As the dragon was the emblem of the Manchu Dynasty, the stamps are usually referred to as "Large Dragon Stamps," and since then stamps have been known colloquially as "lung tou" (dragon's head) among the Chinese people.
它用滿清國徽（龍）作為圖案，並飾以雲彩，因而當時民間對郵票的俗稱，就叫「龍頭」。「大龍票」雖然遲於「黑便士」約三十八年，但迄今也有百年以上的歷史。