Wikipedia:WikiProject Numismatics/Style/Currency article

This style guides provides guidelines section by section, in verbose details.

Infobox
Include Infobox Currency. For more detail, see the instruction.

Overview
The MainUnit was the currency of place from startYear to endYear. It was subdivided into x subunits....

Etymology
Won (pronounced like the past tense of the English verb (to) win) is a cognate of the Chinese yuan and Japanese yen. The won was subdivided into 100 jeon (전; 錢; McCune-Reischauer: chŏn; Revised Romanization: jeon)...

This coin was popular among American colonists, who called it the Spanish dollar, the name having derived from a German coin of similar size and composition known as the thaler.

History
history...

Most recent/Current status
It's pegged to so-and-so currency... It seems that very few articles have information about M1, M2, or any money supply information. Currency articles aren't just for collectors, but the people who are interested in economics too.

Coins
Introductory/explanatory text above the specification table.

Specification table

 * Column #1: Images.
 * Column #1a: Image of the obverse of the coin. Black background images are preferred. Scale images at 2.5 pixels per millimeter. If the width is unknown, fall back to 60 pixels per side. Use black background in the cell - however, if the image itself has a background that is neither transparent or black (e.g. the images of Ukrainian hryvnia), use the background that agrees with the background in the image.
 * Column #1b: Image of the reverse of the coin. Same rules as the obverse.


 * Column #2: Value of the coin. Use symbol if possible. This should be linked to the separate article dedicated to the coin type (if such exists).
 * Column #3: Technical parameters.
 * Column #3d: Composition. Use alloy names (such as aluminium bronze) and composition in % for non-precious metals. Use ‰ fineness for coins containing precious metals. If the coin is bi-metal, describe Ring: first, and then Center:. If the composition of either the ring or the center is the same as one of the mono-metal coin, just say "(as $xyz)" to reduce clutter. If the coin is tri-metal or more, go from outside to inside.


 * Column #4: Description.
 * Column #4a: Description of the edge of the coin. In general, it can be smooth (plain), milled (serrated) or incused (ornaments or insriptions). In the latter case, describe the type of ornament or cite the inscription.
 * Column #4b: Description of the obverse of the coin. Omit words like "portrait of", "famous writer ...", or the date of birth/death. Such information is best left to its own article. If such article does not exist, this rule can be relaxed.
 * Column #4c: Description of the reverse of the coin. Same rule as the obverse.


 * Column #5: Important dates.
 * Column #5a: Date of minting. In general, this is the year indicated on the coin.
 * Column #5b: Date of issue. This is the date when the coin was released into circulation by law (since when acceptance is obligatory in public cash flow).
 * Column #5c: Date of withdrawal. This is the date when the coin was withdrawn from circulation by law, acceptance is no longer obligatory in public cash flow. However, in most cases withdrawn coins still can be exchanged to current money in banks.
 * Column #5d: Date of lapse. After this date neither commercial banks nor the central bank is obligated to exchange the withdrawn coin to current.
 * In general, do not include withdrawal or lapse date if current. And do not split into upper and lower halves if there is only 1 column in this column group. See New Taiwan dollar for example.


 * Additional columns
 * Others
 * Each row should represent a coin type. Subtypes should be described in the separate article dedicated to the main coin type. To decide whether a coin is a type or a subtype, world coin catalogs are good references.
 * Use color template Coin-copper-color, Coin-silver-color, and Coin-yellow-color to fill the row (except for the image cells) corresponding to the composition of the coin.
 * Sort for good overview.
 * Sort coins into series - common design, year of first minting or coin catalogs can help.
 * Sort series into regular, circulating commemorative and non-circulating commemorative issues.
 * A regular issue is typically minted in more than one years in large quantities and it primarily serves as payment medium.
 * A circulating commemorative issue is typically minted in one year (generally on an anniversary) in large quantities and also serves as payment medium. These coins might have a design more or less similar to the regular issues.
 * A (non-circulating) commemorative issue is typically minted in one year (generally on an anniversary) in small and limited quantity and not released into circulation but sold to collectors (usually for higher price than its nominal value - however, they are legal tender at their nominal value). These coins usually bear a special design - distinctive from the regular issues. High nominal value and using precious metal is also common.
 * Sort coins of the same regular issue into ascending order of their nominal value. Coins of the same value should be sorted into ascending order of their first minted year.


 * At the end of the table use Standard coin table notice with appropriate parameters.

Banknotes
Introductory/explanatory text above the specification table.

Examples
The following example omits banknote images: this style may be used if the banknotes are copyrighted, the issuing authority does not allow reproductions without permission, and no fair use rationale has been set up (for example, banknotes of the pound sterling).

The following example includes banknotes images: this style may be used if the banknotes are ineligible for copyright protection, the copyright protection has expired, or the issuing authority allows images of copyrighted banknotes (for example, the euro banknotes).

Syntax
The table ends with Standard banknote table notice at the bottom row: set if the table has images, and also  if the table features banknotes from the United States, where the dimensions of banknotes are in inches instead of millimetres.

Historical exchange rates
Use Wikitable

Exchange rate
Use exchange rate for articles about circulating currencies. The basic syntax is, where ABC is the currency code.

Trivia/other info

 * It is considered rude to put baht banknotes in a wallet that sits in the back pocket, as this allows someone to sit on the image of the King, which is considered highly disrespectful. Similarly, stepping on a baht banknote (or coin) is considered disrespectful.