清代银币、纸钞、铜币并行，至嘉庆年间发行新式银元，而光绪年间铸行金、银币更多。洋务运动也影响到铸币业，两广总督张之洞曾于光绪十三年（1887年）委托使英大臣在英国订购全套造币机器，并在广东钱局首铸机制银元和铜元。其后，各省纷纷仿效，购制国外机械铸造银、铜元。包括广东钱局在内，许多造币机均订购自著名的英国伦敦伯明翰造币有限公司。英国大工业的介入，使银币也沾染上西方色彩。钱币正面鲜然可见满汉文化的融合，而钱背却明确标示了西方文化的介入。
“光绪元宝”当时共十九个省局铸造。除中央户部，地方省所铸铜元，皆在其正面上缘镌写省名。计有：1户部；2北洋；3吉林；4奉天；5清江；6浙江；7江南；8广东；9山东；10福建；11湖南；12湖北；13四川；14江西；15河南；16安徽；17广西；18新疆；19黑龙江。
清末铜价剧涨，民间毁钱为铜，以获数倍之利，市面出现钱荒。广东因停铸制钱，市面制钱日乏，小额流通十分不便。为救钱荒，同时受香港铜元及外币影响，光绪26年6月，两广总督德寿与前总督李鸿章奏准广东仿香港铜仙铸造机制铜元。故清代机制铜元的铸造由广东伊始。继而福建、江苏、四川等省相继仿铸铜元。
铜元以红铜97%--98.3%、白铅0.1%、锡1%以及其他配合，每枚重二钱，当制钱十文。正面中央为“光绪元宝”及满文“宝广”，外环珠圈，上缘纪地文字为“湖北省造”。下缘纪值文字为“当十”；背面中央铸“飞龙”图及珠圈，上缘英文纪地“KWANGTUNG”，下缘英文纪值“ONECENT”。
另有当二十的光绪元宝，正面为“光绪元宝”，外缘上为满文及户部（或省名），下为当制钱二十文。
湖北省开我国铜元之先河，此后的五十年，铜元被大量制造，总数应上百亿枚，至今大量存世。非官方铸造的私铸普通铜元价值不高。
由于机制铜元较之方孔铜钱铸造精良，市商乐用，流通顺畅。次年，政府即谕令沿江沿海各省准许仿铸。尔后，全国各地纷纷开机铸造铜元。故当十铜元铸造地各异，这是区分不同当十铜元的最明显特征。
光绪元宝中，珍稀度最高的就是广东省造的双龙寿字币：四川铜元局于光绪二十八年（1902年）设立，次年六月开铸铜元，当时该铜元局采用仿造福建铜元局的一套五文、十文、二十文的铜币式样铸币（福建铜元局成立于光绪二十六年），四川铜元局最初仿铸铜币时竟然未将其中满文“宝福”改为“宝川”，以至造成极大失误。
The Qing Dynasty coins, banknotes, coins in parallel, to issue new Jiaqing and Guangxu years cast silver, gold and silver coins more. The westernization movement also affected the mint. Zhang Zhidong, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, had commissioned the British minister to order a full set of mint machines in Britain in thirteen years of Guangxu (1887), and made the first casting mechanism of silver and copper in the Guangdong money Bureau. Subsequently, the provinces have to follow, buy foreign machinery casting silver and copper. Including the Guangdong money Bureau, many of the mints are ordered from the famous London Bermingham coinage limited. The involvement of Great Britain has made silver coins also stained with Western colors. However, fresh coin head visible Han cultural fusion, and money back but clearly marked the involvement of Western culture.
"At that time a total of nineteen in ingot casting bureau. In addition to the central department, provincial cast copper, both on the front side edge of recording the name. There are 1 accounts; 2 Beiyang; 3 Jilin; 4 Fengtian; 5 Qingjiang; 6 Zhejiang; 7 Jiangnan; 8 Guangdong; 9 Shandong; 10 Fujian; 11 Hunan; 12 Hubei; 13 Sichuan; Jiangxi; Anhui; Guangxi Guangxi; dialectical Anhui.
In the late Qing Dynasty, the price of copper increased and the money was destroyed by the private sector. Guangdong cast money market money due to stop, day spent, micro circulation is very inconvenient. In order to save the money shortage, at the same time affected by Hongkong copper and foreign currency, Guangxu 26 years in June, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxu de Shou and Li Hongzhang, the former governor of the governor of Guangdong to imitate Hongkong copper immortals casting mechanism copper yuan. The mechanism of copper casting by Guangdong at the beginning of the Qing dynasty. Then, Fujian, Jiangsu, Sichuan and other provinces have cast copper imitation.
