廣州東朝文化：大日本明治八年一萬元

明治8年（公元1875年）,日本政府為了便于和中國，俄羅斯，北韓等周邊國家以及美國，墨西哥，英國，法國，葡萄牙，西班牙和荷蘭等歐美國家進行貿易，特别鑄造發行了貿易币。

In 1875, in order to facilitate trade with China, Russia, North Korea and other neighboring countries, as well as the United States, Mexico, Britain, France, Portugal, Spain, the Netherlands and other European and American countries, the Japanese government specially minted and issued trade coins.

明治維新期間，日本一切社會制度皆模仿西方國家。這是一個貌似我們古時夜郎國一樣的國家，當時在國家上處處碰壁，明治三年從英國殖民地香港購的二手制作本貨币機器一台，當年即生産少量壹元銀币。明治八年（1876年）日本壹萬圓鉑金币，無論是造型或設計都是世界一流的，日本貿易币現存世量極少。

During Meiji Restoration, all social systems in Japan imitated western countries. This is a country that looks like our Yelang country in ancient times. At that time, there were many obstacles in the country. In Meiji three years, a second-hand local currency machine was purchased from Hong Kong, a British colony. That year, a small amount of one yuan silver coins was produced. In 1876, Japan's ten thousand yuan platinum gold coins, both in shape and design, were world-class.

藏品正面中心位置有"鉑金壹萬圓"字樣，上方有一櫻花綻放，左右兩邊伴以櫻菊花枝，花蕊花蕾清晰可辨，枝腳交叉成蝴蝶結狀，具有濃郁的東瀛特色。

In the center of the front of the collection is the words "platinum 10000 yuan". There is a cherry blossom blooming on the top, with cherry chrysanthemum branches on the left and right sides. The flower buds are clear and distinguishable, and the branches and feet are crossed into bows, with strong Japanese characteristics.

直徑：7.86cm 厚：0.4cm 重：123.1g

Diameter：7.86cm Thick：0.4cm Weight：123.1g

背面中心位置有雙龍吐火球圖案，印證了日本文化之"火成"說，又寓意"日"之生成。雙龍張牙 ，怒目而對，磷須可現，雙尾相盤，栩栩如生。

In the center of the back is the design of two dragons spitting fireballs, which proves the theory of "Huocheng" in Japanese culture and implies the generation of "Japan". The two dragons open their teeth. They are angry and right. The phosphorus is visible. The two tails are vivid.

大日本明治八年一萬元銀币是舊時流入中國的日本銀元之一。日本銀元多在通商口岸使用，并随中日貿易的發展而流入中國，流通區域包括廈門、福州、九江、南昌、汕頭以及北方的沈陽、大連等地。因其背面為龍珠圖案，故又稱為"日本龍洋"。

The 10000 yuan silver coin of Meiji in Japan was one of the Japanese silver coins that flowed into China in the old days. The Japanese silver dollar is mostly used in trading ports and flows into China with the development of Sino Japanese trade. The circulation areas include Xiamen, Fuzhou, Jiujiang, Nanchang, Shantou, Shenyang, Dalian and other places in the north. It is also called "Japan dragon ocean" because of its dragon bead pattern on the back.

該龍紋與中國傳統龍紋有很大的差異，差別于中國龍紋傳遞的威嚴與霸氣，日本龍紋視覺上偏向兇惡，符合日本民族争勇鬥狠的個性。

This dragon pattern is very different from the traditional Chinese dragon pattern, which is different from the majesty and domineering power of the Chinese dragon pattern. The Japanese dragon pattern tends to be vicious visually, which is in line with the Japanese national character of fighting bravely and ruthlessly.