十二生肖花钱是古代花钱一种。花钱源于汉代，早期主要是民间自娱自乐的一种玩钱，并不用于流通，材质大都比较粗糙，但种类繁多，之前也给大家介绍过几枚长命富贵、状元及第等等花钱，有兴趣的朋友可以翻看了解一下。古代的花钱和现在的纪念币有些相似，但用途更加广泛，寓意也更加复杂，通常是辟邪、吉祥纪念的寓意。
"清代花钱，属于民俗钱。民俗钱相传起于两汉，民间为追求辟邪、吉利等一些特殊用途所铸的钱，并不进入流通流域。可以讲是生动的民俗“铜版画”。明清两代是花钱的鼎盛时期，总体存量极少，是个人佩戴和投资收藏的佳品。花钱大多是传世铜色，一代代传下来，古趣盎然。
Spending money on the twelve animals of the zodiac is a kind of spending money in ancient times. Spending money originated in the Han Dynasty. In the early days, it was mainly a kind of money used by the folk to amuse themselves. It was not used for circulation. Most of the materials were rough, but there were many kinds of money. Before this, I also introduced several long-lived rich, top scholars, and so on. Interested friends can read and understand them. The money spent in ancient times is somewhat similar to the commemorative coins of today, but the use is more extensive and the implication is more complicated, usually the implication of exorcising evil spirits and commemorating good luck. "Money spent in Qing Dynasty belongs to folk custom. Folklore money is said to have originated in the Han Dynasty. Money made by folk for special purposes such as exorcising evil spirits and good luck does not enter the circulation basin. Can be said to be a vivid folk custom "copperplate etching". The Ming and Qing dynasties were the heyday of spending money. The total stock was very small and it was a good item for personal wear and investment collection. Most of the money spent is copper color handed down from generation to generation, which is full of ancient interest.
“八卦图”花钱，圆孔，宽缘，正面是八卦图，“乾，坤，震，艮，离，坎，兑，巽”与各自三爻的符号相对，“乾三连，坤六断，震仰盂，艮覆碗，离中虚，坎中满，兑上缺，巽下断”的八卦歌诀。背面是十二生肖图，“子、丑、寅、卯、辰、巳、午、未、申、酉、戌、亥”，十二地支名称对应着十二个属相图案，环成一圈，刻画生动，十分精美。
十二生肖八卦花钱并非流通币。汉族民间一种用作吉利品或避邪物的古钱币。小孩子佩带的饰物。它起源于西汉，至清末民初都有铸造。它最初的本义主要是压邪攘灾和喜庆祈福两大类。到了后来，厌胜钱所指的范围越来越广，诸如开炉、镇库、馈赠、赏赐、祝福、辟灾、占卜、玩赏、戏作、配饰、生肖等等，都铸厌胜钱。发展到后来使用范围越来越广，按不同的用途，大略可分为纪念、厌胜、凭信、上梁、供养、博奕、吉语、成语、戏作等品类。纵观历朝历代的厌胜钱，各种书法、图案内容，多是体现当时的礼俗时尚，因此厌胜钱对考察各朝代的政治、民俗、文化都具有极高的参考价值。
花钱虽不能消费，却以其较高的艺术价值、丰富吉祥的内涵，以及和古钱千丝万缕的关系，构成了古民俗的一部分。花钱中丰富的内容，是各代民俗民风的缩影；吉祥的内涵，代表着古人对美好生活的向往和祝福，极具收藏价值。
"Eight Diagrams" spend money, with round holes and wide margins. On the front are eight diagrams, "Gan, Kun, Zhen, Gen, Li, Kan, Dui, Xun" are opposite to the symbols of their respective three hexagrams, "Gan San Lian, Kun Liu Duan, Zhen Yang Yu, Gen Fu Bowl, Li Zhong Xu, Kan Zhong Man, Dui Shang Que, Xun Xia Duan" are eight diagrams. On the back are the twelve zodiac signs, "Zi, Chou, Yin, Mao, Chen, Si, Wu, Wei, Shen, You, Xu, Hai". The names of the twelve earthly branches correspond to the twelve zodiac signs and form a circle, depicting vividly and beautifully. Twelve zodiac gossip is not a currency. An ancient coin used as an auspicious item or an object to ward off evil among the Han people. Ornaments worn by children. It originated in the Western Han Dynasty and was forged in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. Its original original meaning is mainly to suppress evil and resist disasters and to pray for happiness. Later on, the scope of money to be weary of winning became wider and wider, such as starting a stove, building a treasury, giving gifts, giving gifts, blessing, disaster relief, divination, playing with animals, acting, accessories, zodiac animals, etc. all of these made money to be weary of winning. Later, it became more and more widely used. According to different uses, it can be roughly divided into memorial, aversion to winning, reliance on trust, upper beam, support, game, auspicious language, idioms, and drama. Looking at the money-weariness of all dynasties, all kinds of calligraphy and design contents mostly reflect the customs and fashions at that time. Therefore, money-weariness has a very high reference value for examining the politics, folk customs and culture of all dynasties. Although spending money cannot be consumed, it forms a part of ancient folk customs with its high artistic value, rich auspicious connotation and countless ties with ancient money. The rich content in spending money is the epitome of folk customs of all generations. The connotation of auspiciousness represents the ancient people's yearning and blessing for a better life and is of great collectible value.
