清咸丰三年（1853）
边长10.5厘米 高10厘米
    印面呈正方形，宽边，印文为朱文兼镌满汉两种文字，三种书体。左为满文篆书，中为满文楷书，右为汉文小篆“提督湖北总兵官印”两行八字。背铸三台虎钮，钮右镌汉文楷书款两行：“提督湖北总兵官印礼部造”，钮左镌满文楷书三行释文。右侧边镌汉文楷书“咸字九号”，左侧镌“咸丰三年四月日”。此印是清朝政府授予湖北总兵向荣的官印。向荣于咸丰三年正月廿日接任湖北提督，曾任剿灭太平天国的江南大营的首脑。清代传世银质官印很少，非常珍贵，此印对研究我国近代史有着重要的历史价值。
Seal of Military and Provincial Governor of Hubei
Qing dynasty, 3rd year of Xianfeng period(1853)
Silver seal
Height 10cm, Length 10.5cm, Width 10.5cm

This seal has a square face with broad edges. Both Manchu script and Chinese characters are engraved onto the seal in relief. There are three different styles of script: Manchu seal script on the left, Manchu clerical script in the centre, and small seal script Chinese characters on the right. The Chinese text includes eight characters in two columns, which read “Seal of Military and Provincial Governor of Hubei”.the back is cast with a tiger-shaped knob on a three-tier platform. This was the official seal of Xiang Rong, Military Commander of Hubei, conferred upon him by the Qing dynasty government. There are very few surviving silver official seals from the Qing dynasty, making this object extremely precious, and a highly valuable historical source for research on recent Chinese history.