十二生肖花錢是古代花錢一種。花錢源於漢代，早期主要是民間自娛自樂的一種玩錢，並不用於流通，材質大都比較粗糙，但種類繁多，之前也給大家介紹過幾枚長命富貴、狀元及第等等花錢，有興趣的朋友可以翻看了解一下。古代的花錢和現在的紀念幣有些相似，但用途更加廣泛，寓意也更加複雜，通常是辟邪、吉祥紀念的寓意。
"清代花錢，屬於民俗錢。民俗錢相傳起於兩漢，民間為追求辟邪、吉利等一些特殊用途所鑄的錢，並不進入流通流域。可以講是生動的民俗“銅版畫”。明清兩代是花錢的鼎盛時期，總體存量極少，是個人佩戴和投資收藏的佳品。花錢大多是傳世銅色，一代代傳下來，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.
“八卦圖”花錢，圓孔，寬緣，正面是八卦圖，“乾，坤，震，艮，離，坎，兌，巽”與各自三爻的符號相對，“乾三連，坤六斷，震仰盂，艮覆碗，離中虛，坎中滿，兌上缺，巽下斷”的八卦歌訣。背面是十二生肖圖，“子、醜、寅、卯、辰、巳、午、未、申、酉、戌、亥”，十二地支名稱對應著十二個屬相圖案，環成一圈，刻畫生動，十分精美。
十二生肖八卦花錢並非流通幣。漢族民間一種用作吉利品或避邪物的古錢幣。小孩子佩帶的飾物。它起源於西漢，至清末民初都有鑄造。它最初的本義主要是壓邪攘災和喜慶祈福兩大類。到了後來，厭勝錢所指的範圍越來越廣，諸如開爐、鎮庫、饋贈、賞賜、祝福、闢災、占卜、玩賞、戲作、配飾、生肖等等，都鑄厭勝錢。發展到後來使用範圍越來越廣，按不同的用途，大略可分為紀念、厭勝、憑信、上樑、供養、博奕、吉語、成語、戲作等品類。縱觀歷朝歷代的厭勝錢，各種書法、圖案內容，多是體現當時的禮俗時尚，因此厭勝錢對考察各朝代的政治、民俗、文化都具有極高的參考價值。
花錢雖不能消費，卻以其較高的藝術價值、豐富吉祥的內涵，以及和古錢千絲萬縷的關係，構成了古民俗的一部分。花錢中豐富的內容，是各代民俗民風的縮影；吉祥的內涵，代表著古人對美好生活的嚮往和祝福，極具收藏價值。
"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.
