File:Old metal money coins from China.jpg
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English: This free picture of the old Chinese golden coins was created by my honest friend epSos.de. This beautiful picture can be used for free, if you link epSos.de as the original author of the image.
These are the currency of the Ancient Chinese. They were used as money and they are unique because of squarish holes in the middle of each golden coins. The Chinese characters crafted on the coins can mean good wealth or great prosperity. These phrases are important to the Chinese during those days and are still widely used during the Chinese New Year of today too. The metal coins are now considered as antique coins. Asians collector keep them as antiques and as a good luck charm wherever they go. Some say, these golden coins can even ward off evils!
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Author | epSos.de |
Camera location | 1° 20′ 01.9″ N, 103° 57′ 35.6″ E | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | 1.333860; 103.959889 |
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Image title | SONY DSC |
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Camera manufacturer | SONY |
Camera model | NEX-5 |
Exposure time | 1/60 sec (0.016666666666667) |
F-number | f/4.5 |
ISO speed rating | 400 |
Date and time of data generation | 12:21, 24 January 2012 |
Lens focal length | 34 mm |
JPEG file comment | http://epsos.de ARt |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 72 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 72 dpi |
Software used | GIMP 2.6.11 |
File change date and time | 01:57, 25 January 2012 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Normal program |
Exif version | 2.3 |
Date and time of digitizing | 12:21, 24 January 2012 |
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Image compression mode | 2 |
APEX brightness | 2.87 |
APEX exposure bias | 0.7 |
Maximum land aperture | 4.34 APEX (f/4.5) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 51 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |