Yuan Shih-kai (1859-1916) tried to restore the imperial system in 1915, and issued a coin with himself in military uniform on the front and a flying dragon on the back.
袁世凱取得大總統權位，想恢復帝制，擬改元洪憲，於是鑄中華民國洪憲紀元幣；正面是袁像著戎裝、背面飛龍，重七錢二分，含銀量八九成。