In 97%--98.3%, 0.1% white copper copper, tin and other 1% with each of a weight of two money, when the money ten. The central front "and" Manchu Guangxu bullions "Bao Guang" outside the circle, on the edge of Ji words as "Hubei province building". The lower margin is written as "ten". The center of the back is cast "Feilong" and bead ring, the upper edge is English "KWANGTUNG", and the lower edge is English "ONECENT".
Another twenty of Guangxu's treasure is the "Guangxu Yuanbao", the outer edge is Manchu and the Ministry of residence (or province name), the next is to make money twenty.
Hubei Province opened the lead of China's copper dollar. After fifty years, copper yuan was manufactured in large quantities, and the total number should be ten billion. Non official casting casting private ordinary copper value is not high.
The mechanism of copper than the square hole copper casting excellent business with music, smooth circulation. The following year, the government ordered along the coastal provinces to cast fake. Then, around the country have started casting copper. When the ten copper coins can vary, this is different when the most obvious characteristic of ten farghings.
In the treasure of Guangxu, the highest rare degree is the Shuanglong Shou character coin made in Guangdong Province: Sichuan copper yuan Bureau was set up in twenty-eight years of Guangxu (1902), and copper yuan was cast in June the following year. At that time, the copper yuan Bureau adopted a set of five, ten and twenty bronze coin type coins of the Fujian copper yuan Bureau (Fujian copper yuan Bureau was established in Guangxu two. " In the sixteen years), when the copper coin Bureau of Sichuan first imitated copper coins, it did not change the Manchu "Bao Fu" to "Bao Chuan", which resulted in a great mistake.
銀貨や銅貨清代札、並行して、から嘉庆年間発行新式銀貨、光緒の年間鋳行金、多くの銀貨。洋務運動にも影響がコイン業、両広総督张之洞かつて于光绪13年（1887年）からの委託をイギリス英大臣に全造幣機械を注文し、広東金局鋳造銀貨や銅貨首構造。その後、各省がまねて、海外購入制機械鋳造銀、銅貨。広東銭局を含む多くの造幣機は、有名なイギリスロンドンバーミンガム造幣有限会社から注文しました。イギリスの大工業が介入して、銀貨も西洋色に染まっている。金貨は正漢文化の融合を正面から見て、お金の背は西洋の文化の介入を明らかにした。
「光緒馬蹄銀」当時共十九個にとって鋳造。除中央戸部、地方の省が鋳銅貨も、正面に減らす摘み縁を書く。計画が：いち戸部；に北洋；さん吉林；よんしよ奉天；ご清江；ろく浙江；ななしち江南；はち広東；きゅう、く山東；じゅう福建；じゅういち湖南、湖北じゅうさんじゅうに；四川；じゅうよん江西；じゅうご河南；じゅうろく安徽省、広西じゅうはち新疆じゅうななじゅうしち；；じゅうくアムール川。
清末USドラマ膨張して、民間からお金を銅を獲の数倍の利銭は、市場が荒。広東で止まって鋳穴あき銭、市場穴あき銭日は疲れて、小口流通が非常に不便。お金を庇っ荒され、同時に香港銅貨及び外貨を受け、光緒26年6月、両広総督徳寿と前総督李鴻章奏準広東倣香港銅仙鋳造メカニズム銅貨。だから清朝のメカニズムの鋳造は広東の銅貨。続いて福建省、江蘇省、四川省が相次いで倣鋳銅貨。
銅貨は赤銅97%--98.3%、白铅0 . 1％、錫やその他の配合で、1枚重二金が10文、穴あき銭。正面中央を「光緒馬蹄銀」や「宝が满文」のほか环珠圏、上縁纪に文字を「湖北省造」。下縁纪値文字を「十」、「飛竜」背面中央鋳図及び珠江圏、上縁英文纪に「KWANGTUNG」、「ONECENT下縁英文纪値」。
また、二十の光緒の馬蹄銀、正面を「光緒元宝」を满文外縁にや戸部（または摘み）、下を穴あき銭が二十文。
湖北省開わが国銅貨のとして、此後の五十年、銅貨大量に製造されており、数百億枚べきで、今大量存世。非公式鋳造の私鋳普通銅貨価値が高くない。
銅貨がメカニズムより方孔銅銭鋳造精良で、市商楽で、流通スムーズ。翌年、政府は谕令河沿いの沿海各省許可倣鋳造。その後、全国各地でクランクイン鋳造銅貨。だから十銅貨が鋳造にはそれぞれ異なって、これは分けて十銅貨の特徴が最も明らか。
光緒の馬蹄銀の中で、最高のレア度は広東省製の双竜寿字幣：四川銅貨局于光绪十八年（1902年）に設立され、翌年開鋳銅貨六月、当時この銅貨局採用模造福建銅貨局のセット、十五文文、二十文の銅貨式様コイン（福建銅貨局が成立し于光绪26年）、四川銅貨局最初倣鋳銅貨時は意外にも未その满文「宝福」には「宝川」、さらに大きなミス
