文星高照连中三元花钱

“文星高照·连中三元”大花钱，圆形方孔，黄铜质。其正面为“文星高照连中三元”八汉字，文字工整秀美。文星者，“文昌星”之谓也。文昌星为道教信仰神祇之一，被古人视为学问、文章、科举士子的守护神，又称“文昌帝君”。古时由于科举考试中举概率很低，成败无法把握，许多人相信科举中试与否具有一定的偶然性，因此因科举而兴起的魁星信仰、文昌崇拜在封建时代非常盛行。特别是元明以后，随着科举制度的日渐普及，对于文昌帝君的奉祀更加普遍。各地都建有文昌宫、文昌阁或文昌祠，一些乡间书院和私塾也都供奉文昌神像或神位，并一直奉祀不衰。将“文星高照”铸于钱币，随身佩带，自然是希望得到文昌帝君庇佑、顺利金榜题名的读书人最理想的“护身符”。“连中三元”古代科举考试分乡试、会试、殿试三个级别，其第一名分别称为“解元”、“会元”和“状元”，合称“三元”。“连中三元”是指同一个考生在乡试、会试、殿试三级考试中都取得第一名的成绩，故又称“三元及第”、“连科及第”。连中三元无疑是古代读书人梦寐以求的理想，但在中国历史上连中三元的人实在是凤毛麟角。据查考史籍，自隋朝大业元年（605）首开科举考试，到清朝光绪三十一年（1905）举行最后一科进士考试为止，1300多年科举史上获此殊荣的只有区区17人而已。

"Wen Xing Gao Zhao Liang Yuan" big money round square hole brass. Its front is "eight characters" which are beautiful and elegant. The star of the Wenchang star is also the name of the star. Wenchang star one of the gods of Taoism was regarded as the patron saint of knowledge articles and imperial examinations by the ancients and also known as the "king of Wenchang". In the ancient times the examination of the imperial examination was very low and the success or failure of the examination was impossible. Many people believed that the examination of the imperial examination had a certain chance. Therefore the belief in Kuixing and the worship of Wenchang which rose from the imperial examination were very popular in the feudal era. Especially after Yuan Ming Dynasty with the increasing popularity of the imperial examination system the sacrifices to the emperor of Wenchang were more common. There are Wenchang palace Wenchang pavilion or Wenchang shrine in various places. Some rural academies and private schools also worship Wenchang's gods or gods and have been worshiped all the time. It is the most ideal "amulet" for the readers who wish to get the blessing of the emperor of Wenchang and the successful gold medal. The ancient imperial examination of "Lian Zhong Yuan" was divided into three grades of local examination examination and palace examination. The first name was called "Jie Yuan" "Hui Yuan" and "the top yuan" which were called "three yuan". "Lian Zhong Yuan" means that the same examinee made the first prize in the three level examination of the local examination the examination and the palace test so it is also called "three yuan and the first" "connect the Department and pass the first". It is doubtless the ideal of the ancient scholars to dream about three elements but in Chinese history people who are connected with each other are few and far between. According to the history of the examination since the first year of the Sui Dynasty (605) first opened the imperial examination to the Qing Dynasty Guangxu thirty-one years (1905) to hold the final exam 1300 years of the history of the imperial examination won this honor only 17 people.