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就是袁世凱頭像銀幣，俗稱“袁大頭”銀元
Silver dollar is a foreign product. It first came into China in the Ming Dynasty, but it flowed in a large amount after the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty. There are some silver coins on the market, such as Sanfan silver coin, bamboo silver coin, Gansu made yuan Datou, and so on. Among them, the most popular and influential silver coin is Yuan Shikai's head silver coin, commonly known as "yuan Dadou".
辛亥革命以后，袁世凱就任“臨時大總統”之職，后又成為正式大總統。當時，為了鞏固國內政局穩定，發展民族經濟，也為“制憲”和“稱帝”作準備，于是發布《國幣條例》，毅然決定在全國“統一幣制”。
After the 1911 Revolution, Yuan Shikai took the post of "temporary president" and then became a formal president. At that time, in order to consolidate domestic political stability, develop national economy, and prepare for "constitution making" and "becoming emperor", the state currency regulations were issued and resolutely decided to "unify the currency system" in the whole country.
民國三年（1914年）二月國民政府財政部公布《中華民國國幣條例》，整頓統一幣制，規定民國三年袁頭像銀幣一元為本位幣。重七錢二分，成色銀九銅一（后改為89%），統一流通。由天津造幣廠開鑄。后南京 、廣東 、武昌 、甘肅造幣分廠陸續開鑄，幣值有一圓 、半圓 、二角等面值。紀年有三年 、八年 、九年、十年四種，細微差異頗多，成色參差不齊。
In February of the third year of the Republic of China (1914), the Ministry of finance of the national government promulgated the regulations of the Republic of China on currency, which rectified and unified the currency system, and stipulated that Yuan's silver coin as the base currency in the third year of the Republic of China. The weight is seven yuan and two Fen, the color is silver, nine copper and one coin (later changed to 89%), and the currency is unified. It was started by Tianjin mint. After that, mints in Nanjing, Guangdong, Wuchang and Gansu started to cast successively, with the value of one yuan, half yuan and two jiao. There are four types of chronology: three years, eight years, nine years and ten years. There are many subtle differences, and the colors are uneven.
此組袁大頭包括民國八年，民國九年袁大頭兩枚，其包漿自然老道、紋路清晰、邊齒均勻、珠圈規整、字體清晰、紋飾精美、流通痕跡明顯，經過這么久的戰火紛飛流傳至今實為不易。作為民國軍閥銀幣的領頭羊，大多數錢幣愛好保藏者對“袁大頭”系列的銀幣愛不釋手。由于袁大頭銀元不只見證了中國近代前史，金融的興衰，還有很高的藝術價值。
This group consists of two pieces in the eight years of the Republic of China and the long years of the Republic of China. They are natural and old-fashioned, with clear lines, even teeth, regular bead rings, clear fonts, exquisite patterns and obvious circulation traces. It is not easy to spread after so long wars. As the leader of the warlord silver coins in the Republic of China, most of the coin lovers couldn't let go of the "yuan Dadou" series of silver coins. Because yuan Datou silver dollar not only witnessed the pre modern history of China, the rise and fall of finance, but also has high artistic value.
隨著國際金銀價位的漲跌，也刺激了傳統的收藏市場，近五年的時間，民國年間的“袁大頭”可謂漲跌不停。即使在2008年的金融危機的沖擊下，“袁大頭”也能保持穩定的價格不跌。業內人士認為，未來“袁大頭”的收藏依然有較大的價值空間。
With the rise and fall of international gold and silver prices, the traditional collection market has also been stimulated. In the past five years, the "yuan Dadou" in the Republic of China has been rising and falling constantly. Even under the impact of the financial crisis in 2008, "yuan Dadou" can maintain a stable price. Industry insiders believe that there is still a large value space for the collection of "yuan Dadou" in the future.
“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，它是我國近千種近代銀幣中流傳最廣、影響最大的銀元品種，也是近代中國幣制變革中的一個重要角色，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 Datou" represents China's modern currency culture, reflects the rise and fall of China's modern history, economy and finance, and has a high artistic value and cultural relic value. It is the most widely spread and influential silver coin of nearly one thousand modern silver coins in China, and also an important role in the reform of modern China's currency system, with a certain function of preserving and appreciating value. At present, the number of "yuan Dadou" retained by the people is not too much, and silver belongs to precious metal, so the collection risk is small, so it is very suitable for investment and collection.
