自清朝滅亡之后，1912年4月袁世凱出任大總統后，北洋政府的國務總理熊希齡、農商總長張謇等鑒于當時鑄幣、紙幣十分復雜，在市場上流通的中外貨幣在百種以上，而且各有各的流通范圍，規格不一，折算繁瑣，對收稅、發餉、交換都有不便，市面恐慌，民眾積怨，故而主張實行幣改。
After the fall of the Qing Dynasty and Yuan Shikai's assumption of the presidency in April 1912, Xiong Xiling, the Prime Minister of the Beiyang government, and Zhang Jian, the chief minister of agriculture and commerce, etc. in view of the complexity of coinage and banknotes at that time, there were more than 100 kinds of Chinese and foreign currencies in circulation in the market, and each currency had its own circulation scope, different specifications, cumbersome conversion, inconvenient collection of taxes, rates, and exchange, which led to panic in the market and people's accumulation Therefore, he advocated currency reform.
一方面袁世凱為了解決軍費，也需要借助于貨幣，并趁機把他的頭像鑄于幣面，來提高他的政治地位。國幣壹圓銀幣的形式，以教令頒定之。后定為正面鐫袁世凱側面頭像及發行年號，背面鑄嘉禾紋飾與幣值“壹圓”的版式。民國八年袁大頭就發行于此段時間背景。袁大頭在近代幣制變革中扮演著不可或缺的角色，是中國近代銀幣中流傳最廣，影響最大的銀元幣種，是初入門銀元收藏愛好者的首選對象，也是眾多銀元愛好者共同的選擇。
On the one hand, in order to solve the problem of military expenditure, Yuan Shikai also needed money, and took the opportunity to cast his head on the coin to improve his political status. The form of national currency is one yuan silver coin, which is issued by the edict. Later, Yuan Shikai was engraved on the front with his head and year of issue, and on the back with Jiahe pattern and currency value of one yuan. In the eighth year of the Republic of China, yuan Datou was published in this period of time. Yuan Datou played an indispensable role in the reform of modern currency system. He was the most popular and influential silver currency in modern China. He was the first choice for beginners of silver coin collection and the common choice of many silver coin lovers.
九年版的設計是在三年、八年版的基礎上進行的，有別于三、八年版，使人感到耳目一新。錢幣正面為袁世凱五分側面像，上環“中華民國九年造”七字，背面兩條嘉禾，左右交互，下系結帶，中鑄‘壹圓’二字。相比其他版式，此款袁大頭的字體較粗，頭發和胡須也較為深刻立體
中華民國時期袁大頭，幣面為袁大頭側身像，上鐫“中華民國年號”，背面中央為“壹圓”字樣，圖案為兩株交叉的稻穗，周圍嘉禾圍繞，取天下太平之意，寓意深刻。該幣包漿熟舊，品相完好，邊齒工整，大小一致，齒深淺一致，制作十分精密，紋飾精巧，粗細均勻，圖案精美，紋路清晰可見，上面的銹跡見證了其歷史的積淀，具有非常明顯的歷史過渡性特征，收藏價值極高。
The design of the nine-year edition is based on the three-year and eight year editions, which is different from the three-year and eight year editions and makes people feel refreshing. On the obverse, there is a five part profile of Yuan Shikai, with seven characters of "made in the ninth year of the Republic of China" on the upper ring and two Jiahe on the back, alternating left and right. The lower part of the coin is tied with a tie, and the middle part of the coin has two characters of "Yiyuan". Compared with other formats, Yuan's font is thicker, and his hair and beard are more profound and three-dimensional
During the period of the Republic of China, yuan Datou's side face is engraved with "the year of the Republic of China" on the face and the word "one circle" in the center on the back. The pattern is two crossed ears of rice surrounded by Jiahe, which means peace in the world. The coin is old and well preserved, with neat edges and teeth, the same size and the same depth of teeth. It is very precise in production, exquisite in ornamentation, uniform in thickness, exquisite in design, and clear in pattern. The rust on the coin bears witness to its historical accumulation, which has obvious historical transitional characteristics and high collection value.
