辛亥革命之后民國成立，全國處于百廢待興的狀態，為了能夠令經濟發展得以恢復和解決軍費以及提高個人政治地位，袁世凱即位后，令政府發行了銀元貨幣，對當時經濟的恢復起了很大的作用。因銀元鑄有他的側身圖像，故此又稱“袁大頭”。
After the Revolution of 1911, the Republic of China was established, and the whole country was in a state of complete disuse. In order to enable economic development to recover and solve military expenditures and improve personal political status, Yuan Shikai succeeded to the throne, and the government issued silver dollar currency, which played a great role in the economic recovery at that time. The silver dollar is also called "Yuan Datou" because it has a side image of him.
【藏品名稱】：中華民國三年壹圓
[Name of Collection]: One Yuan in Three Years of the Republic of China
【類別】：錢幣
[Category]: Coin
民國三年版正面為袁世凱側面像，上列“中華民國三年”。“年”字后沒有“造”字，其他年版都在“年”字后面有一“造”字。三年版“民”字中有一“點”，而其他年版民字無“點”。錢幣形制規整，十分精致美觀。
The front of the three-year edition of the Republic of China is a profile of yuan Shikai, listed above as "the three years of the Republic of China". There is no word "Zao" after the word "Nian". Other editions have a word "Zao" after the word "Nian". There is a "dot" in the three-year version of the word "min", while there is no "dot" in the other year versions. Coins have regular shapes and are very delicate and beautiful.
錢幣背面的嘉禾紋飾，它表現了我國數千年以來的以農業為基礎的立國思想。錢幣上的藝術圖案都是經過著名的藝術家群體反復揣摩、精心設計，它們猶如一幅幅精美絕倫的藝術品，具有極高的藝術價值和欣賞價值。因此，從錢幣身上不僅可以得到美的享受、藝術的熏陶，還能了解當時的社會經濟狀況、政治風貌、歷史背景等。
The ornamentation of Jiahe on the back of the coin shows China's idea of building a country based on agriculture for thousands of years. The artistic patterns on coins have been carefully studied and designed by famous artists. They are like exquisite artworks with extremely high artistic value and appreciation value. Therefore, one can not only enjoy beauty and be nurtured by art from coins, but also understand the social and economic situation, political style and historical background at that time.
“袁大頭”在貨幣收藏界被稱為銀元之寶，它是中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。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。
"Yuan Datou" is called the treasure of silver dollar in the world of money collection. It is the most widely circulated and influential silver dollar variety among nearly 1,000 kinds of modern silver coins in China, and it is also an important role in the currency reform in modern China. As it is a kind of currency, it is between people's recognition of precious metals and their strong identification with history and culture, so there are not a few collectors.
