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广东省造光绪元宝库平重壹两，铸于光绪三十一年（1905年），专为纪念慈禧太后七十寿辰而特别铸造。它以货币之形，承载了慈禧太后祝寿的愿景和清朝末年的文化记忆，成为钱币收藏界中的瑰宝。币面珠圈外上端镌刻“广东省造”四字，下端为楷书“库平重壹两”五字，象征货币的重量和价值。左右两侧各铸有一蝙蝠图案，蝙蝠的“蝠”字与“福”字谐音，寓意吉祥如意。珠圈内部铸有满汉文直读的“光绪元宝”四字，体现了满汉文化的融合，珠圈外铸有双龙戏珠图案，龙身雕工精美，鳞片清晰可见，云海衬托之下，仿佛神龙翱翔天际，极具动感。珠圈内则铸有一圆形“寿”字，与正面的蝙蝠图案相呼应，共同构成了“福寿双全”的美好寓意。由于铸造数量有限，且大部分用于祝寿，未能广泛流通，加之历经战乱，部分银币毁于战火，导致存世量极为稀少。这枚银币因其珍稀性，被列为中国近代机制币十大珍品之一，被誉为“传说中的银币”。Guangdong Province made Guangxu Yuan Treasure House Ping Zhong one tael, cast in the 31st year of Guangxu (1905), specially cast to commemorate the 70th birthday of the Empress Dowager Cixi. In the form of currency, it carries the vision of the Empress Dowager Cixi to celebrate her birthday and the cultural memory of the last years of the Qing Dynasty, and has become a treasure in the world of numismatic collecting. The upper end of the bead circle is engraved with the words "Made in Guangdong Province", and the lower end is the five characters of "Kuping Heavy One Tael" in regular script, symbolizing the weight and value of the currency. The left and right sides are each cast with a bat pattern, and the word "bat" of the bat is homophonic with the word "Fu", implying auspiciousness. The inside of the bead circle is cast with the four characters of "Guangxu ingots" that are read directly in Manchu and Chinese, which reflects the integration of Manchu and Han cultures, and the bead circle is cast with a double dragon play bead pattern, the dragon body is exquisitely carved, the scales are clearly visible, and under the backdrop of the sea of clouds, it seems that the dragon soars into the sky, which is very dynamic. There is a round "longevity" character cast in the bead circle, which echoes the bat pattern on the front, and together constitute the beautiful meaning of "happiness and longevity". Due to the limited number of minted coins, most of which were used to celebrate birthdays, they were not widely circulated, and some of the silver coins were destroyed in the war, resulting in extremely scarce surviving coins. Due to its rarity, this silver coin is listed as one of the top ten treasures of modern Chinese coins, and is known as the "legendary silver coin".