In the reign of Guangxu, in order to achieve temporary stability, the corrupt late Qing Dynasty cut off land for compensation year after year and the foreign powers seized it by chance, which led to the loss of a large amount of silver in China. Under the initiative of Li Hongzhang and other ministers, the Qing government authorized Li Hongzhang, governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, to purchase advanced Mint facilities in England and take the lead in Guangdong Province The first Mint in China was established.
试铸成功后，全国各省争先恐后的相继效仿，各自建立属于自己省份的铸币厂，一时间铸币厂在中国风生水起。北洋造光绪元宝银币在众多光绪元宝银币中的位置及其特殊，由于历经百年风雨，存世量稀少，尤其是品相好的更为难得，因此受收藏爱好者青睐。
After the success of the trial casting, the provinces all over the country followed suit one after another, and established their own mints. For a while, the mints were flourishing in China. The position and particularity of Guangxu Yuanbao silver coins made in Beiyang among many Guangxu Yuanbao silver coins. After a hundred years of trials and tribulations, the silver coins are rare, especially the ones with good quality, so they are favored by collectors.
直径：3.87cm 厚：0.26cm 重：26.7g
Diameter：3.87cm Thickness：0.26cm Weight：26.7g
银币正面中央珠圈内镌满汉文“光绪元宝”四个字，珠圈外上端镌汉文“北洋造”，下端镌汉文币值“库平七钱二分”，左右两端各镌一个圆点。银币背面中央镌蟠龙图，上环镌英文“34th YEAR OF KUANG HSU”，下镌英文“PEI YANG”，左右两端稍下侧各镌一个圆点。
On the obverse of the silver coin, there are four Chinese characters "Guangxu Yuanbao" engraved in the central bead circle, on the outside of the bead circle, there are Chinese characters "made in Beiyang" engraved on the upper end, Chinese currency value "Kuping seven coins and two cents" engraved on the lower end, and a dot engraved on the left and right ends. On the back of the silver coin, there is a flat dragon in the center, “34th YEAR OF KUANG HSU” in the upper ring, “PEI YANG” in the lower ring, and a dot in the left and right ends.
银币是机制币收藏的大类，历来都受到很多藏家的关注，不同版别的银币都有独特的韵味，这类光绪元宝是在清朝末年铸造，当时朝野上下发生了银元单位之争，币制未统一。
Silver coin is a large category of mechanism coin collection, which has always been the concern of many collectors. Different versions of silver coins have unique charm. This kind of Guangxu yuan treasure was cast in the late Qing Dynasty. At that time, there was a silver unit dispute between the court and the field, and the currency system was not unified.
北洋机器局更名北洋造币局，铸行较早脱离“两单位”的银币后，又于光绪二十五年始，铸行面值库平纪重的“光绪元宝”，在这类币的背面左侧阿拉伯数字表示该币为光绪X年版，有25、26、29、33、34等数种，流通全国。
Beiyang Machinery Bureau changed its name to Beiyang minting Bureau. After the bank broke away from the "two units" silver coin earlier, it began to cast the "Guangxu Yuanbao" with the face value of Kuping and heavy period in the 25th year of Guangxu. The Arabic numerals on the left side of the reverse of this kind of coin indicate that it is the Guangxu x-year version. There are 25, 26, 29, 33, 34 and other kinds of coins, which are circulated all over the country.
