花錢源於漢代，花錢在早期使用的時候主要是中國民間自娛自樂的一種玩錢，這種錢幣由於不是流通錢，因此它的材質大都比較粗糙，中國民間把這種錢俗稱為“花錢”。“花錢”雖然具有錢幣的形態，但不作流通使用，是錢幣中的“非正用品”。中國民間花錢的種類繁多，諸如開爐、鎮庫、饋贈、祝福、玩賞、戲作、配飾、生肖等等都要鑄錢，這種“錢”，其實是專供某種需要的辟邪品、吉利品、紀念品。其中“吉語錢”是比較普遍的一類花錢。主要以“長命富貴”、“福德長壽”、“加官進祿”、 “天下太平”等吉語為內容，這同時也反應了中國傳統文化的滲透力。
Spending money originated in the Han dynasty。 When it was used in the early days， it was mainly a kind of play money for Chinese folk self-entertainment。 Since this coin is not a circulating money， its material is mostly rough。 Chinese folk commonly call this kind of moneyFor “spending money”。Although “spending money” has the form of coins， it is not used for circulation and is a “non-genuine thing” in coins。There are many types of Chinese folk spending money， such as opening furnaces， townhouses， gifts， blessings， play rewards， dramas， accessories， zodiac， etc。， this kind of “money” is actually a kind of evil-repairing product for certain needs。， Auspicious goods， souvenirs。Among them， “Jiyu money” is a relatively common type of spending money。It mainly focuses on the auspicious words such as “Longevity and Wealth”， “Ford Longevity”， “Ganguanjinlu”， “Tianxia Taiping”， which also reflects the penetration of Chinese traditional culture。
古代的花錢，有一少部分來源於宮廷，這部分花錢被人們稱之為宮錢。宮錢的使用源於唐代，到了明清時期，宮錢的發展達到了鼎盛。當時宮錢是用官爐鑄造，主要用於皇宮的節日慶典裝飾，每年臘月負責鑄造宮錢的部門都要把一批精鑄的宮錢送入皇宮，作為宮燈的錢墜。一般正面是年號，背面是天下太平、八卦圖、或者吉語等等。在這些宮錢中，正面是年號，背面是十二生肖是最為罕見的一種。宮錢與民間花錢的最大區別在於，宮錢使用的銅質是精黃銅，而且製作也非常精緻。
In ancient times， a small part of the money came from the palace， and this part of the money was called palace money。The use of Gong Qian originated in the Tang Dynasty， and in the Ming and Qing Dynasties， Gong Qian‘s development reached its peak。At that time， the palace money was cast in an official furnace， which was mainly used for the decoration of the palace’s festivals。 Every year， the department responsible for casting palace money in the twelfth lunar month sent a batch of precision-cast palace money to the palace as a money for the palace lantern。Generally， the front is the year number， and the back is the world peace， gossip map， or Ji language， etc。Among the palace money， the year number is on the front and the zodiac is on the back。 This is the rarest kind。The biggest difference between Gong Qian and private spending is that the copper used in Gong Qian is fine brass， and the production is also very delicate。
十二生肖為題材的“花錢”是“花錢”中的一個重要門類。十二生肖是我國民間計算年齡的方法，它是古代華夏民族的紀年法與少數民族紀年法融合的結果。十二生肖作為一種民俗文化，早已滲透在我們民族的血液中，此枚《嘉慶通寶十二生肖花錢》錢幣正面鐫有“嘉慶通寶”四字，從上而下到右至左直讀，反面圖案為十二生肖動物圖案。儲存完整無缺，包漿古老，錢幣制作精美，文字清晰可辨，造型獨特，實為花錢中的精品，具有極高的收藏投資價值和歷史研究價值。
“Spending money” on the theme of the Chinese zodiac is an important category in “spending money”。The Chinese zodiac is a folk method of calculating age in my country， and it is the result of the fusion of the ancient Chinese chronology and the minority chronology。As a kind of folk culture， the zodiac signs have already penetrated into the blood of our nation。 This “Jiaqing Tongbao Twelve Chinese Zodiac Spends Money” coin has the words “Jiaqing Tongbao” on the front， read directly from top to bottom to right to left， The pattern on the reverse side is the zodiac animal pattern。It is well preserved and complete， with an ancient bagging， exquisite coin making， clear and legible text， and unique shape。 It is actually a fine product that spends money， and has extremely high collection investment value and historical research value。