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Hole in Japanese 5 yen

Somewhere I saw these coins being stacked on spindles for easy counting. The spindle heights would be such that if you stacked a certain number on a given spindle when the stack reached the top you knew how many coins you had. Say 25. I believe I saw this someplace in Manhattan in the 1970s. 73.137.220.200 (talk) 07:13, 26 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Never seen this in Japan, no point doing it with modern tills and coin bags Enlil Ninlil (talk) 03:47, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've seen coin trays for change making in Japan but not spindles. I believe I heard the hole in the 5 yen was a nod to historic cash coins used in Japan as well as China but I don't recall for certain. I took the tour of the Osaka Mint twenty years ago but don't have the brochures. Wehwalt (talk) 06:10, 21 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Botetourt Medal peer review

I have opened a peer review for the article Botetourt Medal. Comments are encouraged! Best, ~ Pbritti (talk) 16:29, 2 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Proposed for deletion (PROD): Commemorative coins of the United Arab Emirates

FYI, the article Commemorative coins of the United Arab Emirates has been proposed for deletion (WP:PROD). The first sentences summarize the subject this way:

• "Since 1900s, the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has minted several commemorative coins. These coins celebrate events, personalities, and rulers of the UAE."

The nominator wrote this summary of their concerns:

• "Insufficient independent in-depth sources to establish notability. Only two references, at the end. "

If you agree or disagree with deletion, there are instructions on the deletion notice for what to do.

Thanks, --A. B. ^{(talk • contribs • global count)} 23:02, 3 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

As a note, this article is a list of precious metal commemorative coins, not circulating ones. CMD (talk) 02:18, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Well, the 1 Dirham pieces seem to have the specs for the regular issue. I don't remember seeing any in circulation when I was last there in 2018 but they might have been. Wehwalt (talk) 13:29, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Outdated article on Olympic coins

So,today I updated the article Summer Olympic Coins (2000–present) that did not have any pictures of the Tokyo 2020 coins, despite being loads of them on Commmons but I noticed that almost all information on London 2012 and Paris 2024 are missing and there is currently almost no photos of those coins. Since I don’t know where to look, I decided to come here and post this to see if anyone could solve this issue Haddad Maia fan (talk) 22:20, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Probably whoever started the article has not maintained it and is no longer part of the project. We are very short handed. Wehwalt (talk) 22:29, 1 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Scope question

Just a quick question: are biographies of numismatists considered in-scope for this WikiProject? Noticed that there was no project tag for articles like Louis E. Eliasberg while doing some expansion at Dell Loy Hansen (an expert's hand would be appreciated here). SounderBruce 22:23, 15 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, the FAs B. Max Mehl and Farran Zerbe both fall under this Wikiproject. Wehwalt (talk) 22:41, 15 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Good article reassessment for Euro

Euro has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status may be removed from the article. Z1720 (talk) 04:47, 28 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]