Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates

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This star, with one point broken, symbolizes the featured candidates on Wikipedia.

Featured pictures are images that add significantly to articles, either by illustrating article content particularly well, or being eye-catching to the point where users will want to read its accompanying article. Taking the adage that "a picture is worth a thousand words", the images featured on Wikipedia:Featured pictures should illustrate a Wikipedia article in such a way as to add significantly to that article, according to the featured picture criteria.

Promoting an image

If you believe an image should be featured, create a subpage (use the "For Nominations" field, below) and add the subpage to the current nominations section.

For promotion, if an image is listed here for ten days with five or more reviewers in support and the consensus is in its favor, it can be added to the Wikipedia:Featured pictures list. Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-third majority in support, including the nominator and/or creator of the image; however, anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets.

All users may comment. However, only those who have been on Wikipedia for 25 days and with at least 100 edits will be included in the numerical count. If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis. Nominations started in December are given three extra days, due to the holidays slowing down activity here.

The archive contains all opinions and comments collected for candidate nominations and their nomination results.

If you nominate an image here, please consider also uploading and nominating it at Commons to help ensure that the pictures can be used not just in the English Wikipedia but on all other Wikimedia projects as well.

Delisting an image

A featured picture can be nominated for delisting if you feel it no longer lives up to featured picture standards. You may also request a featured picture be replaced with a superior image. Create a subpage (use the "For Delists" field, below) and add the subpage to the current nominations section.

Please leave a note on the talk page of the original FPC nominator (and creator/uploader, if appropriate) to let them know the delisting is being debated. The user may be able to address the issues and avoid the delisting of the picture.

For delisting, if an image is listed here for ten days with five or more reviewers supporting a delist or replace, and the consensus is in its favor, it will be delisted from Wikipedia:Featured pictures. Consensus is generally regarded to be a two-third majority in support, including the nominator. Note that anonymous votes are generally disregarded, as are opinions of sockpuppets. However, images are sometimes delisted despite having fewer than five in support of their removal, and there is currently no consensus on how best to handle delist closures, except that:.If the image to be delisted is not used in any articles by the time of closure, it must be delisted. If it is added to articles during the nomination, at least one week's stability is required for the nomination to be closed as "Kept". The nomination may be suspended if a week hasn't yet passed to give the rescue a chance.

Outside of the nominator, all voters are expected to have been on Wikipedia for 25 days and to have made a minimum of 100 edits. If necessary, decisions about close candidacies will be made on a case-by-case basis. As with regular nominations, delist nominations are given three extra days to run if started in December.

  • Note that delisting an image does not mean deleting it. Delisting from Featured pictures in no way affects the image's status in its article(s).
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Step 1:
Evaluate

Evaluate the merit of a nomination against the featured picture criteria. Most users reference terms from this page when evaluating nominations.

Step 2:
Create a subpage
For Nominations

To create a subpage of Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates for your nomination, add a title for the image you want to nominate in the field below (e.g., Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Labrador Retriever) and click the "Create new nomination" button.


For Delists (or Delist & Replace)

To create a subpage for your delist, add a title for the image you want to delist/replace in the field below and click the "Create new delist nomination" button.


Step 3:
Transclude and link

Transclude the newly created subpage to the Featured picture candidate list (direct link).

How to comment for Candidate Images

  • Write Support, if you approve of the picture. A reason is optional.
  • Write Oppose, followed by your reasoning, if you disapprove of the picture. All objections should be accompanied by a specific rationale that, if addressed, would make you support the image. If your concern is one that can only be addressed by the creator, and if they haven't nominated or commented on the image, and if they are a Wikipedian, you should notify them directly.
  • You can weak support or weak oppose instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion.
    • To change your opinion, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it.
  • If you think a nominated image obviously fails the featured picture criteria, write Speedy close followed by your reasons. Nominations may be closed early if this is the case.
Recommendations added early in the process may be disregarded if they do not address concerns and/or improvements that arise later in the debate. Reviewers are advised to monitor the progress of a nomination and update their votes accordingly.
Prior to giving an opinion, the image should be assessed on its quality as displayed at full size (high-resolution) in an image editing program. Please note that the images are only displayed at thumbnail size on this page. The thumbnail links to the image description page which, in turn, links to the high-resolution version.

How to comment for Delist Images

  • Write Keep, followed by your reasons for keeping the picture.
  • Write Delist, followed by your reasons for delisting the picture.
  • Write Delist and Replace if you believe the image should be replaced by a better picture.
  • You can weak keep, weak delist or weak delist and replace instead, so that your opinion will be weighed as half of a "full" opinion.
    • To change your opinion, strike it out (with <s>...</s>) rather than removing it.
Please remember to be civil, not to bite the newbies and to comment on the image, not the person.

You may find the glossary useful when you encounter acronyms or jargon in other voters' comments. You can also link to it by using {{FPCgloss}}.

Editing candidates

If you feel you could improve a candidate by image editing, please feel free to do so, but do not overwrite or remove the original. Instead, upload your edit with a different file name (e.g., add "edit" to the file name), and display it below the original nomination. Edits should be appropriately captioned in sequential order (e.g., Edit 1, Edit 2, etc), and describe the modifications that have been applied.

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Current nominations[edit]

Michael Gernhardt in space during STS-69[edit]

Voting period ends on 1 Nov 2015 at 22:45:40 (UTC)

Original – The pale blue Earth serves as a backdrop for astronaut Michael Gernhardt, who is attached to the Shuttle Endeavour's robot arm during a spacewalk on the STS-69 mission in 1995.
Reason
High Resolution and Quality. Commons Picture of the Year 2010, Finalist.
Articles in which this image appears
Michael L. Gernhardt, STS-69
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Space/Looking back
Creator
NASA
  • Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 22:45, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 09:43, 23 October 2015 (UTC)



Lufthansa Airbus A320-211 D-AIQT[edit]

Voting period ends on 1 Nov 2015 at 14:48:48 (UTC)

Original – Lufthansa Airbus A320-211 (reg. D-AIQT, cn 1337) taking off at Stuttgart Airport (EDDS/STR).
Reason
FP on Commons. Image has been used in the infobox since 2013. High quality and EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Airbus A320 family
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Vehicles/Air
Creator
Julian Herzog
  • Support as nominatorsst 14:48, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment – Is this version a recent addition to Airbus A320 family? – Sca (talk) 18:14, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • It has been used as the infobox image on that article since 2013. sst 01:39, 23 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support. Upon viewing the image at its image page, itself, I agree with SSTflyer that this Featured Picture on Commons iis both High Quality and High Encyclopedic Value. — Cirt (talk) 22:51, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support. First, this image is of great quality. Regarding EV - while it is only used on one page (I think it may be underused), this photo does an excellent job of capturing so many detailed aspects of this aircraft that can be difficult to capture - the lights, landing gear preparing to retract, window shades, external markings, etc. While there are a lot of photos on the Commons of aircraft taking off (great thanks to those dedicated to taking such photos), this is perhaps the best photo of a commercial aircraft in takeoff we have. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 03:31, 23 October 2015 (UTC)



The Two Lovers[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Oct 2015 at 23:36:40 (UTC)

OriginalThe Two Lovers, a tempera and gold on paper painting by Reza Abbasi. Dating from 1629-30, this work reflects Persia's relaxed attitudes on sensuality of the time.
Reason
Gorgeous piece of Persian art. Widely used.
Articles in which this image appears
Reza Abbasi, Dating, +4
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Reza Abbasi
  • Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:36, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Don't see why not. Samsara 08:02, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 09:53, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportTremonist (talk) 12:30, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 13:28, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportDreamSparrow Chat 18:46, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - Godot13 (talk) 22:45, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support. Agree with rationale by Crisco 1492, above. Nice selection. — Cirt (talk) 22:50, 22 October 2015 (UTC)



Siege of Tsingtao, 10 Japanese sen (1914)[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Oct 2015 at 22:23:59 (UTC)

OriginalSiege of Tsingtao, 10 Japanese sen (1914). Early in World War I (November, 1914), Anglo-Japanese forces attacked the German-controlled Chinese port city of Tsingtao. The Japanese issued military currency for the siege and subsequent occupation.
Reason
High quality, historical (military) EV
Articles in which these images appear
Siege of Tsingtao, Qingdao
FP category for this image
Currency/Asian currency
Creator
Empire of Japan
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Image by Godot13.
  • Support as nominatorGodot13 (talk) 22:23, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:37, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 09:53, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportTremonist (talk) 12:32, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 13:30, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportDreamSparrow Chat 18:47, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, agree with Godot13 re historical and EV. — Cirt (talk) 22:49, 22 October 2015 (UTC)



United States gold coins (VIII) – $50 Half-union (1877)[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Oct 2015 at 16:17:28 (UTC)

Reason
High quality, high EV, obscenely rare.

The Half-union is a $50 gold pattern coin minted in 1877. Two slightly different designs were produced with only one coin of each design struck. The denomination (which would have been the highest for a circulating U.S. coin) was rejected. The coin was designed by William Barber (obverse) and James B. Longacre (reverse).

Original –A pair of Half-union gold $50 pattern coins (1877). The design of the head (i.e., size, lower part of the hair) is different. Each gold coin is unique (not the only one known, the only one struck).

Articles in which these images appear
Half-union, William Barber (engraver)
FP category for this image
Currency/U.S. coins
Creator
United States Mint
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Half-union gold pattern (1877)
(design by William Barber and James B. Longacre)
1877 Half-union $50 gold pattern
slightly larger head, longer hair at bottom 
1877 Half-union $50 gold pattern 


  • Support as nominatorGodot13 (talk) 16:17, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:38, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 09:53, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 13:31, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportTremonist (talk) 13:37, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support – keep the one on the left, spend the other Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 15:52, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportDreamSparrow Chat 18:49, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support. Nice contrast here. — Cirt (talk) 22:48, 22 October 2015 (UTC)



Supressive Fire[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Oct 2015 at 11:21:40 (UTC)

Original – Special warfare combatant-craft crewmen use a Gatling Gun to lay down suppressing fire during a practice hot extraction of forces on the beach.
Reason
An interesting photograph of US Navy's Special Warfare Combat Craft crew laying down suppressive fire during a live fire exercise simulating a retrieval from from a beach whose landing site for the craft is under attack from enemy forces.
Articles in which this image appears
Equipment of the United States Armed Forces, Multiple barrel firearm, Rotary cannon, Suppressive fire
FP category for this image
War or equipment, probably
Creator
Shane T. McCoy
  • Support as nominatorTomStar81 (Talk) 11:21, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose Nothing in this picture tells me that this is suppressive fire. All we see is a soldier operating a Gatling. Really doesn't work for me - the framing is too tight, even the blast is cut off. It is also too small by the usual FP criteria. Samsara 11:46, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose – Too small, no special reasons to promote. Yann (talk) 12:24, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose per Yann. --Tremonist (talk) 12:32, 21 October 2015 (UTC)



Liguus virgineus[edit]

Voting period ends on 31 Oct 2015 at 01:13:46 (UTC)

Original – Five views of a shell of Liguus virgineus.
Reason
High Resolution and Quality. Commons Picture of the Year 2013, Finalist.
Articles in which this image appears
Liguus virgineus.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Molluscs
Creator
H. Zell
  • Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 01:13, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Question How about a set nomination of all the remaining eligible Llez shell images? There must be a bunch left that have articles and haven't been promoted. Samsara 03:18, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
@Samsara:I'd rather consider this one on its own, as it was Commons Picture of the Year 2013, Finalist. If you'd like to do that for the next batch, that would be awesome. :) — Cirt (talk) 03:19, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Personally I'd nominate them individually. They should be judged as such, because sometimes there's missed focus or other issues. This one, for instance, strikes me as a bit noisy for studio work, but perfectly acceptable. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 05:55, 21 October 2015 (UTC)



Danzig Papiermark, last mark issue (1923)[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Oct 2015 at 16:43:24 (UTC)

Reason
High quality, high EV (presented as a complete set).

