太平天國 聖寶 金幣一枚
太平天國 聖寶 金幣一枚
藏品介紹：
1853年3月，太平軍攻佔南京後建都，改稱天京，遂頒佈《天朝田畝制度》，建立鄉官制。據文獻資料載：太平天國貨幣制度的建立，是在定都天京以後，“天王命在江寧鑄錢，令典銅匠選擇能鑄錢者，得十二人，封四人為鑄錢匠，職同指揮。”太平天國鑄幣基本上是集國號與聖寶錢名於一身，國號中天字含有至高無上之義，故有天朝、天王、天京之稱。
清末太平天國起 義時期（1851—1864）太平軍鑄造。早期銅錢正面鑄“天國”、背面鑄“聖寶”字樣，有小平錢、當十兩種。還鑄過背為“通寶”的當十錢。後來鑄造正面為“太平天國”、背面為“聖寶”的大小四等錢，以小平錢居多。晚期在浙江地區還鑄過正面為“天國太平”、背面為“聖寶”，正面為“天國聖寶”、背面為“太平”，正面為“太平聖寶”、背面為“天國”等多種小平和當五錢幣。非流通的錢有鎮庫錢、大花錢等。錢上也鑄有“太平天國”、“聖寶”字樣，作為鎮庫和賞賜之用。另有金錢和銀錢，均屬民間殉葬之冥錢。天京（南京）是太平天國鑄錢的主要基地，蘇州、杭州、紹興、嘉興等地亦有鑄造 。由此可見金幣類的太平天國聖寶存世是有多稀 少。
此太平天國 聖寶 金幣一枚，藏品規格直徑：3。3cm 重：32。5g，這枚太平天國聖寶金幣，極罕見，頗為珍貴。書法鑄工銅質均佳。正面是宋體楷書“太平天國”四字，背面則為繁體“聖寶”二字，製作頗為精美。國字口中從“王”不從“玉”，這與天王洪秀全認為太平天國是王 者之國有關；錢名為聖寶，一是與清王朝鑄幣寶文有所區別，二是讚美拜上帝教宗教綱領，聖即指上帝，認為萬物統歸上帝，非個人所私有。
太平天國制錢雖說主要仿照了清朝制錢以及咸豐大錢的形制，但作為中國歷史 上 較後一次重要的農民起 義政權的鑄幣，它的歷史價值和珍貴性已很早被市場所認識，為很多集幣愛好者所追捧。太平天國金幣是我國近代史上的一筆寶貴的文化遺產，具有極高的歷史、收藏價值。
關於太平天國鑄錢所使用的原料，也是五花八門，由於當時處於戰爭期間，大量的原料被用來鑄造兵器。所以太平天國鑄錢的原料既有金、銀、鐵，也有銅、錫、鉛，幾乎是能找到什麼就用什麼。因此，收藏太平天國古錢幣非常有意思，如果是遇到金幣，鐵幣或鉛幣的，會價值不菲，因為這樣的貨幣在當時的世界上也是極為罕見的，也只有太平天國才會發行。
In March 1853， after the Taiping rebels captured Nanjing， they established their capital and renamed it Tianjing。 Hence， they promulgated the Tian Tian Mu System and established the township government system。 According to literature， the establishment of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom‘s monetary system was after its capital， Tianjing。 “ The Heavenly King ordered that money be cast in Jiangning， and that the standard copper makers choose those who can cast money， and that twelve be chosen， and that four be cast as money makers with the same command。” The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom coinage is basically a combination of the name of the State and the name of the holy treasure。 The name of heaven in the State contains the supreme meaning， so it is called the heavenly kingdom， heavenly king and heavenly capital。
During the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Uprising in the Late Qing Dynasty （1851-1864）， the Taiping Army was formed。 Early copper coins were cast with the words “ kingdom of heaven” on the front and “ holy treasure” on the back。 there were twelve kinds of small flat coins。 Also cast back as “ Tongbao” when ten dollars。 Later， the fourth-class coins， large and small， with the “ Taiping Heavenly Kingdom” on the front and the “ Holy Treasure” on the back， were minted， mostly small flat coins。 In the late period， many small coins and coins were also coined in Zhejiang， such as the “ Taiping Heavenly Kingdom” on the front， the “ Shengbao Heavenly Kingdom” on the back， the “ Taiping Heavenly Kingdom” on the back， and the “ Taiping Shengbao” on the front。 Non-circulating money includes town bank money， large spending， etc。 The money was also inscribed with the words “ Taiping Heavenly Kingdom” and “ Holy Treasure” for the use of town treasury and reward。 In addition， money and money belong to the funeral expenses of the people。 Tianjing （Nanjing） is the main base for casting money in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom。 Suzhou， Hangzhou， Shaoxing， Jiaxing and other places also have casting。 This shows how rare the gold coins of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom are。
Recently， Bodhi Richness in Xiamen collected a gold coin of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom’s holy treasure， with a diameter of 3。3cm and a weight of 32。5g g。 This gold coin of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom‘s holy treasure is extremely rare and precious。 Calligraphers and foundry workers are all excellent in copper。 On the front are the four characters “ Taiping Heavenly Kingdom” written in regular script in Song style， and on the back are the two characters “ Shengbao” in traditional form， which are beautifully produced。 The word “ king” does not follow “ jade” in the national vocabulary， which is related to heavenly king hong xiuquan’s belief that the Taiping heavenly kingdom is the kingdom of kings。 The name of money is holy treasure。 First， it is different from the coinage of the Qing Dynasty。 Second， it praises the religious program of worshipping God。 Sacrifice refers to God， believing that all things belong to God and are not privately owned by individuals。
Although the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom‘s system of making money is mainly modelled on that of the Qing Dynasty and Xianfeng， the last important peasant uprising regime in Chinese history， its historical value and preciousness have long been recognized by the market and sought after by many coin collectors。 The gold coins of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom are a precious cultural heritage in China’s modern history and have extremely high historical and collection values。
The raw materials used for casting money in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom were also varied。 As the time was during the war， a large amount of raw materials were used for casting weapons。 Therefore， the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom used gold， silver and iron as well as copper， tin and lead as its raw materials for casting money。 It used almost everything it could find。 Therefore， it is very interesting to collect ancient coins of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom。 If you encounter gold coins， iron coins or lead coins， it will be valuable， because such coins were also extremely rare in the world at that time and only the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would issue them。