【藏品名稱】：清代十二生肖八卦花錢
[collection name]: eight trigrams of the twelve zodiac animals in the Qing Dynasty
【藏品類別】：錢幣
[collection type]: Coins
【藏品簡介】：十二生肖花錢是古代花錢一種。花錢源于漢代，早期主要是民間自娛自樂的一種玩錢，并不用于流通，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，寓意也更加復雜，通常是辟邪、吉祥紀念的寓意。
[collection introduction]: spending money on the zodiac is a kind of spending money in ancient times. The money was originated from Han Dynasty. In the early days, it was mainly a kind of folk entertainment and self-entertainment money, which was not used for circulation. The materials were mostly rough, but there were many kinds. Before, we also introduced several expensive, top-ranking and other expenses to you. Interested friends can read and understand. Money spent in ancient times is somewhat similar to today's commemorative coins, but it is more widely used and its meaning is more complex. It is usually the meaning of exorcism and auspicious commemoration.
此枚十二生肖花錢錢幣面構圖合理，紋飾逼真，寓意豐富。花錢一面為十二生肖圖，“子丑寅卯辰巳午未甲酉戍亥子”十二字環繞在十二只栩栩如生的生肖上，代表十二時辰，又代表一年十二個月和人的十二屬相。另一面為圓形八卦圖，“乾、震、坎、艮、坤、巽、離、兌”八個卦象和符號，代表世間萬物、陰陽五行，以八卦衍生至無限，包羅萬象。
This coin of the Chinese Zodiac has reasonable composition, realistic patterns and rich meanings. On the other hand, there is a picture of the twelve zodiac signs. The twelve characters "Zi Chou Yin Mao Chen, Jia You Shu Hai Zi" surround the twelve lifelike zodiac signs, representing the twelve hours, the twelve months of the year and the twelve zodiac signs of people. On the other side is a circular eight trigrams diagram. The eight trigrams and symbols of "Qian, Zhen, Kan, gen, Kun, Xun, Li and Dui" represent all things in the world, yin and Yang and five elements. They are derived from the eight trigrams to infinity and cover everything.
這枚十二生肖八卦花錢銅質精純，包漿老道自然，文化價值與收藏價值非常高，充分體現了古代民俗與古人精神面貌，圖案造型大氣生動展現出了濃郁的民俗文化色彩，圖案考究，蘊含著老百姓對美好生活的向往和期待，極富收藏價值。除了豐富的文化內涵，花錢精美的制作工藝也受到了許多收藏者的喜愛。花錢與民俗、宗教息息相關，其圖案大多反映了當時居民的生活態勢。正因為它有多種亮點，所以收藏花錢的愛好者也越來越多，近年更是成為錢幣收藏的黑馬。
This twelve Chinese Zodiac eight trigrams coin is pure copper, old-fashioned and natural. It has very high cultural value and collection value. It fully reflects the ancient folk customs and the spiritual outlook of the ancients. The pattern shape is atmospheric and vivid, showing a strong folk cultural color. The pattern is exquisite, contains the people's yearning and expectation for a better life, and is of great collection value. In addition to the rich cultural connotation, the exquisite workmanship has also been loved by many collectors. Spending money is closely related to folk customs and religion, and most of its patterns reflect the living situation of residents at that time. Because it has a variety of highlights, there are more and more lovers of money collection, and it has become a dark horse of coin collection in recent years.
