袁大头是民国时期主要流通货币之一，“袁大头”是对袁世凯像系列硬币的口语俗称，严谨点说叫“袁世凯像背嘉禾银币”。"袁大头"在货币收藏界被称为银元之宝，是中国近千种近代银币中流传zui广、影响zui大的银元品种，也是近代中国币制变革中的一个重要角色。

在中华民国成立之初，币制十分混乱，流通市场上银币、铜币、纸币和钞票一起流通使用。民国三年（1914年），北洋军阀政府正式铸造袁世凯头像银币，因币上铸有袁世凯侧身头像，故民间俗称“袁大头”。

此枚民国三年袁大头银币；直径：3.9cm、重量：22.4g；钱币雕刻精美，边齿整齐，轮廓细腻。钱币正面为袁世凯侧面像，上列“中华民国三年”六字。币中袁世凯目光有神，炯炯注视前上方。背面图案为两株稻穗组成的嘉禾纹，中央竖写“壹圆”二字。此枚钱币锻造精细，铸币之上当政者有国泰民安、吉祥如意之愿景。此币经过岁月的沉积，钱币包浆依旧完好，纹路清晰，边齿过关。中华民国三年袁大头有着历史的熏陶，具有深远的历史纪念意义。

  “袁大头”在货币收藏界被称为银元之宝，它是中国近千种近代银币中流传zui广、影响zui大的银元品种，也是近代中国币制变革中的一个重要角色。而民国三年“袁大头”银元铸造量极少，存世量极罕。铸币之上当政者有国泰民安、吉祥如意之愿景，无论从美学或是历史层面来看都极具收藏价值。

Yuan Datou was one of the main currencies in circulation during the Republic of China. Yuan Datou was a colloquial term for Yuan Shikai's coins. Strictly speaking, it was called "Yuan Shikai's image carries Jiahe silver coin". "Yuan Datou" is known as the treasure of silver yuan in the money collection circle. It is the most popular and influential silver yuan among nearly 1000 kinds of modern silver coins in China. It is also an important role in the reform of modern Chinese currency system.

At the beginning of the founding of the Republic of China, the currency system was very chaotic. Silver, copper, paper and banknotes were circulated and used together in the circulation market. During the three years of the Republic of China (1914), the Northern Warlord Government officially coined the silver coin of Yuan Shikai's head, which is commonly known as "Yuan Datou" because of the side portrait of Yuan Shikai.

This three-year Yuan coin has a diameter of 3.9 cm and a weight of 22.4 g. It is exquisitely carved with neat edges and teeth and delicate outline. The front of the coin is a profile of Yuan Shikai, with the six words "three years of the Republic of China" listed above. Yuan Shikai's eyes were bright in the coin, and he looked up and down. The pattern on the back is Jiahe grain composed of two rice panicles, and the word "one circle" is written vertically in the center. This coin is forged fine, above which the politicians have the vision of national peace, good luck and good luck. After years of deposit, the purse of the coin is still intact, the lines are clear, and the edge teeth pass the customs. Yuan Datou in the three years of the Republic of China has been influenced by history and has far-reaching historical Memorial significance.

"Yuan Datou" is known as the treasure of silver yuan in the money collection circle. It is the most popular and influential silver yuan among nearly 1000 kinds of modern silver coins in China. It is also an important role in the reform of modern Chinese currency system. In the three years of the Republic of China, the amount of "Yuan Datou" silver coins was very small and the stock was very rare. On top of coinage, politicians have the vision of national peace, good luck and good luck, which is of great collection value both in aesthetics and in history.