Quote: "stratocaster"Hello,
From the Numista guidelines:
"If the unabridged name of the currency unit is present on the coin in Latin script, then the name of the coin should show the currency unit in the language on the coin."
https://en.numista.com/numisdoc/articles/catalogue_guidelines.php#coin_name
... so it should be "pounds"
Thanks for the answer, which sound very logical to me.
Can the robot take care of that, since it would consume a lot of my time to make all the CR?
Probably the robot can do it, but there are currently requests pending from November 2020, so there is a long backlog there too...
I think around 100 changes was the minimum number of changes to justify Mr robot's intervention. In the case of Syria, there might not be that many actually?
Quote: "Sjoelund"https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces148703.html
on the coin it's written Pounds, but Numista says Liras? Just for information SCWC calls the coins Pounds.
I would vote for Pounds, since the Syrians obviously call their money POUNDS.
Syrians call their money lira but put "pound" on some coins and notes for foreigners who can't read Arabic.
Where both appear, can I suggest we use "lira / pound". We're already showing both names on this coin, for example.
Former Numista referee for banknotes from Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Saint Helena.
As already discussed, synonyms and local languages should not be used. Otherwise, we will run into excessively long names in situations like these: 5 Gulden / Rynskich / Fiorini / Forint / Zlatijch
Quote: "stratocaster"As already discussed, synonyms and local languages should not be used. Otherwise, we will run into excessively long names in situations like these:
5 Gulden / Rynskich / Fiorini / Forint / Zlatijch
Local languages have to be used if that's what appears on the coin or note. It isn't a choice. We must use what's on the piece being described, otherwise this isn't a catalogue but someone's alternate version of reality. Sometimes things are complicated. A catalogue records that complexity. It doesn't seek to "simplify" it.
Former Numista referee for banknotes from Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Saint Helena.
Quote: "ceh2019"Syrians call their money lira but put "pound" on some coins and notes for foreigners who can't read Arabic.
Where both appear, can I suggest we use "lira / pound". We're already showing both names on this coin, for example.
Hence complicated is better than simple? Strange enough I can't read the Liras in Arab, so I'll just go for pounds as written, so if anything it should be Pounds / Liras, reading from left to right...
Quote: "ceh2019"Local languages have to be used if that's what appears on the coin or note. It isn't a choice. We must use what's on the piece being described, otherwise this isn't a catalogue but someone's alternate version of reality. Sometimes things are complicated. A catalogue records that complexity. It doesn't seek to "simplify" it.
Local languages have a dedicated field where they are recorded. Let's please stick to the guidelines, and use the English name in the title.
@Sjoelund: your initial proposal to use "Pounds" is in accordance with the Numista guidelines.
Quote: "stratocaster"Local languages have a dedicated field where they are recorded. Let's please stick to the guidelines, and use the English name in the title.
@Sjoelund: your initial proposal to use "Pounds" is in accordance with the Numista guidelines.
Lets change the guidelines to reflect reality.
Former Numista referee for banknotes from Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Saint Helena.
No, I refuse to do that, this thread should trigger the referee, so why doesn't he do the change?
Also because the referee may not always look at both French and English fora to unburry old threads if nobody tells the referee to have a look at such a thread.
No, I refuse to do that, this thread should trigger the referee, so why doesn't he do the change?
Also because the referee may not always look at both French and English fora to unburry old threads if nobody tells the referee to have a look at such a thread.
Anyway, this is now fixed thanks to bjherbison.
Let him with all the honors. He is deserving them.
