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”。北洋政府为了整顿币制，划一银币，于民国三年（1914年）二月，颁布《国币条例》十三条，决定实行银本位制度。《国币条例》规定：“以库平纯银六钱四分八厘为价格之单位，定名为圆”，“一圆银币，总重七钱二分，银八九，铜一一”，“一圆银币用数无限制”，即以一圆银币为无限法偿的本位贷币。根据这一规定，于1914年12月及1915年2月， 先后由造币总厂及江南造币厂开铸一圆银币，币面镌刻袁世凯头像，俗称“袁头币”或“袁大头”。

清朝灭亡之后，1912年4月袁世凯出任大总统。北洋政府鉴于当时铸币、纸币十分复杂，流通的中外货币在百种以上，规格不一，流通混乱，折算繁琐，民众积怨，同时也想借助货币改制以解决军费问题，便决定铸发国币。袁世凯为了提高自己的统治地位，把他的头像铸于币面，“袁大头”由此而来。

民国三年袁大头

正面均为袁世凯五分侧面像，上列纪年，民国三年收藏价值是极高的，袁大头之所以会被称为袁大头主要是因为在这枚银元背后是印有袁世凯侧脸的“大头贴，并且这枚银元也是由他发行的，首先银元值钱的其中原因在于它和人民币不同，它从外国的传入期是由清朝开始袁世凯为了解决在辛亥革命后的军费问题以及个人地位提高的重要途径，从这里来说虽然他不受到欢迎但是银元背后的历史价值是不容小窥的。

背嘉禾二本，左右交互，下系结带，中铸“壹圆”二字。这些年，在银元收藏界，有一个名字，始终不乏耳闻，那就是“袁大头”，特别是这几年，随着金银价格走强以及市场的火爆，许多老银元的市场价格都有了多倍的涨幅，其中部分版本特殊，品相良好，存世稀少的珍品，更是不可估量。

嘉禾”，美禾，茁壮之禾，硕大之禾，祥瑞之禾也。东汉许慎《说文》云：“禾，嘉谷也。以二月而种，八月始熟，得时之中，故谓之禾。”王充《论衡·讲瑞篇》云：“嘉禾生于禾中，与禾中异穗，谓之嘉禾。”古人多以“嘉禾”为祥瑞之物，与甘露醴泉并称。如班固《汉书·公孙弘传》云：“甘露降，风雨时，嘉禾兴。”也就是生长得特别茁壮的禾稻，古人视嘉禾图案为吉祥的象征。

在中国钱币上就有嘉禾图案，现在国徽上就有，最典型的嘉禾纹样就是“袁大头”上的背后的嘉禾图案。

袁大头中的极品民国三年袁大头，这一年的袁大头发行量最少，因为他在当时是一个错版的存在，一般的袁大头都是七个字，多了一个‘造’字，在所有袁大头中只有民国三年的袁大头是没有造字的，民字是多一点的，这也是与其它钱币很大的一个区别，我们可以看到袁大头人像胸前与内齿接触的地方是少一个内齿的，这也是内行人鉴定钱币真假重要的一点，这枚钱币整圈就少这一个内齿，当时的目的就为了来防伪的，而后期仿制的钱币是没有注意到这个细节的。

钱币收藏历来就讲究：藏‘绝’三年袁大头是整个袁大头系列里的一‘绝’其收藏价值极高，而且钱币第二侧重点就是看品相，这枚银币，包浆自然，形成绸缎底包浆，十分温润，整体规整，字体清晰，图案精美，无任何磕缺，变形，品相完美，是馆藏级别的银币。

在袁大头银元中，除了人们所熟知的袁大头壹元钱币之外，还有二枚面值为二角的银元，这一面值的银元所知道的收藏者们并不算多。其原因是因为这枚银元的市场价格远没有袁大头壹元的价值高，但是如果从其银元的收藏价值上来看的话，这枚银元的价值并不低于它。

袁世凯“苏维埃版”则出类拔萃地被收藏爱好者所钟爱。该币在袁像右侧刻有一竖行中文“苏维埃”，是苏维埃政府打造，这个版本极为少见。苏维埃签字版民国三年袁大头来源于1931年，国民党政权对苏区进行军事围剿和经济封锁，红色政权环境十分恶劣。为适应斗争形势的需要，红军便利用打土豪获得的民国三年(1914)版“袁大头”银元，在袁世凯头像右侧打上“苏维埃”的戳记，以示区别，投入流通。

只要百度搜索银币，就会介绍是以袁大头为代表来表现银币，可见其地位之根固。这枚苏维埃签字版钱币包浆自然，底光柔和，且字迹图案清晰，内齿规整，无连齿现象，整体十分美观，为什么钱币爱好者喜欢收藏有包浆的钱币呢，因为你把包浆洗掉，白银又会开始新的氧化过程，且包浆是鉴定新老钱币最好的依据。有了包浆的钱币，就像是有了一层保护层，几乎不再氧化，更好保存收藏，这些袁大头版本特殊，极其稀有，适合收藏，传世。具有极高的历史研究价值，是钱币收藏中的黑马。英文翻译：Yuan Datou is one of the main currencies in circulation in the period of the Republic of China. "Yuan Datou" is the colloquial name for Yuan Shikai's series of coins, which is called "Yuan Shikai's Jiahe silver coin". In order to rectify the currency system, the Beiyang government drew a silver coin. In February of the third year of the Republic of China (1914), it promulgated the Article 13 of the National Currency Regulations and decided to implement the silver standard system. According to the Regulations on National Currency, "the unit of price of Kuping sterling silver is six cents, four cents and eight cents, and it is named as the circle", "A silver coin has a total weight of seven cents and two cents, eight cents and nine cents of silver and one copper", and "a silver coin can be used in unlimited quantities", that is, a silver coin is used as the standard loan currency for infinite compensation. According to this regulation, in December 1914 and February 1915, a silver coin was cast by the General Mint and Jiangnan Mint successively, and the coin surface was engraved with the head of Yuan Shikai, commonly known as "Yuan Tou coin" or "Yuan Datou".

