纪念太平天国铸钱１４０周年中国钱币博物馆重铸鎏金大花钱屠燕治今年是太平天国铸钱１４０周年。中国钱币博物馆重铸两种太平天国鎏金大花钱以资纪念。１８５３年，太平天国攻克金陵，建都天京，为了发展经济，巩固新生的天朝政权，在朝天宫开炉铸钱，后铸钱范围也扩大到苏州、杭州、徽州、株洲（或衡阳）、绍兴、嘉兴等地，太平天国铸造的钱币在中国货币史中占有着重要的一页，是宝贵的历史遗物。太平天国铸钱，除有小平、折二、折五、折十等流通货币外，还铸过绘有龙凤、八宝等吉祥图案的大小花钱。这类花钱，仅作为镇库、庆典、赏赐或馈赠之用，虽非通货，但从一个侧面反映了太平天国的经济制度、政治信仰和文化习俗。中国钱币博物馆为纪念而重铸的太平天国大花钱有两种：一、特大花钱。１８５４年前后太平天国曾铸有特大花钱一种，现仅湖南省博物馆存有残件一枚。据残件测算，这枚花钱的直径３３．５，厚０．８厘米，重约４５００克，黄铜质，遍体鎏金，应是我国最大的古钱。在对实物进行考察的基础上，重铸工作，主要分三步进行：第一步，绘制钱图。我们从现有的十余种大花钱图片中，找出太平天国花钱的基本特征和风格，文字组合和图案结构，又从残片上找出特大花钱独有的图文特点，经反复绘制修 Commemorating the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom 140th Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese Numismatic Museum Relies on the King’s Capital Tu Yanzhi This year marks the 140th anniversary of the founding of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. China’s coin museum to re-cast two Taiping gold money to commemorate. In 1853, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom captured Jinling and the capital city of Tianjing. In order to develop economy and consolidate the newborn regime of the DPRK, Chaotian Temple opened fire and cast money. Afterwards, the scope of casting money was extended to Suzhou, Hangzhou, Huizhou, Zhuzhou (or Hengyang) , Jiaxing and other places, the coins of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom occupy an important page in the history of Chinese currency and are precious historical relics. Taiping Heavenly Kingdom money, in addition to Xiaoping, two, five, fold ten currency, but also cast painted dragon and phoenix, eight auspicious patterns such as the size of money. Such money is only used as a storehouse, celebration, reward or gift, though not currency, but from one aspect reflects the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom’s economic system, political beliefs and cultural practices. Chinese coin museum to commemorate and recast the Taiping spend money there are two: First, extra spending money. Before and after 1854, the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom had cast a super-spending money, and only one remaining piece was found in Hunan Provincial Museum. According to the remnants of the calculation, the diameter of this money 33.5, 0.8 cm thick, weighing about 4500 grams, brass quality, all over the gold, should be China’s largest ancient money. On the basis of the physical examination, the recast work, mainly in three steps: The first step, drawing money plans. From the more than ten kinds of big money pictures we have found, we can find out the basic features and style, the combination of text and the pattern of the money spent by the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. repair