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This coin is a silver coin with the "Yuan Datou" back facing back from the third year of the Republic of China. The main features on both sides are a profile portrait of Yuan Shikai in military attire without a face value, surrounded by a pearl circle. The words "Three Years of the Republic of China" appear prominently on the coin. "Yuan Datou" is known as the treasure of silver coins in the field of currency collection. It is the most widely circulated and influential variety of silver coins among nearly a thousand modern silver coins in China, and also an important role in the reform of the modern Chinese currency system. As a backing coin, it is even rarer and rarer.