The last series of Danzig (German) papiermark, issued from August to October of 1923 during hyperinflation. The last note in the series was issued with the date 11 October 1923. The first gulden was issued on 22 October 1923. This series immediately precedes the first issue of Danzig gulden.

Original – A complete set (6) of the last issue of German papiermark from the Free City of Danzig. Dated 8 August 1923 through 11 October 1923, the series was issued during the height of Danzig hyperinflation and denominations range from 1 million to 10 billion mark. (For comparison, the initial 1914 issue nine years earlier contained a 50 pfennig, and 1, 2, and 3 mark notes). Single-sided images means there was no printing on the back.

Articles in which these images appear
German Papiermark (all), Daniel Chodowiecki, Johannes Hevelius, and Arthur Schopenhauer
FP category for this image
Currency/European currency
Creator
Danzig Central Finance Department
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Images by Godot13
Complete set of Danzig’s last issue of the German papiermark (August – October, 1923)
1 million mark (8 Aug 1923)
Daniel Chodowiecki 
10 million mark (31 Aug 1923)
Johannes Hevelius 
100 million mark (22 Sep 1923) 
500 million mark (26 Sep 1923)
Arthur Schopenhauer 
5 billion mark (11 Oct 1923) 
10 billion mark (11 Oct 1923) 
  • Support as nominatorGodot13 (talk) 16:43, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 17:56, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:13, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support – Historical EV, in line with Gulden nom. Sca (talk) 23:57, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, essentially agree with analysis by Sca, above. — Cirt (talk) 01:18, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:34, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 13:35, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportDreamSparrow Chat 18:50, 22 October 2015 (UTC)



Ixion[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Oct 2015 at 06:07:27 (UTC)

OriginalIxion (1632) by José Ribera
Reason
High-quality painting from the museum site; unusual and different.
Articles in which this image appears
Ixion, Wheel of fire
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
José Ribera
  • Support as nominatorAdam Cuerden (talk) 06:07, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite high EV as noted by Adam Cuerden, above. Great find. — Cirt (talk) 06:41, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - SchroCat (talk) 10:07, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:40, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:21, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Godot13 (talk) 16:47, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment What's the white frame around the painting? Brandmeistertalk 11:09, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
    • Took this straight from the museum site. I presume they photographed out of frame, on white. Adam Cuerden (talk) 11:40, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Hafspajen (talk) 15:24, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 13:36, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportDreamSparrow Chat 18:50, 22 October 2015 (UTC)



Sneeze[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Oct 2015 at 03:51:47 (UTC)

Original – "This 2009 photograph captured a sneeze in progress, revealing the plume of salivary droplets as they are expelled in a large cone-shaped array from this man’s open mouth, thereby dramatically illustrating the reason one needs to cover his/her mouth when coughing, or sneezing, in order to protect others from germ exposure."
Reason
Exhibit A why we should cover our mouths. (EV) I think this effectively captures the sheer amount of germs that can be spread through sneezing.
Articles in which this image appears
Sneeze, Airborne disease, Influenza prevention, Infection in childcare, Surgical mask
FP category for this image
Featured pictures/Sciences/Others
Creator
James Gathany, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Support as nominatorAPK whisper in my ear 03:51, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support. Good EV, quality, resolution, science. — Cirt (talk) 06:41, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:41, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:23, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - Good EV.-Godot13 (talk) 16:47, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 17:57, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 13:37, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportDreamSparrow Chat 18:50, 22 October 2015 (UTC)



Slosh dynamics[edit]

Voting period ends on 30 Oct 2015 at 00:24:40 (UTC)

OriginalSlosh dynamics example. In fluid dynamics, slosh refers to the movement of liquid inside another object (which is, typically, also undergoing motion).
Reason
High Resolution and Quality. Commons Picture of the Year 2010, Finalist. Great example of slosh dynamics.
Articles in which this image appears
Slosh dynamics
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences
Creator
Stefan Krause, Germany
  • Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 00:24, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose - Something like slosh dynamics would be better served by a video or GIF. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:42, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Very extravagant photo! --Tremonist (talk) 13:24, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose. While the image is interesting in an artistic sense, the composition, with its deliberately juxtaposed elements, detracts from the scientific aspect of the sloshing itself. --Paul_012 (talk) 16:04, 20 October 2015 (UTC) PS The article also appears to deal with fluids within enclosed bodies, so this photo isn't illustrative of the discussed concepts. --Paul_012 (talk) 13:21, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Agree with Opposes. This is a fake image, the "wine" in the bottle is gelatine! It was quite discombobulating before I checked the image info... --Janke | Talk 06:39, 21 October 2015 (UTC)



Hazel Forbes[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Oct 2015 at 23:55:01 (UTC)

Original – Hazel Forbes, Ziegfeld girl & Miss United States, by Alfred Cheney Johnston, ca. 1928
Reason
lead image, high resolution, famous person
Articles in which this image appears
Hazel Forbes, Alfred Cheney Johnston
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Alfred Cheney Johnston
  • Support as nominatorYann (talk) 23:55, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, agree with Yann, quite high EV. — Cirt (talk) 00:27, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose for now. Lots of dust and scratches. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:43, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Weak support per all others. --Tremonist (talk) 13:25, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment -- Love this. Can't anyone get rid of that dust? Hafspajen (talk) 15:27, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment – Get busy with your dustcloth. Sca (talk) 16:50, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 13:38, 22 October 2015 (UTC)



Prince Edward Island dollar banknotes (1872–77)[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Oct 2015 at 19:34:44 (UTC)

Reason
High quality, high EV (presented as a complete set).

The Bank of Prince Edward Island in Charlottetown opened on 13 August 1856 and was the first bank on Prince Edward Island. Still a British colony at the time, negations with Great Britain to open the bank took almost two years. The pound was replaced by the Canadian dollar in 1872.

Original – A complete denomination set (5 notes) of the Prince Edward Island dollar as issued by the Bank of Prince Edward Island (plate dates of 1 January 1872 and 1877) in 1, 2, 5, 10, and 20 dollar denominations. Engraved and printed by the British American Banknote Company (Montreal & Ottowa).

Articles in which these images appear
Prince Edward Island dollar (all), Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, John Longworth
FP category for this image
Currency/American currency
Creator
British American Banknote Company (Montreal & Ottowa) for the Bank of Prince Edward Island
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Images by Godot13
Prince Edward Island banknotes (1872–77)
1 Dollar (1877) 
2 Dollars (1877) 
5 Dollars (1877) 
10 Dollars (1872) 
20 Dollars (1872) 



Allen Ginsberg (1979)[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Oct 2015 at 17:02:35 (UTC)

OriginalAllen Ginsberg in 1979
Reason
A high resolution vintage portrait. The bookcase in the background is an illustrative framing.
Articles in which this image appears
Allen Ginsberg, Jewish culture
FP category for this image
People/Artists and writers
Creator
Hans van Dijk
  • Support as nominatorJJARichardson (talk) 17:02, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 20:25, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - Crop is a little tight, but EV is considerable and image is difficult to replace. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:22, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, agree with Crisco 1492 about the high EV here. — Cirt (talk) 00:28, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose (for now) : This is secretly a crop, with no documentation of such. [3] - While it is appropriate to crop images sometimes, this is being presented as an unmodified origina. Further, the link to the image in the archive doesn't work. However, this is, of course, an important, high value image, and probably not a bad one for me to return to FPC on. (Father was visiting.) Adam Cuerden (talk) 12:14, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, while I also agree with Adam. --Tremonist (talk) 13:29, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 13:42, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportDreamSparrow Chat 18:51, 22 October 2015 (UTC)



Chrysopa perla[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Oct 2015 at 05:50:38 (UTC)

OriginalChrysopa perla is a species Neuropteran which is widespread in most of Europe.
Reason
High quality image; great EV
Articles in which this image appears
Chrysopa perla +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Mathias Krumbholz
  • Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 05:50, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, agree with Crisco 1492, and incredibly high resolution at this size and focus. — Cirt (talk) 11:33, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Weak support. Nice, it's just a pity the DOF is a little shallow (the back wing and feeler is out of focus). —Bruce1eetalk 12:07, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 13:40, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Neutral I agree with Bruce1ee, plus it doesn't really stand out against the green background. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:23, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Weak support --Tremonist (talk) 13:31, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportDreamSparrow Chat 18:51, 22 October 2015 (UTC)



Marsh wren[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Oct 2015 at 00:49:15 (UTC)

OriginalMarsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris), Cap Tourmente National Wildlife Area, Quebec, Canada.
Reason
High Resolution and Quality. Commons Picture of the Year 2011, Finalist.
Articles in which this image appears
Marsh wren
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Cephas
  • Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 00:49, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support – Cute capture, good detail. Sca (talk) 00:59, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose In this stance, as opposed to a side-on view, too much of the bird is concealed to allow identification. A good taxobox image should aid identification; however, anyone who's looked at Passeriformes will tell you there are many birds that look similar to the one presented here in all the visible detais except perhaps the tail (I'd have to double-check) - even then, the length of the tail is hard to guesstimate from the picture. Almost any other picture on the internet shows the upperside, with its distinctive, diagnostic markings. Of the reasonable-resolution images on Commons, this, this and this serve as better examples for identification. I've replaced the image in the article, which is currently too short to carry a second image - perhaps we can look into expanding it. Samsara 05:19, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
Reply: I've added a Gallery to the article Marsh wren and added the images suggested by Samsara to the article page. None are of as high quality photographs or resolution as this one, and this one is Commons Picture of the Year 2011, Finalist. Thank you for your consideration, — Cirt (talk) 05:27, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
Gallery images are generally thought not to qualify, which is why I suggested expanding the article. A translation from the much more comprehensive German article could be attempted, for instance. Samsara 05:37, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
Okay, no worries, thank you! I still feel it is quite a High Resolution and High Quality image, as determined by being a Commons Picture of the Year 2011, Finalist.Cirt (talk) 05:42, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 13:38, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment – Side-on views may be of greater technical EV, but for casual viewers of Main Page FPs some variation is desirable. Sca (talk) 16:38, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
    • The criteria require that it has to add value to an article, hence my suggestions above to expand the article first, which isn't hard to do. Samsara 20:43, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Very funny! --Tremonist (talk) 13:32, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Hafspajen (talk) 15:25, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose. Unclear EV at this time. Josh Milburn (talk) 16:48, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportDreamSparrow Chat 18:51, 22 October 2015 (UTC)



French Oceania, WWII Emergency issue, Bons de Caisse (1943)[edit]

Voting period ends on 28 Oct 2015 at 17:48:15 (UTC)

Reason
High quality, historical EV (presented as a complete set).

Original – A complete set of four French Oceania (Polynesia) Bons de Caisse (cash voucher) World War II emergency-issue paper currency (1943). Denominated in French francs, the series was designed by G. Reboul-Salze, and printed by Jean C. Ferrand (in Papeete) for the Colonial Treasury of French Oceania and each note bears the facsimile signature of Jean-Henri Liauzun, paymaster of French Oceania. All four notes are the same size (111 x 71mm)

Articles in which these images appear
French Polynesian franc, French Polynesia, Tahiti, Papeete
FP category for this image
Currency/Other
Creator
G. Reboul-Salze (design), Jean C. Ferrand (printer) for the Colonial Treasury of French Oceania
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Images by Godot13
French Oceania, Bons de Caisse des Etablissements Français de l'Océanie
World War II emergency-issue currency (1943)
50 centimes (1943) 
1 franc (1943) 
2 francs (1943) 
2 francs 50 centimes (1943) 




Tarvasjõgi, Kõrvemaa Nature Park, Estonia[edit]

Voting period ends on 28 Oct 2015 at 00:20:43 (UTC)

Original – Tarvasjõgi at Kõrvemaa Nature Park in Estonia.
Reason
High Resolution and Quality. Commons Picture of the Year 2012, Finalist.
Articles in which this image appears
Forestry in Estonia, Nature reserve, Estonia
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants
Creator
Ireen Trummer
  • Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 00:20, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support. There isn't really much more to say here - does a great job of showing local habitat. Samsara 09:17, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 11:57, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Excellent image, nice composition, good EV for this type of environment, I feel right at home (even though I'm across the bay... ;-). --Janke | Talk 15:34, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support – This was nominated as part of a set before, and it struck me then as a lovely & serene picture, very nicely composed. (Makes a good desktop BG for those in a contemplative mood.) Detail isn't tops, but it's sufficient. Sca (talk) 16:13, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 20:46, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - Very nice...--Godot13 (talk) 21:06, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support – tough jigsaw puzzle Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 14:27, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:34, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportDreamSparrow Chat 18:52, 22 October 2015 (UTC)



Indian vulture nest[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Oct 2015 at 23:43:33 (UTC)

Original – Vultures in the nest (Gyps indicus), on the tower of the Chaturbhuj Temple, Orchha, Madhya Pradesh.
Reason
high quality picture with EV
Articles in which this image appears
Indian vulture, Madhya Pradesh
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Animals/Birds
Creator
Yann, edited by several contributors
  • Renomination. Since last nom., the image has been improved, and the article specifically mentioned nesting on human-made structures, as suggested. Very difficult to take: this bird nests on cliffs or at the top of high buildings, far out of reach from humans. The species is highly endangered following use of deadly chemical by veterinary doctors.
  • Support as nominatorYann (talk) 23:43, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, nice encyclopedic value related to science. — Cirt (talk) 00:29, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - It is a little bit soft at full size... But, it does look like a tricky image to re-take and it has more detail than the current lead image (in the first article).--Godot13 (talk) 03:14, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 11:58, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - Excellent image. Colors are much better than before. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:08, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - Per the nominator and Cirt. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:29, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:34, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportDreamSparrow Chat 18:52, 22 October 2015 (UTC)



Sulfur extraction[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Oct 2015 at 23:17:03 (UTC)

Original – Nearly exhausted sulphur vat from which railroad cars are loaded, Freeport Sulphur Co., Hoskins Mound, Texas
Reason
high quality image with EV
Articles in which this image appears
sulfur
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Others
Creator
John Vachon for the US government, restored by Yann
  • Support as nominatorYann (talk) 23:17, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, high quality, VERY high resolution, excellent restoration work by Yann. — Cirt (talk) 00:28, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Question It says nearly exhausted, but the sulphur seems to stretch as far as the eye can see, if the colours are correct. So there seems to be a mismatch here - if the caption can state that it's nearly exhausted, this should be visible in the picture. Samsara 09:22, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
    • @Samsara: I thought it means "extracted" here, like exhaust. Can any expert explain? Regards, Yann (talk) 09:59, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
      • The caption mentions the vat as being nearly exhausted. Maybe it's referring to the container part of the machinery? --Paul_012 (talk) 16:14, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 12:01, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose – It's important to note that this photo was taken in 1943. While technically first-class for that period, it inevitably is shy on detail. Further, I can't see the EV unless it was being used to illustrate the history of sulfur (preferred spelling) extraction – but it doesn't appear in the article's sketchy history section. (That appears to be a steam shovel or steam-powered dragline in the distance – something that hasn't been used for 60 to 70 years.) Sca (talk) 16:32, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
    • @Sca: I don't really understand why you oppose, and more importantly, what you propose to improve its EV. Regards, Yann (talk) 20:42, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
Sorry Yann, but I have no ideas re improving its EV. My point was that the relevance of this 72-year-old photo would be mainly to the history of sulfur mining, which is not how it's used in the target article (in which I added the date to the caption). Sca (talk) 21:48, 18 October 2015 (UTC)



Titian's Allegory of Prudence[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Oct 2015 at 21:33:26 (UTC)

Original – The three human heads represent the "Three Ages of Man" (youth, maturity and old age). They depict the aged Titian, his son Orazio and a young cousin, Marco Vecellio. An inscription on the painting gives an indication of the subject and its title, reading (in Latin) "From the experience of the past, the present acts prudently, lest it spoil future actions".
Reason
Excellent scan of superb painting
Articles in which this image appears
Allegory of Prudence and 4 others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Titian


Bank of Danzig Gulden denomination set (1924–38)[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Oct 2015 at 19:12:11 (UTC)

Reason
High quality, high EV (presented as a complete set).

Inflation in Danzig during parts of 1922 – 23 had reached 2,440% (per month) and the denominations printed in papiermark had spiraled out of control. In 1923, the Free City of Danzig abandoned the German papiermark in favor of the Danzig gulden. Initially introduced under the Central Finance Department on 22 October 1923, the issuance of the new gulden was overseen by the Bank of Danzig, established in early 1924.

Original – A complete denomination set of seven Bank of Danzig gulden banknotes (1924–38). Each note contains the city’s coat of arms (obverse, left) and an important local architectural structure (center).

Articles in which these images appear
Danzig gulden, Free City of Danzig, St. Mary's Church, Gdańsk
FP category for this image
Currency/European currency
Creator
Bank of Danzig
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Images by Godot13
Complete denomination set of Danzig gulden issued by the Bank of Danzig (1924–38)
10 Gulden (1930)
Artushof  
20 Gulden (1932)
Stockturm (local tower) 
25 Gulden (1931)
St. Mary’s Church 
50 Gulden (1937)
Vorlaubenhaus 
100 Gulden (1931, specimen)
Motława River dock scene 
500 Gulden (1924)
Zeughaus (arsenal) 
1,000 Gulden (1924)
Danzig City Hall 


  • Support as nominatorGodot13 (talk) 19:12, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Nice again. Brandmeistertalk 21:38, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Strong support – High historical EV for the the Free City of Danzig (Freie Stadt Danzig), a so-called city-state created by the victorious Allies via the Treaty of Versailles (Articles 100-104) after World War I. The Baltic port of Danzig, 96 percent German in population, and an adjacent area of villages and farmland was detached from Germany and made independent under nominal supervision of the League of Nations. These beautifully designed, colorful banknotes depict structures from the old Hanseatic city – many of which have been restored or rebuilt in today's Polish city of Gdańsk. – Sca (talk)
PS: Nobel laureate Günter Grass, born in Danzig in 1927, would have been familiar with this currency. Sca (talk) 22:05, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 22:46, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:26, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, note that Godot13 also greatly improved in quality the article Danzig gulden recently, nice job !!! — Cirt (talk) 00:26, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 12:04, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support As usual, great work Godot. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:34, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:36, 20 October 2015 (UTC)



John in the Wilderness[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Oct 2015 at 18:59:41 (UTC)

OriginalSt. John the Baptist (1604 or 1605), Caravaggio. The painting, purchased for just $67,000 in 1952 from the London showroom of Agnew's by an alert trustee of the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art,[1][2] has inspired envy and regret among numerous other prominent American museums (including New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art) for their failure to acquire, at a bargain price, what is often regarded as the most significant Caravaggio on the open market in the post-World War II era.
Reason
At least seven of the 80 or so surviving paintings by Caravaggio (1571-1610) are of St. John the Baptist, and of that series, this brooding, "psychologically interiorized" portrait of the young adult saint, shown (except for the cross) without any of his usual symbolic attributes, is considered by scholars the most radical portrait of the series. Caravaggio's unusual practice of composing directly on the canvas without any underpainting, incising salient features with the blunt end of his brush handle (or perhaps with a knife, as dramatized by Derek Jarman in his 1986 film) is evident here particularly on John's left leg. The scoring is visible in the high resolution scan from Google Art.
Articles in which this image appears
John the Baptist (Caravaggio), Tenebrism, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Chronology of works by Caravaggio
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
  • Support as nominatorVesuvius Dogg (talk) 18:59, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, fascinating art acquisition story !!! — Cirt (talk) 00:25, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 12:05, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportSchroCat (talk) 10:20, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --PetarM (talk) 10:56, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:38, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - Godot13 (talk) 22:27, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportDreamSparrow Chat 18:57, 22 October 2015 (UTC)



Francis Bacon by Reginald Gray[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Oct 2015 at 19:05:57 (UTC)

Original – Portrait of Francis Bacon by Reginald Gray. Oil on board, 1960.
Reason
A high resolution render of a portrait of a highly important 20th century artist by another prominent artist. (Very slightly below 1,500 pixels on one axis. Can this be forgiven?)
Articles in which this image appears
Reginald Gray (artist)
FP category for this image
People/Artists and writers
Creator
Reginald Gray
  • Support as nominatorJJARichardson (talk) 19:05, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support insofar as the fight over high resolution reproduction, as detailed on National Portrait Gallery and Wikimedia Foundation copyright dispute, is shown to be irrelevant. Excellent nomination otherwise, high EV. Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 19:31, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose its (just now) re-placement on the Bacon page because it's a FAP (pun intended). Not an especially good portrait, and has not often been mentioned in the Bacon lit that I've been reading for the last 30 years. Ceoil (talk) 20:25, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
I added this to Bacon's article because it's a free use portrait of him by an artistic peer. Not just because I also chose to nominate it. JJARichardson (talk) 20:51, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
I find that hard to believe, but nonetheless. Ceoil (talk) 21:09, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
Jesus christ. Look at the image; something a 14 year old would be ashamed by; one of the weakest COI attempts by this family in last few months. Over my dead body will this week association make it into the Bacon lead. Ceoil (talk) 02:49, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
You might personally dislike the painting but I fail to see how this being a life portrait of Bacon by one his contemporaries a weak association by any means. And unless I'm some sort of lobbyist for Gray's work then I fail to see how it's conflict of interest. JJARichardson (talk) 13:33, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 12:09, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
    On what basis/criteria? Ceoil (talk) 13:55, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose. I am willing to defer to Ceoil's knowledge of this topic and her(?) judgement, though I am not sure I understand where COI comes into this. I will say that I think that there is a lot to be said for favouring a free-use portrait for the article's lead (NFCC#1, if nothing else) but that doesn't necessarily mean we should be promoting it to FP status. Josh Milburn (talk) 15:40, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support The EV here comes from this being composed by a contemporary of Francis Bacon. It's also a notable work, it's part of the National Portrait Gallery's (in London) primary collection. In fact they seem to hold it in high esteem - see their website here. I think it should be put in the Francis Bacon article, and can see that it has been, but has now been removed. I think that the resolution is just about high enough for a featured image. Chris TehGrauniad (talk) 19:17, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • You say the resolution is high enough to be FP; which worries me as you are backing into that judgement, based on the NPG owning it, which is really your rationale. Not good enough. Your reason for including the portrait on the Bacon page is weak, actually its not even stated, past being an opinion amounting to "because we can, we should". FP needs better evaluation criteria, or even some criteria, and what I'm seeing here is ILIKE it and inclusion creep. I remember the van Gogh lead image fiasco, and this is brewing here again. Pff. Ceoil (talk) 20:02, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
    • Hello, thank you for your comment. I'm sorry that you are feeling worried. For my taste I think the resolution of the reproduction is just about on the edge (are the highlights a little crushed?), but just on the right side of ok. I bring this up because it is a significant part of the Wikipedia:Featured picture criteria, which are well worth a read, especially if you are voting here. I see that you feel the painting is "something a 14 year old would be ashamed by". However, the notability is not in question. Whether we like it or not, the artist has notability, has painted other high profile Irish subjects and yes, as I say, is part of the National Portrait Gallery's primary collection. I currently feel that it adds to the Encyclopaedia because it gives a contemporary's insight into Francis Bacon. I hope this goes some way to alleviating your worries. Chris TehGrauniad (talk) 20:50, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support per others. --Tremonist (talk) 13:40, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment: Since the image is not stable in (and has been removed from) the Francis Bacon (artist) article, its EV will have to be judged by its appearance in Reginald Gray (artist) alone. Some of the above editors might want to clarify their support !votes. --Paul_012 (talk) 16:17, 20 October 2015 (UTC)


