民国建立后，中央财政几乎有出无入，财政危机十分严重。从短期来说，发行纸币亦不失为敛财妙法，只是纸币是银元的代表者，是兑换券，若没有银元的充分准备和广泛流通，纸币信用亦难确立。此时此刻，币制改革已是刻不容缓———“袁大头”银元正是基于此而诞生的，也是银元发展的必然结果。经过多年铸造，加上其信誉很高，“袁大头”数量增多，流通渐广，虽僻处边陬，也有其踪迹。“袁大头”银元的通行促进了银元的统一，也为“废两改元”准备了条件。袁世凯头像银币是中华民国财政部于民国三年(1914年)二月颁布《国币条例》统一货币制度后，北洋军阀政府正式铸造的，因币上铸有袁世凯侧身头像，故民间俗称“袁大头”，由于其银两分量足、信誉好，成为民国时期乃至往后更长时间中国各地大量使用的通行货币。
 

1931年，国民党反动派对苏区进行军事围剿和经济封锁，红色政权对敌斗争环境十分恶劣，为了适应对敌斗争形势的需要，红军便在从打土豪缴获来的民国三年“袁大头”旧银元上，在袁世凯头像右侧打上了“苏维埃”的戳记，为我所用，以示区别，用来发展革命根据地经济，保障红军供给和红色政权建设。而国民党曾将不少盖有“苏维埃”的银元回炉重铸，因此盖有“苏维埃”戳的“袁大头”并不多见，具有一定的收藏价值。

此枚中华民国三年袁大头苏维埃版，藏品虽然经历了无穷岁月的洗礼，但是如今保存依然较为完好。其色泽光鲜自然，纹饰深浅适度，边缘线条粗细均匀，间距也疏密一致。人像、发丝、胡须、穗芒等细微之处清晰有度，生动自然。民国三年“袁大头”正面为袁世凯五分侧面像，右侧刻着“苏维埃”，上列“中华民国三年”六字，背面两条嘉禾，左右交互，下系结带，中铸‘壹圆’二字。即使是“百年高龄”，但是仍然保存完整，品相较好。它是一枚具有很高收藏价值的精品银元。

After the establishment of the Republic of China, there was almost no access to the central finance, and the financial crisis was very serious. In the short term, the issuance of paper money is also a good way to accumulate wealth. It is just that paper money is a representative of silver dollars and a voucher. Without sufficient preparation and wide circulation of silver dollars, it is difficult to establish credit for paper money. At this moment, the reform of the currency system is an urgent task. The "Yuan Datou" silver dollar was born based on this, and it is also an inevitable result of the development of the silver dollar. After years of casting, coupled with its high credibility, the number of "Yuan Datou" has increased, and its circulation has become wider. Although there are traces in remote areas. The passage of the "Yuan Datou" silver dollar promoted the unity of the silver dollar and prepared conditions for the "abolition of the two reforms". The silver coin of Yuan Shikai's head was coined by the Beiyang Warlord Government after the unified currency system of the National Currency Regulations was promulgated by the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of China in February (1914) for three years (1914). "Big head", due to its silver balance and good reputation, became a popular currency used throughout China during the Republic of China period and beyond.

In 1931, the Kuomintang reactionaries carried out military siege and economic blockade on the Soviet area. The red regime was very hostile to the enemy’s struggle. In order to meet the needs of the enemy’s struggle, the Red Army had seized the old silver dollar from the “Yuan Datou” in the Republic of China for three years. On the right, I stamped "Soviet" on the right side of Yuan Shikai's head, which was used by me to show the difference. It was used to develop the economy of the revolutionary base area, and to guarantee the supply of the Red Army and the construction of the Red Regime. The Kuomintang once recast many silver dollars covered with "Soviet", so "Yuan Datou" stamped with "Soviet" stamps are rare and have a certain collection value.

This three-year-old Soviet version of the Yuan head of the Republic of China, although the collection has experienced the baptism of infinite years, it is still relatively well preserved. The color is bright and natural, the depth of the pattern is moderate, the thickness of the edge is uniform, and the spacing is uniform. Portraits, hair, beards, spikes, etc. are subtle and clear, vivid and natural. In the three years of the Republic of China, the "Yuan Datou" has a five-point profile of Yuan Shikai on the front, with the "Soviet" engraved on the right, and the words "Three Years of the Republic of China" on the right. The word "one circle". Even if it is "100 years old", it is still intact and in good condition. It is a fine silver dollar with high collection value.