央珠圈內是漢，外面是十八個小圈，在當時代表了十八個省份，寓意十八省人民齊心協力共同戰鬥。
四川銅幣的主要作用是用來發軍餉的，所以它具有軍用貨幣和民用貨幣的雙重職能。此幣有5文、10文、20文、50文、100文五種面值。軍政府造四川銅幣代表了中國近代的貨幣文化，反映了我國近代歷史、經濟、金融的興衰和滄桑，具有很高的藝術觀賞價值和文物價值。
英文翻譯：Sichuan copper coin is the currency minted by the local government of Sichuan province in the late Qing Dynasty and beiyang Period. Due to the lack of silver and copper deposits in Sichuan province, coupled with the disunity of warlords after the Revolution of 1911, the central government did not strictly abide by the provisions on the proportion of raw materials and denomination of copper coins in the Currency System Regulations. The copper coins issued in Sichuan were very large, resulting in high prices and affecting economic development. Sichuan copper coin, since the 29th year of Guangxu (1903) in June, to the 24th year of the Republic of China (1935) in November began to circulation before gradually out of circulation.
In May 1911, in the name of railway nationalization, the corrupt Qing government transferred the road construction rights of sichuan and Han, Guangdong and Han by the people to the banks of Britain, France, Germany and the United States, which aroused the opposition of people all over the country, especially in Sichuan Province, hundreds of thousands of people joined the Comrades of Road Protection Army. After the Wuchang uprising, the provinces declared their independence one after another, and the Baolu Army surrounded Chengdu. Unable to control the situation in Sichuan, Zhao erfeng had to hand over power to the leaders of the Sichuan Road movement, pu Dianjun and other constitutionalists. Therefore, Sichuan province also declared its independence, established the "Han Sichuan military government", and took over the Chengdu minting factory. In order to expand the military needs, this "Han" character silver coin was minted and issued.
Military government back Han eighteen circles sichuan copper coins
Sichuan copper coin is made by the military government when making money fifty wen, and the material of this coin is red copper. Edge teeth short, left and right hollow cross flower star, star flower on a round hole, easy to carry. The currency surface of the text is based on gold dots. Sichuan copper coin four word opening, point for the heart. Sichuan word last lengthen wear a hat, wear two points above. Copper for the gold side, four horizontal gold, the third horizontal lack of half. Currency word a bold dot instead of stroke. On the edge of the military government made, the military word strokes are fine, the army to the beginning of the point, and the horizontal fold is not even, commonly known as the filament army. Political word point attack, anti - text touch linked. Fu word point at the beginning, not even horizontal. At the beginning of the word, the ox word mouth. The word "money" is four horizontal gold, and the third horizontal upward bend. The text is from the text, skimming and horizontal is not connected. On the edge of the military government made, made between the government to hit a horizontal mark. Back edge of the republic of China two years, the Chinese word right part of the formation of small circle. Chinese character vertical with small circle, square head 20, Chinese character horizontal grain decoration 26 horizontal, the upper edge of the Republic of China two words opening.
On the back is the six characters of the first year of the Republic of China, the central bead circle is Han, the outside is 18 small circles, representing 18 provinces at that time, meaning that the people of 18 provinces work together to fight together.
The main function of Sichuan copper coin is to pay soldiers, so it has the dual function of military currency and civil currency. This coin has five denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100. The sichuan copper coin made by the military government represents the currency culture of modern China, reflects the rise and fall and vicissitudes of modern history, economy and finance in China, and has high artistic appreciation value and cultural relic value.