Pahit-Pahit Manis[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Oct 2015 at 07:37:22 (UTC)

Original – A promotional pamphlet for the 1952 Indonesian romantic comedy Pahit-Pahit Manis
Reason
High quality scan of a promotional flyer from a 1952 production. Note that only the copyright status for the photographs used in this montage is a concern, because the text itself is PD-Simple. (As an aside, I've picked up about 15 or so pamphlets like this; this is the only one that is PD so far. The rest, like Serangan Fajar, are too recent)
Articles in which this image appears
Pahit-Pahit Manis
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Banteng Film Company; restored digitally by  — Chris Woodrich (talk)
  • Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:37, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 10:56, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, good selection by Crisco 1492, High Encyclopedic Value. — Cirt (talk) 10:57, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 11:56, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Godot13 (talk) 19:10, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support. Impressive research on the copyright issue. Josh Milburn (talk) 15:44, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportSchroCat (talk) 10:09, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:42, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportDreamSparrow Chat 18:57, 22 October 2015 (UTC)



India - Varanasi green peas[edit]

Voting period ends on 27 Oct 2015 at 01:06:11 (UTC)

Original – Indian streetseller hands displaying green chickpeas.
Reason
High Resolution and Quality. Commons Picture of the Year 2013, Finalist.
Articles in which this image appears
Chickpea, Hawker (trade), Atmaram Bhairav Joshi
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants
Creator
Jorge Royan
  • Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 01:06, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - Could sworn this was featured here too. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:20, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 10:55, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 11:57, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Godot13 (talk) 03:06, 18 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:43, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportDreamSparrow Chat 18:57, 22 October 2015 (UTC)



France, 2 decimes essai (pattern) coin (1799)[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 Oct 2015 at 18:38:49 (UTC)

Reason
High quality, high EV (presented as a set).

Original – A three-coin set illustrating part of the development and design process in coin production. Two one-sided essai pattern trial strikes (obverse and reverse respectively) and the final two-sided pattern. This particular design was engraved by Pierre-Joseph Lorthior, for a 2 decime coin that was never adopted. Historical EV for the French franc and the stages in preparing a coin.

Articles in which these images appear
French franc, Essai (coin)
FP category for this image
European currency
Creator
Pierre-Joseph Lorthior, at the Paris Mint, Republic of France
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
1799 French 2 decimes pattern (essai)
(design by Pierre-Joseph Lorthior)
Obverse-only planchet strike 
Reverse-only planchet strike 
Dual-sided trial strike 


  • Support as nominatorGodot13 (talk) 18:38, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, great selection by Godot13, quite high resolution. — Cirt (talk) 01:11, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:21, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 10:55, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 11:57, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:43, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportDreamSparrow Chat 18:57, 22 October 2015 (UTC)



Hunter's home[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 Oct 2015 at 14:20:36 (UTC)

Original – An idyllic scenery is developing in front of our eyes in the picture, full of details, painted with precision and care. In front of the house there is poultry, dogs, children, a washerwoman, a magpie in a cage and doves in a dovecote, a young woman, a hunter. A cow in the stall.
Reason
Good scan. An interesting genre painting depicting a hunter's home, by Henry Voordecker (1779-1861); Belgian artist. Genre paintings depict scenes or events from everyday life.
Articles in which this image appears
Hunter's home, Genre art
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Henry Voordecker
  • Support as co-nominatorXanthomelanoussprog (talk) 14:45, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support as co-nominatorHafspajen (talk) 14:20, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportDreamSparrow Chat 18:08, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite a quaint caption, as well. — Cirt (talk) 01:10, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportSchroCat (talk) 05:58, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:22, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 10:53, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 11:58, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - SchroCat (talk) 13:25, 19 October 2015 (UTC) Oops... so good I supported twice! - SchroCat (talk) 15:25, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:44, 20 October 2015 (UTC)



French painter Anne Vallayer-Coster[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 Oct 2015 at 13:17:30 (UTC)

Original – Painting by Alexander Roslin (1718–1793), though sometimes it was considered as a self-portrait too. But it is not quite made in her style, and documentation points towards Roslin. Vallayer-Coster was admitted to the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in 1770, a rare achievement for a woman painter. Most painters were male that time in the Academy.
Reason
Good scan, good artist. The portrait is of Anne Vallayer-Coster (1744 – 1818), 18th-century French painter; one of the rare and successful woman artists in the art-history, who according to our article: " achieved fame and recognition very early in her career". She was known for her still life paintings.
Articles in which this image appears
Anne Vallayer-Coster, Alexander Roslin
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Artists and writers
Creator
Alexander Roslin
  • Support as co-nominatorSagaciousPhil - Chat 05:21, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support as co-nominatorHafspajen (talk) 13:17, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support – Fairly detailed target article; historical EV re female artists. Sca (talk) 16:38, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support – per noms : DreamSparrow Chat 18:06, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - per Sca.--Godot13 (talk) 18:45, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, agree with Sca and Sagaciousphil, helps with WP:BIAS. — Cirt (talk) 01:09, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 07:22, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 10:51, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 11:58, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - SchroCat (talk) 13:24, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:08, 20 October 2015 (UTC)


Calliphora vicina head[edit]

Voting period ends on 26 Oct 2015 at 00:19:42 (UTC)

Original – Head of a Calliphora vicina, face view.
Reason
High Resolution and Quality. Commons Picture of the Year 2014, Finalist.
Articles in which this image appears
Calliphora vicina, arthropod eye
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab



Shangrila Lake[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 Oct 2015 at 22:44:35 (UTC)

Original – Shangrila Lake also known as Lower Kachura Lake is a part of the Shangrila Resort, a popular tourist destination, in Skardu, Pakistan.
Reason
High quality image of an important tourist place in Pakistan which is attractive and interesting. This photo won 7th position in Wiki Loves Earth Pakistan 2015 and first position in international Wiki Loves Earth 2015.
Articles in which this image appears
Shangrila Lake
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured_pictures/Places/Landscapes
Creator
User:Zaeemsiddiq
  • Support as nominatorSaqib (talk) 22:44, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose - Looks great at thumb, but there's a high level of barrel distortion and almost no details at full size. Looks to me like denoising was too aggressive. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:25, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Nice image, high EV. Yann (talk) 23:50, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, essentially agree with everything said by Yann, above. Cheers, — Cirt (talk) 03:23, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Resolution makes up for problems with JPEG encoding. Samsara 06:17, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 12:03, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:22, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose Frankly quite surprised by the amounts of support for this - very soft, especially around the edges of the picture... The trees look like they are painted on with a soft brush - no detail at all... No detail able to be seen of the huts (I pressume they are huts?) other than the roofs... Really no-where near the standard we normally pass here, and very small file size given the volume of available scenery in this picture... gazhiley 12:32, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose - Just add some of my very rare opposes. Looks great but ... the quality of the photo is not up to a featured pic standard... Hafspajen (talk) 13:11, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose- per opposes above (soft, lacking fine detail). Preview is very nice but doesn't hold up at full size...--Godot13 (talk) 19:58, 16 October 2015 (UTC) Hafs- very rare indeed!
    • I'm still amazed that we've never stopped penalising images for being uploaded at larger than necessary size. Samsara 06:56, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose A lovely photo, I like the way the edge of the lake is the mid point, which allows the reflection of the mountains in the water to be seen fully. I would love to go there! However, it lacks definition: even the full resolution image has blury woods. Chris TehGrauniad (talk) 13:27, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose could be a great image, but horrible CA and lack of sharpness ruin it. IMHO should be re-shot with more capable equipment. SkywalkerPL (talk) 17:21, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose Agree with all of the above opposes. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:42, 20 October 2015 (UTC)



Czechoslovak Korona, over-stamped provisional issue (1919)[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 Oct 2015 at 16:59:02 (UTC)

Reason
High quality, high EV (presented as a complete set). Does this seem like déjà vu? Similar, but different…

Formed on 28 October 1918, the Czechoslovak Republic was not prepared to issue banknotes until currency laws were passed. The first regular issue notes were dated 15 April 1919. In the intervening 5 ½ month period a provisional currency was used. The 1919 provisional issue of Czechoslovakian banknotes used 1902–15 Austro-Hungarian Bank issues. An important difference from the Hungarian issue (or all of the other provisional issues using the same base notes) – the Czech took over-stamp literally – affixing an adhesive stamp equal to 1/100 the value of the note (i.e., 1 koruna = 100 haleru) to the left front side, this served as validation of legal tender status in the Republic of Czechoslovakia. Following currency reform, the first regular issue banknotes were printed with a date of 15 April 1919. (NOTE: The 10 korun note is already featured individually and would simply become part of the set - it would not be featured a second time).

Original – A five-note complete set of the very short-lived issue of 1919 provisional Czechoslovak koruna using Austro-Hungarian krone as a base note with a validation stamp. One side is printed entirely in German, the other in Hungarian. The value of the note (on the German language side) appears additionally in Czech, Polish, Croatian, Slovene, Serbian, Italian, Ukrainian and Romanian.

Articles in which these images appear
Austro-Hungarian krone (all), Banknotes of the Czechoslovak koruna (1919) (all)
FP category for this image
Currency/European currency
Creator
Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Republic of Czechoslovakia
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Images by Godot13.
Czechoslovak Republic koruna (1919, provisional issue)
10 Korun (1919, using a 2 January 1915 note) 
20 Korun (1919, using a 2 January 1913 note) 
50 Korun (1919, using a 2 January 1914 note) 
100 Korun (1919, using a 2 January 1912 note) 
1,000 Korun (1919, using a 2 January 1902 note) 



Renée Adorée[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 Oct 2015 at 15:30:25 (UTC)

Original – Renée Adorée, French actress who appeared in Hollywood silent movies during the 1920s.
Reason
high quality picture with full restoration
Articles in which this image appears
Renée Adorée, The Big Parade
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Entertainment
Creator
Bain News Service, restored by Yann
  • Support as nominator Much more work than I initially expected, but I think it is worth the effort. – Yann (talk) 15:30, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment - Is there a copy of this picture without the text at the bottom but still looks as good as this one? GamerPro64 17:29, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
    • I think the text is an integral part of this picture. Yann (talk) 21:55, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, great contrast, helps with WP:BIAS. — Cirt (talk) 03:22, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 11:51, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:23, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Brandmeistertalk 11:13, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Hafspajen (talk) 15:29, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportDreamSparrow Chat 18:56, 22 October 2015 (UTC)



The boot is on the other foot[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 Oct 2015 at 10:00:18 (UTC)

Original – A picture with a fascinating history. When Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington entered Madrid during the Peninsular War, the Spanish artist Francisco Goya started his portrait—it accounts for the slightly strained, haunted look in his eyes—and showed the sitter in red uniform wearing his Peninsular Medal. By the time the painting was displayed in 1814, Wellington had been awarded the Order of the Golden Fleece and Military Gold Cross with three clasps and Goya had altered the painting to add these, also showing Wellington in full dress uniform with gold braid. The painting was stolen from the National Gallery in August 1961, but returned in July 1965; in the interim a copy appeared in the 1962 James Bond film Dr. No.
Reason
Excellent scan of a superb painting
Articles in which this image appears
Portrait of the Duke of Wellington (Goya), Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington and 13 others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Francisco Goya
  • Support as nominatorSchroCat (talk) 10:00, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Good digital reproduction. --Tremonist (talk) 13:55, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:26, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, caption text is a bit long, perhaps shorten to two-sentences or less, to make it easier for other respondents to assess and respond, please? Thank you, — Cirt (talk) 03:21, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 11:46, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportHafspajen (talk) 13:25, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportDreamSparrow Chat 18:56, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
ALT National Gallery version
  • Comment The image is plainly inauthentic. It comes from the National Gallery but the 2010 uploader saturated the image to his taste and also compressed it. It is actually quite unpleasant. Successive editors have done their bit improving it. I can not upload a new version (account too new?), so I made a new file. I can remember giving up a week's pocket money back in 1961 to help buy this painting for the nation. I would appreciate if we can feature the real thing. There's a Goya exhibition at the National Gallery right now incidentally. Hafsterix (talk) 00:24, 23 October 2015 (UTC)


