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This is an image of how a 金元宝 (Jin Yuanbao) (ancient Chinese golden ingot) will look like. These gold ingots were transacted as a form of monetary currency in ancientChina. Silver nuggets of this shape were also available and is valued lower than that of gold. In actuality, this is a Chinese pudding cake that's usually on popularly on sale during Chinese New Year, which signifies wealth and prosperity for the new year.

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current02:51, 5 February 2006Thumbnail for version as of 02:51, 5 February 2006819 × 614 (62 KB)Dat789 (talk | contribs)This is an image of how a Jin Yuanbao (ancient Chinese golden nugget) will look like. I, dat789, took this photo personally from my home, and I bought this cake/pudding for this sole purpose.
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