User:Miguel.mateo

I am an amateur euro collector, with passion for information about the euro. Currently helping on any article that refers to the Eurozone, especially in numismatics. Personal motto:


 * "大きな栗の木の下で、 あなたと私、仲良く遊びましょう"
 * (Ookina kurino kino shitade, anatato watashi, nakayoku asobimashou)

... tip: is in Japanese. These little three verses are for me the core foundation of Wikipedia!

Brief History and Milestones

 * May 28, 2007: I joined Wikipedia, I did some small corrections to Havana‎, a city where I spent a few years of my life. I was passive for a few months, I did not realize how fun editing in Wikipedia was.
 * December 17, 2007: I came back with my second edit, I added the second series information to Belgian euro coins. I have been quite active since then.
 * March 21, 2008: I reached 500 edits, when together with Kevin hipwell were designing the layout of Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎. This article has been my inspiration since then, and I have been 90% of the time on articles related to it.
 * April 20, 2008: Received my first barn star, thanks to Kevin hipwell.
 * April 29, 2008: I reached 1000 edits, with a question I posted in Template talk:Country data Saint Barthélemy‎ (I answered myself a few minutes later on the same page).
 * May 27, 2008: My first peer review request was completed (now archived here) on the article Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Belgium).
 * June 13, 2008: I reached 2000 edits, answering in Talk:Germany‎ a challenge to a change I did in the article.
 * July 7, 2008: My first FLC was approved, the article Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Belgium) was promoted to Feature List.
 * July 8, 2008: Received my second barn star, thanks to Buster7.
 * July 14, 2008: My second peer review request was completed (now archived here) on the article Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Austria). As a result a few editors (The Duke of Waltham, Buster7, Alastair Haines, Carcharoth and Kevin hipwell) came and help to copy edit this article.
 * August 20, 2008: I reached 3000 edits, discussing a layout topic to add mintage quantities for the article Austrian euro coins with Kevin hipwell.
 * October 19, 2008: 4000 edits reached, this time as part of my constant efforts of removing unsourced material. The article in question was Marshall Plan.
 * November 11, 2008: 5000 edits reached while wiki-linking Euro gold and silver commemorative coins (Greece)‎.
 * January 5, 2009: 6000 edits reached while answering some personal messages in my talk page after been out for a nice five days holiday.

Main articles contributed to
After a numerous advices, I have decided to flat out the article Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ to the minimum details of the coins, with references to articles with more details of the coin issues of every country. So far this is the result:


 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (Austria) [[Image:Green tick.svg|12px]]
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (Belgium)
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (Cyprus) [[Image:Green tick.svg|12px]]
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (Finland) [[Image:Green tick.svg|12px]]
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (France)
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (France): 2002
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (France): 2003
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (France): 2004
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (France): 2005
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (France): 2006
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (France): 2007
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (France): 2008
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (Germany)
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (Greece) [[Image:Green tick.svg|12px]]
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (Ireland)
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (Luxembourg)
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (Malta) [[Image:Green tick.svg|12px]]
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (Monaco) [[Image:Green tick.svg|12px]]
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (Netherlands)
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (Slovakia) [[Image:Green tick.svg|12px]]
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (Slovenia) [[Image:Green tick.svg|12px]]
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (San Marino)
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (Spain)
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (Vatican)

Please feel free to comment and contribute; you can also check Check my contributions. Thanks!

Articles I would like to start
In the euro gold and silver commemorative coin set:
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (Italy)
 * Euro gold and silver commemorative coins‎ (Portugal)

Others (specifically in numismatics):
 * Treaty of Rome 50th Anniversary Celebrations
 * 5th European Expansion Celebrations
 * Germany 2006 FIFA World Cup Celebrations
 * Soccer in numismatics
 * European Presidency in numismatics
 * Great Composers in numismatics

Wikipedia related

 * Special:Specialpages
 * Wikipedia Articles Statistics
 * Linking suggestion Tool
 * User Count Stats

Numismatics related

 * Information about euro coins
 * World or coins forum
 * The Euro Information Web Site
 * The Euro Information Forum
 * Euro Swapper Forum