銀元起源于15世紀，始鑄于歐洲，俗稱“洋錢”“花邊錢”或“大洋”，是銀鑄幣的通稱。銀元是舶來品，它初入中國，大約是在明朝，但大量流入，則在清乾隆年間以后。市面上有像三帆銀幣、竹子銀幣、甘肅造袁大頭等一些發行較少的銀元。其中流傳最廣、影響最大的銀幣品種可數袁世凱頭像銀幣，俗稱“袁大頭銀元”。
Silver dollar originated in the 15th century, began to cast in Europe, commonly known as "foreign money" "lace money" or "ocean", is the general name of silver coin. Silver is an imported product, it first entered China, probably in the Ming dynasty, but a large influx, is after the qing qianlong years. On the market there are silver COINS such as sanfan silver COINS, bamboo silver COINS, gansu made yuan da some less issued silver. Yuan shikai's head silver coin, commonly known as "yuan's head silver dollar", is the most widely circulated, most influential and most widely preserved silver coin.
“袁大頭”，是對鑄造于民國初年鐫有袁世凱側面頭像壹圓銀幣的一種俗稱。因其首鑄于民國三年，又有稱“民三”者，此類別稱由來已久。作為民國軍閥銀幣的領頭羊，“大頭”系列對錢幣收藏愛好者來說，并不陌生。“袁大頭”銀元的誕生，也是銀元發展的必然結果。在辛亥革命后，袁世凱為了解決軍費和提高個人政治地位而發行的銀元貨幣，因這些銀元鑄有他的側身圖像而得名。
"Yuan big head" is a common name for a coin with yuan shikai's profile engraved in the early years of the republic of China. Because of its first cast in the three years of the republic of China, also known as "people three", this kind of nickname has a long history. As the leader of the warlord silver COINS of the republic of China, the "big head" series is no stranger to coin collectors. The birth of the silver dollar is the inevitable result of the development of the silver dollar. After the revolution of 1911, yuan shikai issued silver COINS in order to solve military expenses and improve his personal political status.
此枚“中華民國三年袁大頭”銀幣。直徑3.6cm,重：22.3g。錢幣正面袁世凱側身像，上刻有“中華民國三年”，背面圖案是兩株交叉的稻穗，中央為“壹圓”字樣。由于它是實物貨幣，介于人們對貴金屬的認可，以及對歷史文化強烈的認同感，因此收藏的人不在少數。“袁大頭”的變現能力比較強，這也是藏家看好的因素之一！
The coin, "the great head of yuan in the third year of the republic of China".Diameter: 3.6cm, weight: 22.3g. On the front side of the coin is a side portrait of yuan shikai with the inscription "the three years of the republic of China". Because it is a physical currency, between people's recognition of precious metals, and a strong sense of identity with history and culture, so the collection is not a few people. "Yuan big head" of the ability of realization is stronger, this also is one of the factors that collector is optimistic about!
“袁大頭”代表了中國近代的貨幣文化，反映了我國近代歷史、經濟、金融的興衰和滄桑，具有很高的藝術觀賞價值和文物價值，也具有一定的保值和升值功能。目前民間留存的“袁大頭”數量已經不算太多，而且銀屬于貴金屬，收藏風險較小，非常適合投資和收藏。
"Yuan's head" represents the currency culture of modern China and reflects the vicissitudes of China's modern history, economy and finance. At present, the number of "yuan big head" retained by the folk is not too much, and silver belongs to the precious metal, the risk of collection is small, very suitable for investment and collection.
“袁大頭”銀元因其很高的藝術觀賞價值和文物價值，具有一定的保值和升值功能。尤其是近年來隨著收藏投資熱的不斷升溫，“袁大頭”日漸走俏，價格一路上揚，因此絕大多數業內人士認為“袁大頭”是銀元收藏中的一匹“黑馬”，具有較高的升值潛力！
Because of its high artistic appreciation value and cultural relic value, the silver dollar of "yuan big head" has certain functions of value preservation and appreciation. Especially in recent years with the collection of investment heat heating up, "yuan big head" increasingly popular, the price all the way up, so the vast majority of the industry that "yuan big head" is a "black horse" in the silver collection, with higher appreciation potential!
