袁 大 头

袁大头是民国时期主要流通货币之一,“袁大头”是对袁世凯像系列硬币的口语俗称,严谨点说叫“袁世凯像背嘉禾银币”。北洋政府为了整顿币制,划一银币,于民国三年(1914年)二月,颁布《国币条例》十三条,决定实行银本位制度。《国币条例》规定:"以库平纯银六钱四分八厘为价格之单位,定名为圆","一圆银币,银八九,铜一一","一圆银币用数无限制",即以一圆银币为无限法偿的本位贷币。根据这一规定,于1914年12月及1915年2月, 先后由造币总厂及江南造币厂开铸一圆银币,币面镌刻袁世凯头像,俗称"袁头币"或"袁大头"。

Yuan Datou was one of the main currency in circulation during the Republic of China. "Yuan Datou" is the colloquial term for the series of Yuan Shikai's portrait coins. Strictly speaking, it is called "Yuan Shikai's portrait back of the Golden Harvest Silver Coin". In order to rectify the currency system and standardize the silver coin, the Beiyang government promulgated 13 Articles of the National Currency Regulations in February of the Republic of China (1914) and decided to implement the silver standard system. The "National Currency Regulations" stipulates: "The price is based on Kuping's sterling silver six quarters and eights per cent, and the unit is named Yuan", "One round silver coin, eighty-nine silver coins, one copper one one", "One round silver coin has no number "Restriction", that is, one silver coin is the standard loan currency with unlimited repayment. According to this regulation, in December 1914 and February 1915, one round of silver coins were minted by the Mint and Jiangnan Mint. The head of Yuan Shikai was engraved on the coin, commonly known as "Yuan Tou Coin" or "Yuan Head".

此枚钱币品相精美,外表轮齿清晰,相互对应,轮齿与轮齿之间的距离间隔相等,并且大小相同,钱幕上字幕清晰,袁世凯的头像清晰,属于机制币的外表、工艺;具有很高的历史文化价值价值,寓意“民主、共和、宪政及君主立宪“之思想希冀。背面为嘉禾之图案,古称生长奇异的禾,古人以之为吉祥的征兆。亦泛指生长茁壮的禾稻。典出《书·微子之命》:“ 唐叔 得禾,异亩同颖,献诸天子。铸在钱币之上寓意国家重视农桑、以民生为本;其另一思想取其家和之谐音,寓意“家和万事兴”之意。铸币之上当政者有国泰民安、吉祥如意之愿景,民间收藏,寓意"家和万事兴"之吉祥之宝,故有很高的收藏研究价值。故此藏品为钱币中的瑰宝、收藏家的宠儿。

This coin is exquisite in appearance. The teeth on the outer surface are clear and correspond to each other. The distance between the teeth and the teeth are equal and the same size. The captions on the money screen are clear. Yuan Shikai’s head is clear. It belongs to the appearance and craftsmanship of the machine coin; It has a high historical and cultural value and implies the ideological hope of "democracy, republic, constitutional government and constitutional monarchy". On the back, there is a pattern of Jiahe, which was called the strange growing grass in ancient times. The ancients took it as a sign of auspiciousness. It also refers to the vigorously growing rice. The book "The Life of the Weizi" was published: "Uncle Tang got the hell, with different acres and brilliant, dedicated to the emperor. Casting on the coin means that the country attaches importance to farming and people’s livelihood; his other idea takes his family and The homophonic meaning of "home and everything is prosperous." Those in power above the coin have the vision of Guotai, the people's peace and good fortune. The folk collection implies the auspicious treasure of "home and all things", so it has high collection research value. Therefore, the collection is a treasure among coins and a favorite of collectors.

钱币背面:嘉禾图的中央是“壹圆”两个大字,外圈仍以一圈圆点作为配饰。而正面是袁世凯戎装侧面像,上有”中华民国三年“字样,”背面是两株交叉的稻穗。整个币面显得既简洁大方又完整清晰,虽历经了百年的战争洗礼,仍旧绽放出熠熠生辉的光芒,难怪民国年间被奉为百世以来的钱币经典。

The back of the coin: In the center of the Golden Harvest picture is the two characters "Yiyuan", and the outer circle is still decorated with a circle of dots. On the front is a profile portrait of Yuan Shikai’s military uniform, with the words "Three Years of the Republic of China" on it, and on the back are two crossed ears of rice. The entire coin looks simple and elegant, complete and clear, even after a hundred years of war, it still blooms With the shining light, it is no wonder that the Republic of China was regarded as a coin classic for centuries.