Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Netherlands Indies gulden coin

Netherlands Indies gulden coin

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Original – A Netherlands Indies silver rupee from Java, 1803. This predates the first paper money in the colony by 12 years.

ALT - Reverse orientation corrected.

Reason: Impressive image of a coin. The script here is Jawi, an Arabic-based script used to write Malay; I don't think we have any featured pictures with the script yet. Not that I can read it worth a darn, but...
Articles in which this image appears: Netherlands Indies gulden
FP category for this image: Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Currency
Creator: Java Mint, Netherlands Indies (coin), Heritage Auctions (image)

Support as nominator – — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:38, 24 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support HQ + EV Alborzagros (talk) 09:25, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support I don't pretend to understand it - I presume there's some sort of (possibly obsolete) local script used on it? The article on Jawi alphabet doesn't help at all. Otherwise, this coin is an extreme rarity for the time period insofar as it has no text on it besides the date. Is the image on the right upside down, or is there both a 6-like and 9-like character in the script? Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 10:34, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- I think you're right, Adam. The m-like character is an S, and should be looking like a W. Sadly, owing to the lighting, any attempt to fix it looks really wonky. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 11:39, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - Might be able to get away with it as two images, but... Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 12:57, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support as presented, given the rarity. Fascinating artifact. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 15:24, 25 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support as presented (or if corrected). Rare coin in this high grade.--Godot13 (talk) 01:58, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
- @Crisco 1492, Alborzagros, Adam Cuerden, and Ser Amantio di Nicolao:- I realize that this image already has 5 supports, but I wanted to offer the corrected version (reverse orientation rotated 180 degrees) as an ALT .--Godot13 (talk) 02:46, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  - I prefer the original (lighting is more even), but I also support ALT (though I get the feeling another couple degrees counter clockwise would work better). — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:54, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
    - Comment I don't thinkt he alt works with them side by side. Maybe one above the other, so there's a point for light to have eminated from between them? Adam Cuerden ^(talk) 03:19, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
      - Agreed - as it is, even with the upside-down coin, I prefer the original. --Ser Amantio di Nicolao^{Che dicono a Signa?}_{Lo dicono a Signa.} 14:25, 26 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Support -Jobas (talk) 01:30, 30 June 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Promoted File:Netherlands East Indies Java Rupee 1803-Z.jpg --Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:28, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

There is a rough consensus that the original should be promoted. Armbrust ^{The Homunculus} 02:28, 5 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]