Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Dutch Guiana playing card money, 1 guilder (1801)

Dutch Guiana playing card money, 1 guilder (1801)

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Original – One guilder, playing card money (1801). Prior to the formal introduction of paper currency, playing card money, denominated in Dutch Guilders, was used in Dutch Guiana (now Surinam) from 1761–1826.

Reason: High quality, high EV. Very early example (1801) of playing card money (see Card Money in New France for general description) from Dutch Guiana (now Surinam). Rare, not illustrated in most references.
Articles in which this image appears: Card money, Dutch guilder
FP category for this image: Currency
Creator: Netherlands
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.

Support as nominator – Godot13 (talk) 04:42, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Beautiful... and strange... but not sure we've got the EV in "Dutch guilder". A general article on playing card money, sure. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 05:11, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure there is enough information (reliable sources). I could hardly find anything on the internet and even the general world numismatic references don't have more than a sentence or two for card money in Dutch Guiana...-Godot13 (talk) 05:22, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Not even just the Dutch Guiana; playing card money (i.e. on the actual practice, which there should be plenty of sources on) is still a redlink. The image would have much higher EV in an article like that. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:33, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

~~Well, until I have time to write that article, I'll withdraw this~~...-Godot13 (talk) 06:51, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

I can help, if need be. This is a very interesting image and I want to see it featured... just don't think it reaches the EV threshold yet. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 06:53, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support ~~on the condition that the new article (card money) is expanded. I'll be doing some of that, so don't think there's much to worry about~~. — Crisco 1492 (talk) 07:05, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support - interesting and informative - the card money article is looking good too. SagaciousPhil - Chat 13:49, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Support - We may just go for a complete collection, no? Hafspajen (talk) 20:41, 11 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Support By the way, I'd love to get some good samples of historic playing cards as well - there's just something a bit more interesting about the older ones. That or historic Tarot. Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 11:40, 17 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Dutch Guiana-Suriname-1 Guilder (1801) card money.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 05:52, 21 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]