There is provided a surface protective member for a transmission screen that has excellent antireflective effect while maintaining a surface protective effect. The surface protective member for a transmission screen comprises a fine particle-containing hard coat layer provided on a transparent substrate, wherein the average particle diameter of the fine particles is 5 to 15 .mu.m, the hard coat layer has a thickness satisfying a requirement represented by formula (d-2).ltoreq.t.ltoreq.d wherein t represents the thickness of the hard coat layer, .mu.m; and d represents the average particle diameter of the fine particles, .mu.m, and a part of the fine particles is projected on the surface of the hard coat layer to constitute concaves and convexes.