Aurora Borealis over Bear Lake[edit]

Voting period ends on 25 Oct 2015 at 02:32:13 (UTC)

OriginalEielson Air Force Base, Alaska — The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, shines above Bear Lake.
Reason
Quite striking, beautiful picture of the Aurora Borealis. First Place Picture of the Year 2006.
Articles in which this image appears
Bear Lake (Alaska), Image segmentation, List of natural phenomena, Planet Earth (TV series), Sky, Wonders of the World
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Atmospheric optics
Creator
United States Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Strang
  • Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 02:32, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Question: Are the colours that intense or is it a little overprocessed? --Tremonist (talk) 13:57, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Advisory – Have you all seen this recent video? Or this one? Sca (talk) 14:48, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 21:57, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment – great image, but if you zoom in (at 200%), you see lots of bright dots on the land and tree area, especially on left side, identical dots to the ones in the sky. Therefore many of the dots in the sky are not real ! Misleading image. But otherwise a great shot. Bammesk (talk) 03:55, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
    • Could it be some expected noise? (or related to the 25 second exposure?) --Godot13 (talk) 04:46, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
      • May be. But it is too noisy. The sky looks like it is filled with tiny stars, in reality it is filled with noise. Bammesk (talk) 05:09, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose Likely over-processed - see https://luminous-landscape.com/auroras-lies-and-camera-sensors Samsara 06:07, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 11:43, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose Too processed, unnatural looking (even for a photo), therefore EV suffers. --Janke | Talk 15:32, 18 October 2015 (UTC)



Nueva Esparta geographic map[edit]

Voting period ends on 24 Oct 2015 at 23:56:32 (UTC)

OriginalNueva Esparta (New Sparta) is one of the 23 states (estados) of Venezuela. It comprises Margarita Island (by far the largest and most important island), Coche, and uninhabited Cubagua.
Reason
Hight quality and EV
Articles in which this image appears
Isla Margarita
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Maps
Creator
--The_Photographer (talk) 23:56, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support as nominatorThe_Photographer (talk) 23:56, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, nice one by The Photographer, high EV. But can you please make the caption shorter and more concise and more succinct, like maybe two (2) sentences, tops, please? Thank you, — Cirt (talk) 02:36, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
Thanks. Let me know if it is done. --The_Photographer (talk) 13:38, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
Much better, thank you! — Cirt (talk) 03:21, 16 October 2015 (UTC)



Horses on Bianditz mountain[edit]

Voting period ends on 24 Oct 2015 at 16:52:13 (UTC)

OriginalHorses on Bianditz mountain. Behind them Aiako Harria mountain can be seen.
Reason
High Quality, beautiful photo. Picture of the Year 2008.
Articles in which this image appears
Basque Country (greater region), Horse
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals
Creator
Mikel Ortega, with retouch by Richard Bartz.
  • Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 16:52, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportComment: This image is used at Horse#Sleep_patterns on-wiki. It was photoshopped from the original, here. I like the image, but am not familiar enough with the FP criteria to know if the photoshopping was OK. If the photoshopping is OK, then I support. Montanabw(talk) 21:18, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
@Montanabw:Discussion on why it was modified, at commons:Commons:Featured picture candidates/Image:Biandintz eta zaldiak - modified2.jpg. Hope that's helpful info, — Cirt (talk) 21:25, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
Thanks. Like I said, if the photoshopping is OK per FP criteria here on WP, then I'm OK with it. Montanabw(talk) 21:29, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
@Montanabw:I double-checked it for you: per WP:WIAFP criteria eight (8), points one and two, it meets the criteria. :) — Cirt (talk) 21:35, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────Changed vote to support. Upon review of original image, the image was cloned to remove a partial view of another horse standing in the background that basically made the standing animal look as if it had six legs. Sort of the equivalent of erasing a telephone pole growing out of someone's head. It was made a featured image at Commons about 7-8 years ago, surprised it wasn't brought here until now. Montanabw(talk) 22:05, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

  • Oppose - I'm sorry, the file size does not meet the 1500x1500 minimum requirement and lacks some degree of fine detail. Removing a partially obscured third horse could be considered (by some) as digital manipulation.-Godot13 (talk) 21:56, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose per Godot. --Tremonist (talk) 13:59, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose IMO the editing is fine, but it is too small for FP here. Yann (talk) 22:01, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose Agree with Godot. I want to like and support this photo, but just can't. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:47, 20 October 2015 (UTC)



Correggio - Head of Christ[edit]

Voting period ends on 24 Oct 2015 at 15:24:09 (UTC)

Original – Correggio -The Head of Christ (Correggio) is a small devotional painting in oil on panel, by Correggio, who was also called Antonio Allegri dated 1521. Christ's head is given volume through alternate use of light and dark shadows. Correggio was noted for creating some of the most sumptuous religious paintings of the period.
Reason
Good scan, good artist. Head of Christ is painted by the Italian Renaissance painter Correggio, depicting the head of Christ, wearing the crown of thorns. In the background there is a white cloth showing that the image represents the Veil of Veronica. The painting is painting held by the J. Paul Getty Museum in Malibu, Los Angeles. The Getty Museum considers this artwork as one of the masterpieces held by the museum.
Articles in which this image appears
Head of Christ (Correggio) (own article) Antonio da Correggio, Veil of Veronica
FP category for this image
:Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings or Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Religion and mythology
Creator
Correggio
  • Support as nominatorHafspajen (talk) 15:24, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 15:50, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - Good EV with article. Hafs, do you mean to have the first link of the reason section to a different head of Christ painting?--Godot13 (talk) 17:13, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Do I mean ... the first link of the reason ...what, Godot13? Gosh, sorry, wrong link. Hafspajen (talk) 12:59, 16 October 2015 (UTC)



Mosaic of Justinianus I - Basilica San Vitale (Ravenna)[edit]

Voting period ends on 24 Oct 2015 at 12:08:06 (UTC)

Original – Mosaic of Justinianus I - Basilica San Vitale (Ravenna). 6th century A.D.
Reason
high merit (UNESCO site), historic, among greatest and well known mosaics
Articles in which this image appears
Justinian I
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
Petar Milošević
  • Support as nominatorPetarM (talk) 12:08, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 15:51, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose - At thumbnail it is a very nice image but at full size it lacks detail in the mosaic work.--Godot13 (talk) 17:33, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, good selection by PetarM, historic, high EV. — Cirt (talk) 23:06, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose - Not bad, but the resolution is below the minimum standards. This would look quite nice with higher resolution. Mattximus (talk) 23:23, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Info @Mattximus,Godot13 and other before voting: Position of this mosaic is high in closed altar, so this is best one can get close (check here,[4]). So its not just its high, you aren't rectangle to it neither, far from it. I did it on zoom, but tripods aren't allowed so one more handicap, that's is why we nor some other site have something better and biger. And when you correct geometry you also loose some good portion of photo. This photo is 1,455 × 2,017 from my 16 MPx camera. So if that 45 pixles are problem I can add them, but I rather add chapter from rules for FP: Exceptions to this rule may be made where justified on a case-by-case basis, such as for historical, technically difficult or otherwise unique images. I am sure its not even small photo. Also check what did we have from Empress Teodora and Justinian up till now, due to harder conditions of taking pics there. --PetarM (talk) 09:10, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Weak support, if it's really impossible to do this any better. --Tremonist (talk) 14:06, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Info Picture size is now up to demands. --PetarM (talk) 16:01, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose – Size is just the minimum required, and not very sharp at that size. Yann (talk) 10:58, 21 October 2015 (UTC)



Germany, Hamburg, half Portugalöser (1679)[edit]

Voting period ends on 24 Oct 2015 at 07:02:36 (UTC)

OriginalFree imperial city of Hamburg (Holy Roman Empire), half-portugalöser (1679). Equivalent to five ducats. View of the Port of Hamburg (obv) and an allegory of peace (rev). See Commons file for legend translation.
Reason
High quality image, high EV, very good condition, scarce
Articles in which this image appears
Hamburg, Thaler
FP category for this image
Currency/European currency
Creator
Free imperial city of Hamburg (Holy Roman Empire) (coin)
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History.
  • Support as nominatorGodot13 (talk) 07:02, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, another fine contribution to Wikipedia from Godot13. Note the file size of 11.22 Megabytes -- incredibly high resolution image. — Cirt (talk) 11:36, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support – For 17th C. skyline (before the firestorms of WWII), interesting inscriptions, historical EV. Sca (talk) 14:40, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Jobas (talk) 15:52, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support – nice Eye of Providence. Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 04:57, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:07, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 22:02, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - Looks great . Hafspajen (talk) 13:13, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportDreamSparrow Chat 18:55, 22 October 2015 (UTC)



Delist: Human arm bones[edit]

Voting period ends on 23 Oct 2015 at 22:17:29 (UTC)

Bones of the human arms with some anatomical features labelled
Reason
(1) very poor labelleing in English language (2) concerns about technical accuracy
Articles this image appears in
Arm, Humerus, Ulna
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Image:Human arm bones diagram.svg
Nominator
Tom (LT) (talk)
  • DelistTom (LT) (talk) 22:17, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Delist, per concerns raised by LT910001, above and below. — Cirt (talk) 23:01, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Delist --Tremonist (talk) 14:12, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment: As an SVG, the labels should be easy enough to fix. --Paul_012 (talk) 23:18, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Delist per comments on technical issues. Too inconsistent for any fixes to be reasonable in the near future. CFCF 💌 📧 17:23, 21 October 2015 (UTC)


A "good" image but with some failings that mean it should not be a "featured" image here:

Style
  • Labelling of structures inconsistent adjective/noun use ("Humeral x" vs "Radius x")
  • Labelling of structures inconsistent - capital / lowercase
Technical
  • Articular surfaces of bone shown in the same colour as cartilage
  • Abnormal shape of rib cage
  • Abnormally abducted left thumb
  • Flexor digitorum sublimis is a muscle, not a bone
  • No such structure as "supinator"
  • Bony fossa shouldn't be labelled

--Tom (LT) (talk) 22:17, 13 October 2015 (UTC)


Delist: Brain[edit]

Voting period ends on 23 Oct 2015 at 22:04:54 (UTC)

Cross-sectional representation of the brain
Reason
Tiny! Only 231x231 pixels. Does not meet our size requirements.
Articles this image appears in
Human brain, Neuroimaging
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured_picture_candidates/September-2004#fMRI_scan
Nominator
Tom (LT) (talk)
  • DelistTom (LT) (talk) 22:04, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Delist, per explanation of LT910001. — Cirt (talk) 22:59, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Delist --Tremonist (talk) 14:14, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • DelistYann (talk) 22:03, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment: Aren't the size requirements more flexible for animated images? That said, though, this probably should be a video. --Paul_012 (talk) 23:19, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Strong Keep or delist almost an entire Featured animations category. Size requirements don't really apply to the animated GIFs. SkywalkerPL (talk) 17:26, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Keep -- I cannot understand the motivation here. Unless we want to delist nearly the entire featured animations category as SkywalkerPL notes above. There's also good reason to have the animations smaller than still images. Large animations can be inaccessible to mobile users and slower internet connections. There's also no concern about animations being large enough to print, unlike still images. Also, there is no technical inaccuracy concerns here like the other two delist nominations. Jujutacular (talk) 20:56, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Keep Invalid delist reason. Everything promoted prior to changing size guidelines is exempt. Also, as Juju points out, animated media are not judged to the 1.5k pix standard. If you can upload a superior substitute, I'm sure the FP status could be moved to that newer version. Until that time, keep. Samsara 23:15, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
    • Withdraw I wasn't aware of the featured animations category. With no size requirement, this nomination is mute.--Tom (LT) (talk) 19:11, 18 October 2015 (UTC)



Delist: Human skeleton redux[edit]

Voting period ends on 23 Oct 2015 at 21:59:20 (UTC)

Not an accurate image of a human skeleton with numerous stylistic inconsistencies.
Reason
Not an accurate depiction as explained below. Stylistically inconsistent and messy.
Articles this image appears in
List of bones of the human skeleton,
Previous nomination/s
link(s) to the image's original FPC nomination, and any previous delist noms
Nominator
Tom (LT) (talk)
  • DelistTom (LT) (talk) 21:59, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Delist -per reason above (too bad we cant use this [5])--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 22:05, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Delist, per explanation by LT910001, thank you — Cirt (talk) 22:58, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Delist, I can point to a number of additional faults with both images, but I don't think we need to list more - this seems very clear to me. CFCF 💌 📧 17:44, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Delist --Tremonist (talk) 14:14, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Delist for Halloween —Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 16:45, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Delist per my previous comments. Would prefer if corrections could be made though. --Paul_012 (talk) 23:20, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Delist – Agree with the above. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:49, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

Also proposed here: File:Human skeleton front en.svg

Also proposed for delisting.

