清代后期的外币流通

清代后期,各种外国货币在我国许多地区大量流通,占清末全国货币总额的比重超过30％。外币的渗透与侵略活动经常有密切关系,但根本原因是它们适应了我国币制变革的需要,被缺乏货币主权意识的中国人主动接受。外币的流通在我国货币制度的早期近代化过程中起了重要作用,在很大程度上,晚清的币制改良运动是受外币流通的刺激而产生的。

Late Qing Dynasty: Circulation of Foreign Currency

In the evening of Qing Dynasty, various foreign currency largely circulated in chinese regions. They had a proportion of over 30 percent of all currency supply in Qing Dynasty's final stage. Their pervation often had close contact with aggression, but ultimate reason is that they adapted to reform of Chinese currency system, and were initiatively accepted by Chinese short of currency dominion idea. Foreign currency's circulation had an important effect on early modernization of Chinese currency system. To a great extent, it brought out late Qing Dynasty's currency system reform.