在我国历史上,黄金作为货币使用一直占有重要的地位。我国使用黄金有着悠久的历史。早在遥远的殷商时期,先人已使用黄金作为装饰品。春秋战国时期,各诸侯国已开始铸行黄金贝币,而南方楚国铸造的黄金货币——“爰金”金版更是遍布中华大地。中国古代黄金主要是用作贮藏和大额支付手段。到了汉代,黄金货币盛行,以斤为计算单位。汉代黄金货币形式受到楚国的影响,形状除了金版外,仍以圆形饼状为主要的形制,称为“饼金”或“金饼”。饼金其实在战国时期即已出现, In our history, gold has always held an important position as a currency. China has a long history of using gold. As early as the distant Shang period, the ancestors had used gold as an ornament. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the vassal states began to cast coins in gold and coins, while the gold coins cast in the south of the Chu Kingdom - the gold plates of the “gold” even spread all over China. Ancient Chinese gold is mainly used as a means of storage and large payments. In the Han Dynasty, the prevalence of gold currency, with jin as the unit of calculation. The form of gold money in the Han Dynasty was influenced by the Chu Kingdom. In addition to the gold plate, the shape of the circle was still dominated by the shape of a circular pie called “pie gold” or “gold pie.” In fact, pancake gold has appeared in the Warring States Period,