After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, Yuan Shikai became president in April 1912. In view of the complexity of coinage and paper money at that time, with more than 100 kinds of Chinese and foreign currencies in circulation, different specifications, chaotic circulation, cumbersome conversion, and resentment among the public, the Beiyang government also wanted to solve the military expenditure problem by means of currency reform, so it decided to mint and issue national coins. In order to improve his ruling status, Yuan Shikai had his head cast on the coin, and the name "Yuan Datou" came from this.

Yuan Datou in the third year of the Republic of China

Positive are five yuan shikai profile, the above calendar, three years of the republic of China collection value is extremely high, big head big head is called yuan yuan because behind this silver was printed with yuan shikai side face of the photo, and it also released by his silver medal, the first silver dollar value because of it's different from the yuan, Its introduction from foreign countries began from the Qing Dynasty Yuan Shikai in order to solve the military expenditure after the Revolution of 1911 and an important way to improve his personal status, from here although he is not popular but the historical value behind the silver dollar is not small peep.

Back Jiahe two, left and right interaction, under the knot belt, cast "one circle" two words. Over the years, in the silver collection area, has a name, is not always hear, that is "big head" yuan, especially in recent years, as the gold and silver price strength and market, and many there were more than the market price of the old silver dollar rise, some of these special version, good appearance, only rare treasures, is immeasurable.

Jiahe ", Meihe, thriving wo, large wo, auspicious Wo also. Xu Shen in the Eastern Han Dynasty said: "Wo, Jia Gu also. In February and the seed, in August to mature, when the time, so that Wo." Wang Chong "on the balance · Rui chapter" cloud: "Jiahe was born in He, and he in the different ear, that Jiahe." The ancients to "Jiahe" for auspicious things, and Gan Lu Li Quan said. For example, Ban Gu's Book of the Han Dynasty, Gongsun Hong Biography, said: "When the dew falls, the wind and rain, Jiahe xing. That is, the growth of particularly strong rice, the ancients regard Jiahe pattern as a symbol of good luck.

There are Jiahe patterns on Chinese coins, and now there are on the national emblem. The most typical Jiahe pattern is the Jiahe pattern behind the "Yuan Datou".

Big head, big head in need three years of the republic of China yuan yuan this bulk circulation of at least one year of yuan, because he was a wrong version of the existence of general yuan big head is seven words, more than a "made" word, in only three years of the republic of China of all bulk yuan yuan big head there is no word, word is a bit more, this is also with the rest of the money, a big difference between We can see that the contact place between Yuan Datou's portrait and the inner tooth is less than one inner tooth, which is also an important point for professionals to identify the authenticity of coins. The whole circle of this coin is less than one inner tooth. The purpose at that time is to prevent counterfeiting, and the later imitation coins do not pay attention to this detail.

Coin collecting is exquisite, hid 'no' three years of big head big head series is the yuan yuan a 'no' in the very high collection value, and coin the second focus is see appearance, this coin, patina nature, form the bottom of silks and satins patina, very warm, whole is neat, clear font, beautifully designed, cutting without any deficiency, deformation, quality perfect, it is silver coin collection level.

In Yuan Datou silver dollar, in addition to the well-known Yuan Datou one Yuan coin, there are two silver dollars with a face value of 20 cents, and the silver dollar of this face value is not known to many collectors. The reason is that the market price of this silver dollar is far less than the value of Yuan Datou Yi Yuan, but if the collection value of its silver dollar, the value of this silver dollar is not lower than it.

Yuan Shikai "Soviet edition" is outstanding by collect lover place dote ON. On the right side of the statue, the coin bears the Chinese word "Soviet" in vertical lines. It was created by the Soviet government, and this version is extremely rare. The Soviet signature version of the Republic of China three years Yuan Datou came from 1931, the Kuomintang regime to the Soviet area military encirclement and suppression and economic blockade, the red regime environment is very bad. In order to meet the needs of the struggle situation, the Red Army made use of the "Yuan Datou" silver dollar in the third year of the Republic of China (1914), which was obtained by beating the Tuhao, and stamped "Soviet" on the right side of Yuan Shikai's head to show the difference and put it into circulation.

As long as Baidu searches for silver coins, it will introduce the silver coins represented by Yuan Datou, which shows the root of its position. The Soviet signature edition coin wrapped slurry is natural, downy light, and the writing pattern is clear, internal tooth neat, no even tooth phenomenon, as a whole is very beautiful, why there are wrapped slurry coin lovers like to collect COINS, because you dropped the bag starch, silver and will start a new oxidation process, and wrapped slurry is the best basis for identification of new and old COINS. With coated coins, it is like having a protective layer, which is almost no longer oxidized and better preserved for collection. These Yuan Datou versions are special, extremely rare, suitable for collection and handed down from generation to generation. It has high historical research value and is a dark horse in coin collection.