This image is an inaccurate depiction of a human skeleton. It is still of "high" quality but we should not be having a featured image that is not accurate. Previous deletion nom here but per this failed good image nomination, the winds may have changed with regard to the necessary standards of accuracy for images.

Here are my and Paul_012's list of concerns:

Accuracy
  • Skeleton has very broad shoulders vs hips
  • Legs are shown in valgus position, not accurate
  • Knee joint bones are huge compared with leg.
  • Femur is just as thick as the tibia (not true)
  • The cervical vertebrae too thick.
  • The triangle below the clavicle unnaturally big.
  • The rib cage expands sidewards strangely and does have the normal curvature
  • Distal third of the clavicle too thick.
  • Spacing of the shoulder joints is too wide. (Humeral head seems inferiorly subluxated.)
  • Left thumb is impossibly over-abducted.
  • Patella seems inferiorly subluxated.
  • Tibia is too thick.
  • Ankles are generally poorly represented.
Style - technical
  • Image not shown in anatomical position
  • "Cranium" most commonly referred to as the skull (not labelled()
  • Calcaneus labelled but not other tarsal or carpal bones
  • Manubrium labelled but is part of sternum
  • No such structure as "pelvic girdle"
Style - visual
  • Titles difficult to read and close to lines
  • Numbers of vertebrae impossible to read
  • Red vs blue lines unclear?


Loie Fuller (1901 film)[edit]

Voting period ends on 23 Oct 2015 at 20:04:28 (UTC)

OriginalLoue Fuller is a 1901 short black-and-white silent film. The film depicts a serpentine dance by Loie Fuller.
Reason
Saw this on Commons and have been meaning to nominate it here. Has high EV for the articles it is part of. Also looks pretty good given that its over a hundred years old.
Articles in which this image appears
Loie Fuller, Loie Fuller (1901 film)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Culture, entertainment, and lifestyle/Entertainment
Creator
Segundo de Chomon

Do Not Support. This is Loie Fuller's style of dancing, but I am 100% sure it is not Loie Fuller herself. I have written a major book on her and have seen thousands of pictures of her. This woman is much younger. By 1901 Loie was 39 years old and fatter than this dancer.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 108.7.188.209 (talkcontribs)



Lorde (2014)[edit]

Voting period ends on 23 Oct 2015 at 19:24:57 (UTC)

OriginalLorde performing at the 2014 Lollapalooza festival
Reason
A very striking and high resolution image. Seems to match up to our other "musicians on stage" featured pictures.
Articles in which this image appears
Lorde, MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video, Culture of New Zealand
FP category for this image
People/Entertainment
Creator
Liliane Callegari
  • Support as nominatorJJARichardson (talk) 19:24, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, wow, VERY high resolution, nice find, JJARichardson, thank you! — Cirt (talk) 20:47, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose Incredibly noisey. Nice capture situation wise, but looks horrible at full size to me... gazhiley 12:29, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Neutral Arguments both ways are right somehow. --Tremonist (talk) 14:17, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Jobas (talk) 11:29, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose - focus on hair instead of face. And a secondary nit-pick: It's a rather poor photograph for non-technical reasons. SkywalkerPL (talk) 17:29, 17 October 2015 (UTC)



Siege of Khartoum notes (1884)[edit]

Voting period ends on 23 Oct 2015 at 18:52:29 (UTC)

Reason
High quality, high EV (presented as a set).

Siege money is a term used for emergency issue currency (usually notes) that are produced during times of war, generally by the defenders during a prolonged siege. During times of siege and/or war, metallic currency is usually hoarded for the intrinsic value of the coin (e.g., gold, silver, bronze, copper), leaving a shortage of money, particularly small denominations. This has led to different types of siege notes (and in earlier times siege coins).

OriginalKhedivate of Egypt, nearly complete set of Siege of Khartoum emergency currency issued by British Major-general Charles George Gordon in 1884. Denominated from 5 – 5,000 piastre, and 50 Egyptian pounds, half of the notes in the set are hand-signed by Gordon (the other bear a hectographic signature). Three of the notes appear to have been linen-backed. Design details can be found in the article.

Articles in which these images appear
Siege of Khartoum (currency) (all), Charles George Gordon, Siege of Khartoum, Egyptian pound, Promissory note, and Hectograph
FP category for this image
Currency/Other
Creator
Charles George Gordon & Khedivate of Egypt
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Images by Godot13
Emergency siege notes issued by Charles George Gordon
(printed date 25 April 1884) during the Siege of Khartoum
5 piastres
hand-signed 
10 piastres
hand-signed 
20 piastres
hand-signed 
100 piastres 
500 piastres
hand-signed 
1,000 piastres
hand-signed 
2,000 piastres 
2,500 piastres 
5,000 piastres 
50 Egyptian pounds 


  • Support as nominatorGodot13 (talk) 18:52, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, high quality contribution from Godot13 — but please also look at the high quality article Siege of Khartoum (currency) which Godot13 wrote for Wikipedia, from scratch, which also helps to demonstrate the High Encyclopedic Value of this set of images. Excellent work. :) — Cirt (talk) 20:45, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:17, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 22:04, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Jobas (talk) 11:30, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support – per Cirt. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 02:51, 20 October 2015 (UTC)



A butterfly feeding on the tears of a turtle in Ecuador[edit]

Voting period ends on 23 Oct 2015 at 18:04:20 (UTC)

Original – Two Julia Butterflies (Dryas iulia) drinking the tears of turtles in Ecuador
Reason
High Quality, Educational, Encyclopedic, High Resolution. Featured Picture on Commons, Spanish, Persian, Indonesian and Vietnamese language Wikipedia. This file was awarded first place in Picture of the Year 2014.
Articles in which this image appears
Red-headed Amazon River turtle, Dryas iulia, External morphology of Lepidoptera, Mud-puddling, Wikimedia Commons
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals
Creator
amalavida.tv (Dirección de Información Turística del Ministerio de Turismo del Ecuador)
  • Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 18:04, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • To me, it looks like the turtle is just about to eat the butterfly for breakfast... A closeup showing the BF actually drinking would be better, but probably much harder to shoot... --Janke | Talk 08:38, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support truly a beautiful image satisfying FP criteria. --Tom (LT) (talk) 08:47, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • I'm not convinced this is near to FP quality. This image is arguably more interesting, but isn't FP either. Charlesjsharp (talk) 15:59, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support I think it is a stunning image, the turtle by the way is Podocnemis erythrocephala, an endangered species. Faendalimas talk 17:58, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
Thank you, I've added the image to Red-headed Amazon River turtle. The fact that it's a photo of an endangered species certainly adds even more encyclopedic value. — Cirt (talk) 18:03, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:18, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 22:05, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Jobas (talk) 11:31, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --SkywalkerPL (talk) 17:32, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - SchroCat (talk) 13:21, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Neutral – First of all, I love this photo. I certainly wish more of the other turtles and butterflies were in focus, but that can't be changed. I think the primary EV comes from this being an endangered species interacting with another species in the wild. I do agree with Janke and Charlesjsharp. It may be our only photo of lachryphagy, but I'm not sure any of the associated articles gain that much value from this photo. Fredlyfish4 (talk) 03:06, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportDreamSparrow Chat 18:55, 22 October 2015 (UTC)


Sargent's Ribblesdale[edit]

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Original – This oil on canvas painting of Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale was undertaken in 1902 by John Singer Sargent, the leading portrait painter of the Edwardian era. It portrays the Baron in hunting gear—he was the Master of the Buckhounds for fifteen years. In 1916 Ribblesdale presented the painting to the National Gallery in London in memory of his wife and his sons, Captain the Hon. Thomas Lister and Lieutenant the Hon. Charles Lister; the latter two had died in the fighting on the Western Front.
Reason
Excellent scan of a superb picture
Articles in which this image appears
Thomas Lister, 4th Baron Ribblesdale, Baron Ribblesdale, Master of the Buckhounds and one other
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Royalty and nobility
Creator
John Singer Sargent
  • Support as nominatorSchroCat (talk) 09:26, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite high quality and most historic. — Cirt (talk) 10:14, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:49, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Strong support – But of course! After all, Mr. Lister was Master of the Buckhounds. – Sca (talk) 16:23, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support because it's a good Sargent, painted in the grand manner. But would EV be helped if we knew what he was holding? Does that implement have something to to do with hunting, or specifically with buckhounds? Sargent made the portrait a year after the Master of the Buckhounds position was abolished by the 1901 Civil List. Does this portrait look back to that appointment, or does it memorialize some other aspect of Ribblesdale's life? We're a little short on context. Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 18:37, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • He's holding a hunt whip—the whip consists of three parts: the crop, or stiff handle, which, when the lash is folded against it, can be used to open and close gates, and prod the horse on; the lash, which can be unfurled against imminent dangers such as cur dogs; and the popper, at the end of the lash, used to make a cracking sound if absolutely necessary. He was Master of the hunt from 1892 to 95. – SchroCat (talk) 19:07, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Strong support @Belle:, this is good, right? Almost like Sherlock. :). Hafspajen (talk) 15:16, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Shro, this could possibly go to category historic persons, no? Hafspajen (talk) 15:35, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 22:06, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Jobas (talk) 11:32, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support – there is wonderful detail on this; a superb scan. Graham Beards (talk) 22:44, 22 October 2015 (UTC)


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France – Winged genius on the sol (1791), écu (1792), livre (1793), and franc (1889)[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 22 Oct 2015 at 16:50:52 (UTC)

Reason
High quality, high EV, scarce (only coin example in the sol and livre article).
Original
The winged genius design by Augustin Dupré (14th Engraver General of Currency) was used on the French sol, livre, écu, and franc, spanning nearly a century. It appears to be inspired by both ancient Assyrian and Roman imagry.
Articles in which these images appear
Augustin Dupré (all), French sol (1), Écu (1), French livre (1), and French franc (1)
FP category for this image
Currency/European currency
Creator
Kingdom of France, French First Republic, and Republic of France (coins)
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History.
Winged genius design
by Augustin Dupré
30 sols (1791), depicting Louis XVI of France 
Half Écu (1792), depicting Louis XVI of France 
24 livres (1793) 
100 francs (1889)
(only 100 coins were struck) 
  • Support as nominatorGodot13 (talk) 16:50, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support – gorgeous toning on that Half Écu. Vesuvius Dogg (talk) 17:02, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - quite right, agree with comment by Vesuvius Dogg, above. Good luck, — Cirt (talk) 19:15, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:34, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:52, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - scarce--m,sharaf (talk) 16:23, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 22:07, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Jobas (talk) 11:37, 16 October 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:France 1791-A 30 Sols (Louis16).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:32, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
Promoted File:France 1792-A Half Ecu (Louis16).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:32, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
Promoted File:France 1793-A 24 Livres.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:32, 22 October 2015 (UTC)
Promoted File:France 1889-A 100 Francs.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:32, 22 October 2015 (UTC)<



