In the third year of the Republic of China ， the three northern warlords' governments officially minted silver coins with the head of Yuan Shikai. Because of the side head of Yuan Shikai， the coins are commonly known as' Yuan Datou '. There are many different versions of Yuan Shikai silver coins minted in the three years of the Republic of China. The patterns on the front are basically the same， but the patterns on the back and some details are different. After the Revolution of 1911， Yuan Shikai took the post of “temporary president” and later became a formal president. At that time， in order to consolidate the domestic political stability， develop the national economy， and prepare for the “constitution making” and “monarchy”， the “National Currency Regulations” were issued， resolutely deciding to “unify the currency system” throughout the country. This is Yuan Datou from the third year of the Republic of China. In the middle of the front is the left side portrait of Yuan Shikai in his military uniform， with the words “Three Years of the Republic of China” on the top， implying the hope of democracy， republicanism， constitutionalism and constitutional monarchy;
其实，对于中华民国三年袁世凯壹元银币三角系列有很多，这是由于铸造厂家的不同，使得银元主要分为五个大类，而每一个类别又有很多小版别，今天小编主要给大家说的是o版的三角元，我根据小编所了解到的，大多都铸造于沈阳造币厂。
袁大头在我们的身边是比较常见的一种钱币，我们民国时期的袁大头是我们那个时候的一种流通货币，因为民众比较喜欢，所以一直到改革开放后我们有些比较偏远的地方依然在使用袁大头，袁大头之所以比较受人欢迎就是因为它的铸造工艺比较精湛，而且它的银含量也是当时所有银元里面银含量最高的一种钱币，以至于大家都比较喜欢使用袁大头，在民国时期也有发行比较多的孙小头，这两种钱币在我们现在看来，名声是齐名的不过对于这两种钱币来说，它们的市场收藏受欢迎的程度就相差比较大了，而且收藏价值也是相比，袁大头的收藏价值明显要比孙小头高很多，虽然孙中山先生的对于我们的来说是非常值得尊敬的一个领袖，袁世凯在历史上的地位争议性比较大，褒贬不一。
热爱文物收藏的专家一般都对袁大头十分感兴趣，因为袁大头作为民国时期流通的货币，在流通的过程中被大众所接受，也解决了当时的货币流通难题，虽然后来货币的流通发生了变化，袁大头也退出了历史的舞台，但是因为袁大头具有一定的历史意义，当时流通也较为广泛，所以在古玩市场中袁大头还是比较抢手的。
