Yuan Datou, born in Gansu Province in the third year of the Republic of China
*本次藏品 甘肃造民国三年袁大头
典藏尺寸：直径39.1mm重量26.3g 直径39mm重量26.3g
清朝末期，由于西方列强的入侵，外国货币在中国大肆通行，货币自主权不断沦丧；加上中央政府对地方政府的控制权日益削弱，各省为增强各自的财力及扩充军力，纷纷制造和发行货币，国内金融货币因而非常紊乱。袁世凯就任后，趁此机会把自己的头像铸于币面，以此提高政治地位，于是决定在全国废除各省造币权，统一币制。中华民国三年（1914年）北平政府颁发了《中华民国国币条例》确定壹圆为国币，即本位币，重七钱二分，银九铜一（后改为银占89%）。由天津造币厂开铸，之后广东、湖北、甘肃、杭州等造币厂相继仿铸，并在全国流通。
“袁大头”，是对铸造于民国初年镌有袁世凯侧面头像壹圆银币的一种俗称。因其首铸于民国三年，又有称“民三”者，此类别称由来已久。作为民国军阀银币的领头羊，“大头”系列对钱币收藏爱好者来说，并不陌生。“袁大头”银元的诞生，也是银元发展的必然结果。在辛亥革命后，袁世凯为了解决军费和提高个人政治地位而发行的银元货币，因这些银元铸有他的侧身图像而得名，它是中国近千种近代银币中流传最广、影响最大的银元品种，也是近代中国币制变革中的一个重要角色。由于它是实物货币，介于人们对贵金属的认可，以及对历史文化强烈的认同感，因此收藏的人不在少数。“袁大头”的变现能力比较强，这也是藏家看好的因素之一！
In the late Qing Dynasty, due to the invasion of Western powers, foreign currencies were widely circulated in China, and the autonomy of currency continued to decline; In addition, the central government's control over local governments is increasingly weakening, and provinces are manufacturing and issuing currency to enhance their financial and military capabilities, resulting in a very chaotic domestic financial currency. After Yuan Shikai took office, he took this opportunity to cast his own portrait on the surface of the coin, in order to improve his political status. Therefore, he decided to abolish the coinage rights of various provinces throughout the country and unify the currency system. In the third year of the Republic of China (1914), the Beiping government issued the Regulations on the National Currency of the Republic of China, which established one yuan as the national currency, also known as the base currency. It weighed seven coins and two cents, with nine silver coins and one copper coin (later changed to silver accounting for 89%). It was minted by the Tianjin Mint, and later imitated by mints in Guangdong, Hubei, Gansu, Hangzhou, and other regions, and circulated throughout the country.
"Yuan Datou" is a common term for a one yuan silver coin minted in the early years of the Republic of China with a profile portrait of Yuan Shikai engraved on it. Due to its first casting in the third year of the Republic of China, it is also known as "Minsan", a nickname that has a long history. As the leader of silver coins among the warlords of the Republic of China, the "Big Head" series is not unfamiliar to coin collectors. The birth of Yuan Datou silver yuan is also an inevitable result of the development of silver yuan. After the Xinhai Revolution, Yuan Shikai issued silver coins to solve military expenses and improve personal political status. These silver coins were named after his profile image. It is the most widely circulated and influential silver coin among nearly a thousand modern silver coins in China, and also an important role in the reform of the modern Chinese currency system. As it is a physical currency, due to people's recognition of precious metals and strong sense of historical and cultural identity, there are many people collecting it. "Yuan Datou" has strong monetization ability, which is also one of the factors that collectors are optimistic about!
*本次藏品钱币正面
近期我公司征集了一组甘肃造民国三年袁大头，典藏尺寸分别为：直径39.1mm，重量26.3g，直径39mm，重量26.3g。包浆自然，塑造工艺精湛。钱币正面镌大总统袁世凯五分侧面像，肖像上端环镌发行年号“中华民国三年”，左右两侧镌“甘肃”两字。此币色泽光鲜自然，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。
Recently, our company has collected a collection of Yuan Datou from Gansu Province, with dimensions of 39.1mm in diameter, 26.3g in weight, 39mm in diameter, and 26.3g in weight. The wrapping is natural and the shaping process is exquisite. The obverse of the coin bears a five part profile portrait of President Yuan Shikai, with the issuance year "Three Years of the Republic of China" engraved on the upper end of the portrait, and the two characters "Gansu" engraved on the left and right sides. This coin has a bright and natural color, with moderate depth of decoration, uniform thickness of edge lines, and consistent spacing. Portraits, hair strands, whiskers, spikes, and other subtle details are clear and natural, vivid and natural.
*本次藏品钱币背面
藏品背面图案为两株交叉的嘉禾花纹（稻穗），下系结带，麦穗中间是“壹圆”的字样。“袁大头”从发行到现在差不多有百年历史了，在这百年的沉淀下，如果我们还能够收藏到品相极为完美的袁大头，也算是运气非常好了。
The design on the back of the collection is two crossed Jiahe patterns (rice ears), tied with a knot at the bottom, and the word "one round" in the middle of the wheat ears. "Yuan Datou" has a history of almost a hundred years since its release. With the sedimentation of this century, if we can still collect Yuan Datou with extremely perfect appearance, it can be considered very lucky.
“袁大头”是中国近千种近代银币中流传最广、影响最大的银元品种，也是近代中国币制变革中的一个重要角色。而甘肃省造民国三年“袁大头”银元铸造量极少，存世量极罕。铸币之上当政者有国泰民安、吉祥如意之愿景，无论从美学或是历史层面来看都极具收藏价值。从近几年艺术品交易市场的成交记录来看，甘肃造民国三年袁大头拥有较好的市场潜力，其市场价格一路攀升，几年时间里，单枚甘肃造民国三年袁大头交易价格持续走高，升值空间不断扩大。
Yuan Datou is the most widely circulated and influential silver coin among nearly a thousand modern silver coins in China, and also an important role in the reform of the modern Chinese currency system. However, in the third year of the Republic of China in Gansu Province, the amount of silver coins minted for "Yuan Datou" was extremely small, and the surviving amount is extremely rare. The rulers of the coinage have a vision of national security and good luck, which is highly valuable in terms of aesthetics and history. From the transaction records of the art trading market in recent years, it can be seen that Yuan Datou from Gansu Province has good market potential in the third year of the Republic of China, and its market price has been continuously rising. In recent years, the trading price of a single Yuan Datou from Gansu Province has continued to rise, and the appreciation space has been expanding.
以上藏品相关信息请与：四川君再来拍卖集团有限公司联系。
Please contact Sichuan Junzailai Auction Group Co., LTD for information about the above collections.
