湖北省光绪年造五十两银锭。CHINA. Hubei Yuanbao. Provincial Principal Ingots. Silver 50 Tael Provincial Tax Ingot, ND (ca. 1875-1908). Emperor De Zong (Guang Xu). EXTREMELY FINE. 湖北省光绪年造五十两银锭。重1,835克。右"光绪元宝",左"湖北省造",中央"上海",右上"江苏",左上"香港"。右下"南京",左下"河内"。光泽耀眼,品相俊俏。戳记深刻,某几处压印较扁平,字体轮廓略失。正面及外侧经手痕迹轻微,有小磕碰痕迹,但不显眼。迷人的日落色调包浆,铭文间微有积土,赏心悦目。<p>CHINA. Hubei Yuanbao. Provincial Principal Ingots. Silver 50 Tael Provincial Tax Ingot, ND (ca. 1875-1908). Emperor De Zong (Guang Xu). EXTREMELY FINE.BMC-Class XIV Group A. Weight: 1,835 gms. Right: "Guang xu yuan bao" (Guangxu era, principal ingot), Left: "Hu bei sheng zao" (Made in Hubei province), Center: "Shang hai" (Shanghai city, Jiangsu), Upper right: "Jiang su" (Jiangsu province), Upper left: "Xiang gang" (Hong Kong, British colony), Lower right: "Nan jing" (Nanjing city, Jiangsu), Lower left: "He nei" (Hanoi city, Vietnam). This lustrous and handsome survivor exhibits bold well-applied stamps, though there are a few areas of flatness where definition of the characters is lost. The face and the outer surfaces display light signs of handling with minor bumps and abrasions, but nothing of real significance. This attractive representative is quite charming displaying lovely pale sunset hued patina with scattered earthen deposits amongst the devices adding to its originality.