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公元九九零年，宋太宗赵光义改太平兴国年号为淳化，意为纯正平和，强调宋太宗来位的正确性。淳化年号一共用了五年，即从公元九九零年到九九四年，这时候发行的铜钱就是淳化元宝。淳化元宝发行的时候，正值北宋逐步稳定，国力走强之时，淳化元宝因此发行不算少，但由于年号时间使用不长，数量也不算最多。另外淳化元宝有一种国宝级钱币，宋太宗淳化初年，太宗深感江山不稳，尤其当时宋与辽金沙滩大败。他亲自督工铸造该钱币并送至五台山窖藏，希望保佑大宋国泰民安，帝业万代不断。本文主要介绍一枚淳化元宝。

In 990, Zhao Guangyi of Song Taizong changed the name of Taiping Xingguo to Chunhua, which means pure and peaceful, emphasizing the correctness of Song Taizong's arrival. The year number of Chunhua lasted for five years, from 990 to 994, when the copper coin issued was Chunhua Yuanbao. When Chunhua Yuanbao was issued, when the Northern Song Dynasty gradually stabilized and the national strength strengthened, Chunhua Yuanbao was issued not a small number, but because the number of years was not used for a long time, the number was not the largest. In addition, Chunhua Yuanbao has a national treasure coin. In the early years of Chunhua, Taizong was deeply impressed by the instability of rivers and mountains, especially in the Song and Liaojin sandy beaches. He personally supervised the workers to make the coin and sent it to the cellar of Wutai Mountain, hoping to bless the Great Song Dynasty, Tai Min'an and the imperial industry for thousands of generations. This article mainly introduces a Chunhua Yuan Bao.

ChunhuaYuanbao

编号(NO.)：ZLFW（2019）-868-008

此枚淳化元宝古旧自然，包浆圆润，钱币正面铸有“淳化元宝”字样，字体隽永洒脱，清丽不凡，为宋太宗御书。钱币背面为“童子拜观音”像，左边为头上结发，双手合十，颜貌天真活泼，身体微向右侧站立在莲花瓣座上的善财童子。右边为手持莲花，正结枷跌坐于八叶莲花宝座之上的观音菩萨，宝座底下祥云缠绕。两尊佛像均有莲花宝座和祥云依托，充分的突显出了宋朝对佛教的重视，对佛教的信奉自古至今都存在，佛像雕刻的神态自如、线条流畅自然、清晰庄严，栩栩如生，可以看出当时年代的金属雕刻工艺水平。

This Chunhua Yuanbao is old and natural, with round pulp. The front of the coin is inscribed with the words "Chunhua Yuanbao". Its font is meaningful, free and easy, beautiful and extraordinary. It is the imperial book of Taizong in Song Dynasty. On the back of the coin is the image of "the boy worshiping Guanyin". On the left is the boy of good fortune standing on the lotus petal pedestal with his hair knotted on his head, his hands closed, his face naive and lively, and his body slightly to the right. On the right is the Guanyin Bodhisattva, who is holding the lotus flower and is shackled on the throne of the eight-leaf lotus flower. The auspicious clouds are twining under the throne. Both Buddhas have lotus thrones and auspicious clouds, which fully highlights the importance of Buddhism in the Song Dynasty, and the belief in Buddhism has existed since ancient times. The statues are free, smooth, natural, clear and solemn, and lifelike. We can see the level of metal sculpture technology at that time.

The earliest money discovery of Chunhua Yuanbao Buddha statue was in the spring of 1988. When a construction team cleaned up the base of the old Buddha pagoda on the top of Zhongtai Mountain, a Buddhist holy place, more than 2,000 pieces of money with two Buddha statues carved on the back were excavated. It was identified by archaeologists and coin experts. This is the coin of Chunhua Yuanbao Buddha statue coined during the Chunhua period of the Song Dynasty. Although this Chunhua Yuanbao has experienced the baptism of endless years, it is still well preserved today. The price of ancient coins is judged by the stock, artistic value and historical value, and fluctuates in varying degrees with the change of the relationship between supply and demand in the market. This Chunhua Yuanbao has high artistic and ornamental value and collection value.