袁大頭在貨幣收藏界被稱為銀元之寶，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。在清朝滅亡之后，1912年4月袁世凱出任大總統。北洋政府鑒于當時鑄幣、紙幣十分復雜，流通的中外貨幣在百種以上，規格不一，流通混亂，折算繁瑣，民眾積怨，同時也想借助貨幣改制以解決軍費問題，便決定鑄發國幣。袁世凱為了提高自己的統治地位，把他的頭像鑄于幣面，“袁大頭”由此而來。
Yuan Datou is known as the treasure of silver yuan in the money collection circle. It is the most widely spread and influential silver dollar variety among the nearly 1,000 kinds of modern silver coins in China, and it is also an important role in the reform of modern Chinese currency system. After the collapse of the Qing Dynasty, Yuan Shikai became President in April 1912. In view of the complexity of coinage and banknotes, the current Chinese and foreign currencies were more than 100 kinds, with different specifications, confused circulation, cumbersome conversion, and people's complaints. At the same time, the Beiyang government decided to use currency restructuring to solve the military expenditure problem, so it decided to coin the national currency. In order to improve his dominant position, Yuan Shikai cast his head on the face of the coin, from which "Yuan Datou" came.
此枚“中華民國四年五圓”袁大頭正面為袁世凱左側五分像，上鑄“中華民國四年”背面為五圓之嘉禾圖案，古稱生長奇異的禾，古人以之為吉祥的征兆。亦泛指生長茁壯的禾稻。整體品相比較完整，鑄造精美，子口，紋路和邊齒深峻，其暗記仿偽更是前無古人后無來者，錢幣表面包漿醇厚自然，字跡清晰，人物形象栩栩如生，在錢幣中實屬精品，極具收藏價值。
The front of this "Four Years and Five Dollars of the Republic of China" Yuan Datou is a five-point image on the left of Yuan Shikai, and the back of the "Four Years of the Republic of China" is a five-round Jiahe pattern. It was called "Growing Strange Woe" in ancient times. The ancients regarded it as a sign of good luck. It also refers to the growing and thriving rice. The whole product is relatively complete, with exquisite casting, precise zikou, lines and sharp edges. Its counterfeiting is unprecedented and has no future. The surface of the coin is mellow and natural, the handwriting is clear, and the characters are vivid. It is really a boutique in the coin and has great collection value.
在眾多古錢幣中，銀幣收藏市場一直就是火熱朝天,越來越多的人加入錢幣收藏行列。像光緒銀幣，民國銀幣，而民國錢幣受到收藏者喜愛，最常見的是袁大頭三年、八年、九年以及十年銀元，也有過四年銀元，只不過特別稀少。據了解民國四年五圓袁大頭銀元分為多個版別，有壹角一元，也有貳角銀元。當時的社會動蕩，貨幣流通情況十分混亂，很難令貨幣達到統一。關于民國四年五圓袁大頭銀元，天津和福建等鑄造局都有幸參加，而且這里所鑄造的銀元流通范圍十分廣泛。經過多年的消耗以及磨損，大家幾乎很難找到四年五圓銀元的身影。
Among many ancient coins, the silver coin collection market has always been hot, and more and more people join the ranks of coin collection. Like Guangxu silver coin, the Republic of China silver coin, and the Republic of China coin is loved by collectors, the most common is Yuan Datou three years, eight years, nine years and ten years silver yuan, but also four years silver yuan, but very rare. It is known that Yuan Datou's silver coins in the four years of the Republic of China are divided into several editions, including one yuan at a corner and one yuan at a base. At that time, the social turbulence and the currency circulation were very chaotic, which made it difficult to unify the currency. Regarding the four years of the Republic of China, the foundry bureaus of Tianjin and Fujian have the privilege of participating in the four-year period of the five-yuan Yuan Datou Silver Yuan, and the circulation range of the silver yuan cast here is very wide. After years of wear and tear, it is almost impossible for us to find the figure of five yuan in four years.