SBKRI[edit]

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SBKRI
SBKRI from 1973; obverse shows the card-holder, her finger print, and signature 
SBKRI from 1973; reverse shows the card-holder's biodata as well as the card's legal basis and validity period 
Reason
High quality scans of an early example of this (now discontinued) form of Indonesian identity card. The law was passed in 1971; this card dates to 1973. The Surat Bukti Kewarganegaraan Republik Indonesia (SBKRI) was ostensibly required for all Indonesians of foreign descent, but in practice only enforced for ethnic Chinese. Without such a card, Chinese Indonesians would have difficulty making passports, ID cards, registering births, or otherwise dealing with the government. A law invalidating its use was passed in 1996 and reaffirmed in 1999, but in 2008 Kompas was still reporting Indonesian citizens of Chinese descent being asked for it.
Articles in which this image appears
Proof of Citizenship of the Republic of Indonesia; obverse is used in another article
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/Others
Creator
Ministry of Domestic Affairs of Indonesia; scanned and digitally de-gunked by  — Chris Woodrich (talk)
  • Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:16, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
  • How about the "Personality rights"? Is the person still alive? There isn't a PR template on the image page... --Janke | Talk 11:36, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
    • Not sure Commons:Personality rights applies. It differentiates between "privacy" and "personality" rights. Our own article on personality rights explains "personality rights [are] the right of an individual to control the commercial use of his or her name, image, likeness, or other unequivocal aspects of one's identity". There is little, if any, commercial use for a 40-year-old, expired, discontinued document. Furthermore, Commons' personality rights page says "consent is not needed for use within Wikimedia if that use adheres to policies". I can add the tag if requested, but we haven't generally demanded it of our featured portraits (especially historical or incidental ones) — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:31, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment – Why? Sca (talk) 02:29, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
    • The same reason we've feature currency, historical documents, and sheet music: although aesthetic elements may be lacking, they are "highly informative" and "help readers to understand an article". An illustration of an actual SBKRI, especially an early one, has high EV. Even those books I have that deal with the subject don't illustrate it; we've done better than them. That this document was preserved well is a bonus. For the nth time: "featured picture" =/= "pretty picture". — Chris Woodrich (talk) 04:14, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose If I gather correctly, the person was born in 1933, so there is a good chance of her being alive. For that reason I wouldn't feature this - would you want your old ID on the main page?--Janke | Talk 09:19, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • If it were expired and in good condition, I'd be fine with it. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:33, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose - I would consider the upload of any of my expired IDs to be an abhorrent invasion of privacy. - hahnchen
    • And where would you draw the line, exactly? If you'd been in the grave for 10 years, would it still be an "invasion of privacy"? What about 40 years? — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:33, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
      • Well, I see no photo of Wongso on that one... and besides, I never voted on that particular FPC! ;-) --Janke | Talk 07:06, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
      • I trust that the National Archive of the Netherlands have done their due diligence. I don't think you have. - hahnchen 09:09, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose. Strongly agree with Janke and Hahnchen, above. There are significant WP:BLP issues to consider here. — Cirt (talk) 08:31, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose per all the others. --Tremonist (talk) 14:53, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose – I'm gonna join the chorus – but mainly cuz I don't see the visual interest – or EV, for that matter. (As an aside, it was an old saying in the news biz that "you can't libel the dead." It would seem that you can't invade their privacy either.) Sca (talk) 16:31, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:26, 21 October 2015 (UTC)



Absinthe makes the heart grow fonder[edit]

Voting period ends on 29 Oct 2015 at 13:56:00 (UTC)

Original – This is an 1895 poster for Absinthe Robette by Henri Privat-Livemont, one of the great poster painters of the Belle Époque. The poster, in the Art Nouveau style, was printed by Des Presses de J.L. Goffart, Brussels.
Reason
Excellent scan of a superb and well-known poster
Articles in which this image appears
Absinthe, Henri Privat-Livemont, Les Maîtres de l'Affiche
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Others
Creator
Henri Privat-Livemont
  • Support as nominatorSchroCat (talk) 13:56, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment – Aesthetically intriguing, but its use at Absinthe is incidental and it's not mentioned in the text. (I wonder whether the poster's slightly risqué character provoked any controversy in 1895 France.) Henri Privat-Livemont is a stub; French Wiki has a 300-word article that could be translated. Sca (talk) 16:01, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Was thinking about it myself some time ago. EV for Les Maîtres de l'Affiche in particular is there. Also a nice example of old school absinthe advertisements. Brandmeistertalk 19:31, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 20:28, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Nice to feature someone other than Mucha. Samsara 20:47, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
Comment – A retouched version of this photo would be a good FP candidate. JJARichardson (talk) 23:02, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:20, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, also, quite entertaining title. — Cirt (talk) 00:28, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - great poster, good image, good EV.--Godot13 (talk) 06:06, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose Colours have been posterised a bit, and much of the bright, saturated skintones of the belle epoque have been turned to pale pastels. Adam Cuerden (talk) 11:50, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
    • Just to get an idea of what you mean, is there a better example among the many uploaded versions of this, or on the web? Samsara 13:12, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
      • @Samsara: While it's probably gone a little too dark, and could be , [6]. The original source for this version is at File:Privat-Livemont_-_Absinthe_Robette_-_1896_-_Original.tif and, while it may not be perfect, it at least looks like a printed poster, instead of unnaturally bright hair and excessively pale skin. Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:19, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
        • It seems obvious to me that the pink of the paper was assumed to be fade and needed to be corrected for. Based on that assessment, the procedure was correct. Samsara 03:16, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:30, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Can we PLEASE declare trialsanderrors a bad source for FPs? They're a fantastic restorationist, but absolutely abyssmal at colour balance. Very, very few of his works do not absolutely mangle the colours in the images, oftentimes in superficially pleasing ways, but almost never in ways that meet the basic standards of FP, such as accuracy. This should not pass, and if it passes, I will immediately nominate it for delisting. Sometimes, FPC shouldn't just be a vote. This is one of those cases. It violates a core rule of FPC: Criterion 8, fourth bullet point: "Any manipulation which causes the main subject to be misrepresented is unacceptable." This wasn't drawn in bright red lines, and, although it was a poster, it wasn't posterized. I hate these big rants, but I was away for a few days, and come back to a hugely supported image that really should not pass, too late to really raise issues any other way. Adam Cuerden (talk) 15:28, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Having compared this with the original tiff, I have to admit that colors indeed were pushed too far thus stripping the image off its vintage look. Also the borders were significantly clipped during restoration. I'd be happy if someone restores this better, so temporarily withdrawing my support. Brandmeistertalk 17:32, 20 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Adam, I don't really understand why so much rant against this file. I don't claim it is perfect, it is not so bad either. I will try to make an alternative. Are the colors of File:Absinthe Robette, Privat-Livemont 1896.jpg OK? (restoration still to be done) Regards, Yann (talk) 00:12, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose The contrast has been increased to the point that there is lost info in the lightest part of the body, other examples clearly show a pink hue, but here, it's totally white. --Janke | Talk 06:44, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
  • ~sigh~ Armbrust could you withdraw this please. As Adam has changed the image on the three pages listed above, the EV has diminished. If this is only going to go through for him to make attempts to have it delisted there seems little point in continuing. Thanks. – SchroCat (talk) 07:50, 21 October 2015 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:55, 21 October 2015 (UTC)


Cuban Peso fractional banknotes (1872–1896)[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 21 Oct 2015 at 05:37:09 (UTC)

Reason
High quality, high EV (presented as a complete denomination set).
In 1869, the National Bank Note Company of New York (NBNC), and later the American Bank Note Company (ABNC), began issuing banknotes for the Captaincy General of Cuba in denominations ranging from 5 pesos to 1,000 pesos. Beginning in 1872, fractional peso banknotes were issued in 5, 10, 20, 25, and 50 centavos and printed in strips of ten.
Original
A complete denomination set of five Cuban peso fractional banknotes, issued in centavos, including both titles of the main issuing bank. Engraved and printed by the National and American Bank Note Company. Notes from the 1870s and 1880s were printed with a counterfoil (vertical pattern can be seen on the reverse edge). The notes slowly graduate in size from the 5 centavos (~75x35mm) to the 50 centavos (~88x42mm).
Articles in which these images appear
Cuban peso
FP category for this image
Currency/American currency
Creator
National and American Bank Note Company
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Images by Godot13
Cuban peso fractional banknotes
(Engraved and printed by the National and American Bank Note Company)
5 centavos (1876) 
10 centavos (1883) 
20 centavos (1897) 
25 centavos (1872) 
50 centavos (1896) 


  • Support as nominatorGodot13 (talk) 05:37, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment - For the 20s, I'd just run a single note. Otherwise the "set" doesn't really work for me. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:16, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
    • Chris - Since there was no movement yet, I created a single for the 20 centavos and switched out the sheet...--Godot13 (talk) 17:37, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Jobas (talk) 17:56, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Brandmeistertalk 08:59, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite nice color contrast. — Cirt (talk) 10:59, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:54, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 22:11, 15 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportFredlyfish4 (talk) 03:07, 20 October 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:CUB-29c-El Banco Espanol de la Habana-5 Centavos (1876).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:13, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
Promoted File:CUB-30d-El Banco Espanol de la Habana-10 Centavos (1883).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:13, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
Promoted File:CUB-53a-El Banco Espanol de la Isla de Cuba-20 Centavos (1897)-single crop.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:13, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
Promoted File:CUB-31a-El Banco Espanol de la Habana-25 Centavos (1872).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:13, 21 October 2015 (UTC)
Promoted File:CUB-46a-El Banco Espanol de la Isla de Cuba-50 Centavos (1896).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:13, 21 October 2015 (UTC)



Dürer's Father at 70[edit]

Voting period is over. Please don't add any new votes. Voting period ends on 20 Oct 2015 at 06:25:25 (UTC)

Original – This is an oil on lime painting of the Nuremberg goldsmith Albrecht Dürer the Elder, possibly painted by his son, also called Albrecht Dürer. The painting is held by the National Gallery, who consider the painting to be a copy after Dürer's lost original. This painting was presented to the Charles I by the city of Nuremberg. (For what it's worth, to me he looks a little like Simon Schama)
Reason
Excellent scan of superb portrait
Articles in which this image appears
Portrait of Dürer's Father at 70 and three others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Albrecht Dürer
  • Support as nominatorSchroCat (talk) 06:25, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - Subliminal quality. Étienne Dolet (talk) 19:11, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:13, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - Technically, shouldn't the creator space say after Dürer?--Godot13 (talk) 00:48, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Jobas (talk) 17:50, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite high EV, although the article Albrecht Dürer the Elder could use some work. — Cirt (talk) 10:58, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:54, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support -- Very good, Shro. Hafspajen (talk) 15:20, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 22:11, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:Albrecht Dürer - Portrait of Dürer's Father at 70.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:31, 20 October 2015 (UTC)



Romania – World War I fractional banknotes (1917)[edit]

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Reason
High quality, high EV, very good condition.
Original
A complete set of three 1917 World War I emergency issue fractional banknotes (10, 25, and 50 bani), also known as "paper coins", depicting Ferdinand I of Romania (obv) and the Coat of arms of Romania (rev).
Articles in which these images appear
Romanian leu, Banknotes of the Romanian leu, Ferdinand I of Romania
FP category for this image
Currency/European currency
Creator
Ministry of Public Finance (Romania) for the Kingdom of Romania (notes)
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Images by Godot13.
Romanian World War I fractional banknotes ("paper coins"), 1917
10 bani
(33 × 44 mm) 
25 Bani
(39 × 51 mm) 
50 Bani
(45 × 60 mm) 


