1912年四月，袁世凯出任大总统，北洋政府鉴于当时铸币、纸币十分复杂，流通的中外货币在百种以上，规格不一，流通混乱，折算繁琐，民众积怨，同时也想借助货币改制以解决军费问题，便决定铸发国币。袁世凯为了提高自己的统治地位，和巩固国内政局稳定，发展民族经济，趁机把他的头像铸于币面，袁大头，由此而来。
“袁大头”银元因其好高嘅艺术观赏价值同文物价值，具有一定嘅保值同升值功能。尤其系近年嚟随着收藏投资热嘅不断升温，“袁大头”日渐走俏，价钱一路上扬。就绝大多数业内人士。认为“袁大头”系银元收藏中嘅一匹“黑马”，具有较高嘅升值潜
Because Yuan Datou's silver coin is uniform in shape, with strict regulations on its fineness and weight, it was quickly recognized and accepted by the society. It gradually replaced Longyang of the Qing Dynasty in the domestic financial market and became the main currency in the circulation field. After the founding of the Republic of China, the central finance had almost no revenue or expenditure, and the financial crisis was very serious. In the short run, issuing banknotes was also a good way to collect money. But paper money is the representative of silver dollar and the exchange certificate. Without adequate preparation and wide circulation of silver dollar, it is difficult to establish the credit of paper money. At this moment, it is urgent to reform the currency system. Yuan Datou's silver dollar was born on this basis, and it is also the inevitable result of the development of the silver dollar.
