袁大头普通币上面(正面)为袁世凯左侧五分像，上铸"中华民国X年"或"中华民国X年造"中文繁体，具有很高的历史文化研究价值，寓意"民主、共和、宪政及君主立宪"之思想希冀。

下面(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《尚书·周书·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。

There are many different versions of Yuan Shikai coins minted during the three years of the Republic of China. The pattern on the front is basically the same, but the pattern on the back and some details are different. After the 1911 revolution, Yuan Shikai became the “Provisional President” and later the official president. At that time, in order to consolidate domestic political stability and develop the national economy, and also for the“Constitution” and“Emperor” to prepare, then issued the“National Currency ordinance,” resolutely decided to“Unified currency system” throughout the country. Yuan da-tou common coin with a five-cent image of Yuan Shikai on the top (front) and a traditional Chinese Republic of China of “Republic of China year X” or “Year X made in Chinese” on the top (front) is of great historical and cultural research value, it implies the ideological hope of“Democracy, Republic, constitutionalism and constitutional monarchy”. Below (on the back) for the design of Jiahe, the ancient called the growth of strange he, the ancients take it as an auspicious sign. Also refers to the growth of robust rice. The Book of the Book of the Book of the Book of the Book of the Book of the Book of the Book of the order of the scholar: “Shu Yu of Tang Dehe, different Mu with the original, dedicated to the son of heaven. Minted on the coinage signifies that the state attaches importance to agriculture and mulberry, People's livelihood-oriented; another thought takes the homophonic sound of the family harmony, which means“Home and all things are prosperous”; on the coinage, the ruler has the vision of peace and good luck, and the folk collection, which means the auspicious treasure of“Home and all things are prosperous”, therefore has very high collection and research value.