  • Support as nominatorGodot13 (talk) 19:43, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite historic. — Cirt (talk) 22:26, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:44, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support : Valuable collection again -- DreamSparrow Chat 12:40, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Jobas (talk) 17:51, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Nice choice. Brandmeistertalk 10:11, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 14:55, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 22:11, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:ROM-69-Emergency WWI-10 Bani (1917).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:38, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
Promoted File:ROM-70-Emergency WWI-25 Bani (1917).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:38, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
Promoted File:ROM-71-Emergency WWI-50 Bani (1917).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:38, 19 October 2015 (UTC)



Atractomorpha crenulata[edit]

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OriginalAtractomorpha crenulata, a species of grasshopper in the genus Atractomorpha. Here the camouflage value of its green body is seen.
Reason
High quality image. We haven't had any grasshoppers in a while
Articles in which this image appears
Atractomorpha crenulata +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
 — Chris Woodrich (talk)
  • Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:16, 8 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Some of the highlights are a bit bright and there is light grain. However these issues are minor and it depicts the subject in a pleasing and encyclopedic fashion. HighInBC 23:23, 8 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - Good EV and very nice shot!--Godot13 (talk) 01:35, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Quite interesting shape too. Brandmeistertalk 10:56, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite well taught, young grasshopper... — Cirt (talk) 10:57, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:48, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - nice shot. Kaldari (talk) 23:55, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support: Awesome -- DreamSparrow Chat 12:41, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Jobas (talk) 17:52, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support I am agree with Brandmeister and Kaldari. Saff V. (talk) 05:37, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --PetarM (talk) 11:49, 14 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --SkywalkerPL (talk) 17:32, 17 October 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:Atractomorpha crenulata at Sambisari Temple Complex, 2014-09-28 04.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 23:23, 18 October 2015 (UTC)



Hungarian Korona, over-stamped provisional issue (1920)[edit]

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Reason
High quality, high EV (presented as a complete set).
Original
An eight-note complete set of a short-lived issue of 1920 provisional Hungarian korona using Austro-Hungarian krone as a base note with a circular validation hand-stamp. Immediately following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, provisional banknotes for the separate countries consisted of the remaining currency of the Empire, made country-specific through an over-stamping/validation process. One side is printed entirely in German, the other in Hungarian. The value of the note (on the German language side) appears additionally in Czech, Polish, Croatian, Slovene, Serbian, Italian, Ukrainian and Romanian. (The 25 and 200 Korona notes are only printed on one side).
Articles in which these images appear
Austro-Hungarian krone (all), Paper money of the Hungarian korona (all), Koloman Moser
FP category for this image
Currency/European currency
Creator
Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Images by Godot13.
Hungarian korona (1920, provisional issue)
10 Korona (1920, using a 1915 base note) 
20 Korona (1920, using a 1913 base note) 
25 Korona (1920, using a 1918 base note) 
50 Korona (1920, using a 1914 base note) 
100 Korona (1920, using a 1912 base note) 
200 Korona (1920, using a 1918 base note) 
1,000 Korona (1920, using a 1902 base note) 
10,000 Korona (1920, using a 1918 base note) 


  • Support as nominatorGodot13 (talk) 18:44, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Nice colors as well. Do the 25 Korona and 200 Korona notes have the back side? --Brandmeistertalk 20:49, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
Brandmeister- I mentioned at the end of the description, the 25 and 200 (because the base notes were part of a later series) were only printed on one side. Thanks.--Godot13 (talk) 22:54, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:37, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support — Tremonist (talk) 12:56, 8 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite colorful for the time period of production. — Cirt (talk) 10:57, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support -- DreamSparrow Chat 14:34, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Jobas (talk) 17:53, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 22:12, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:HUN-19-Provisional-10 Korona (1920).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:25, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
Promoted File:HUN-20-Provisional-20 Korona (1920).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:25, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
Promoted File:HUN-23-Provisional-25 Korona (1920).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:25, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
Promoted File:HUN-25-Provisional-50 Korona (1920).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:25, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
Promoted File:HUN-27-Provisional-100 Korona (1920).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:25, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
Promoted File:HUN-29-Provisional-200 Korona (1920).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:25, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
Promoted File:HUN-31-Provisional-1000 Korona (1920).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:25, 17 October 2015 (UTC)
Promoted File:HUN-32-Provisional-10000 Korona (1920).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 20:25, 17 October 2015 (UTC)



Messina's Portrait of a Man[edit]

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Original – Painted by Antonello da Messina in oil on poplar between circa 1475 and 1476, this is an unknown man, probably from the middle-upper class. It was acquired by the National Gallery in London in 1883. The image appeared on the Italian 5,000 lire note issued from 1979 to 1983.
Reason
Excellent scan of a superb painting
Articles in which this image appears
Portrait of a Man (Antonello da Messina, London) and three others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Antonello da Messina
  • Support as nominatorSchroCat (talk) 07:41, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Good digitalization. --Tremonist (talk) 13:13, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment Would it be sacrilegious to remove the off-putting, very distracting canvas cracks over his face? --Janke | Talk 05:48, 8 October 2015 (UTC)
    • Yes. If the painting is damaged, the digitization should reflect that. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:43, 8 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 09:43, 8 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite detailed features. — Cirt (talk) 10:56, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support : Nice -- DreamSparrow Chat 13:47, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - Good quality, good EV.--Godot13 (talk) 21:34, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 17:54, 11 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --PetarM (talk) 11:50, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:Antonello da Messina - Portrait of a Man - National Gallery London.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 14:52, 17 October 2015 (UTC)


Abraham Lincoln's Farewell Address[edit]

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Original – Alternate version of Abraham Lincoln's Farewell Address, published by The American News Company, 1861
Reason
High resolution image; published version of speech different than speech Lincoln gave
Articles in which this image appears
Abraham Lincoln's Farewell Address
FP category for this image
USA History
Creator
The American News Company, digitized by the University of Pittsburgh
  • Support as nominatorSeattle (talk) 18:48, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Good digitalization also. Dirt spots (?) most probably are on the original sheet of paper, even the structure of which is visible due to high resolution. --Tremonist (talk) 13:16, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose. I'm afraid I'm not really feeling this- the layout is extremely simple, the font is nothing to write home about, there's no illustration... The words are surely the important part, and that seems to be beyond the scope of FPC. We aren't here to feature famous/significance texts, we're here to feature valuable images. Josh Milburn (talk) 20:13, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose – This little (150 words) pro forma statement is the merest footnote to the saga of Lincoln, who towers over U.S. history like no other. It isn't even mentioned in the text of Abraham Lincoln (which comprises 15,000 words!). The target article text, appropriately, is just 119 words (not counting the statement itself). Negligible EV, minimal visual interest. Sca (talk) 15:16, 8 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, as I agree with Seattle regarding the high resolution and historic value, and I agree with Tremonist that it is a good digitalization. :) — Cirt (talk) 08:35, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose - I do not see any value of having this in picture form versus just writing it out in written form. What does having an image as opposed to text add to the encyclopaedic value? Mattximus (talk) 15:34, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support-high resolution and historically credible.--m,sharaf (talk) 16:30, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
How does the high resolution of this scan make it historically valuable, credible – or even interesting? There are millions of 19th-century newspaper clippings extant, some thousands of which would detail much more important aspects of Lincoln's career. Sca (talk) 16:56, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose - I agree that the image is a good digitization, and that it contains text that has some EV. But it is a newspaper clipping, as such it (either the clipping itself or the subject matter) would need to have more historical significance. If it were an image of a typed draft signed by Lincoln, there would be a much higher EV (better still, the manuscript draft).--Godot13 (talk) 20:35, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:33, 16 October 2015 (UTC)


Siege of Kolberg (1807) emergency issue groschen notes[edit]

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Reason
High quality, historical EV (presented as a complete set).
Original
A complete set of three Siege of Kolberg Kommissions-Kupon Issue (1807), named for the authorizing coinage commission. Handwritten on cardboard, and denominated in Groschen, these siege notes were emergency wartime issue circulated by Kolberg, in the Kingdom of Prussia. Each handwritten note generally had multiple (4–6) authorizing signatures.
Articles in which these images appear
Siege of Kolberg (1807), Kołobrzeg, Groschen
FP category for this image
Currency/European currency
Creator
Kolberg, Kingdom of Prussia
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Images by Godot13
Siege of Kolberg (1807)
First Kommissions-Kupon Issue
Kingdom of Prussia, Siege of Kolberg, four groschen (1807) 
Kingdom of Prussia, Siege of Kolberg, eight groschen (1807) 


  • Support as nominatorGodot13 (talk) 23:24, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
Kolberg (1761)

Promoted File:GER-COL-S-1451-Prussia-Siege of Kolberg-2 groschen-1807.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:14, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
Promoted File:GER-COL-S-1452-Prussia-Siege of Kolberg-4 groschen-1807.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:14, 16 October 2015 (UTC)
Promoted File:GER-COL-S-1453-Prussia-Siege of Kolberg-8 groschen-1807.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 06:14, 16 October 2015 (UTC)



John Biddle[edit]

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OriginalJohn Biddle (1792–1859) was a delegate to the United States Congress from the Michigan Territory and mayor of Detroit.
Reason
High quality image; notable person.
Articles in which this image appears
John Biddle (Michigan politician) +1
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/People/Political
Creator
Thomas Sully
  • Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:08, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:00, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 15:40, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Godot13 (talk) 19:35, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportSchroCat (talk) 12:04, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite a nice article to go along with it, as well. — Cirt (talk) 10:55, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support -- DreamSparrow Chat 14:36, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:Thomas Sully - Portrait of Major John Biddle.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:52, 16 October 2015 (UTC)



Animated video of the 2011 North American Blizzard[edit]

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OriginalFeb 2011 storm moves across the U.S. - Animation made with images from the NOAA-NASA GOES 13 satellite showing a giant storm developing and moving across the U.S. The animation shows clouds building over New Mexico and Texas early in the day. As the system develops and moves north-east, the storm grows and becomes more organized. By the end of February 1, 2011, the storm was a sprawling comma that extended from the Midwest to New England.
Reason
This is a satellite video loop from the North American region for an approximately 72-hour period beginning 31 January and ending 2 February, during which time a rather sizable portion of the United States and parts of Canada and Mexico experienced one of the worst Winter Storms/Blizzard in history. This was one of only 16 storms to have earned a Category 5 rating on the Regional Snowfall Index. This image comes to us courtesy of the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the parent organization of the US National Weather Service, which operates a number of Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GEOS) - include the GOES 13 bird which captured this specific footage - in conjunction with NASA.
Articles in which this image appears
January 31 – February 2, 2011 North American blizzard
FP category for this image
As a guess I'd say either Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Natural phenomena/Weather or Wikipedia:Featured_pictures#Space
Creator
Credit for this on is given to NASA
  • Support as nominatorTomStar81 (Talk) 22:13, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support As good as NASA can do. --Tremonist (talk) 13:02, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 15:42, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite high encyclopedic value for science. — Cirt (talk) 10:53, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
    • If anyone would like to contribute that last !vote needed to get this FA-status I'd be very appreciative... TomStar81 (Talk) 20:27, 15 October 2015 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:35, 15 October 2015 (UTC)



Delist and Replace: File:Pittsburgh dawn city pano.jpg[edit]

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To delist Panorama of Pittsburgh from Mount Washington.
Proposed replacement

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Alternative Even higher resolution, much sharper, less noisy, daytime photo with more EV. A little bit saturated sky on the right
Reason
Proposed replacement is more recent (2015 vs 2007) and contains a new skyscraper (the Tower at PNC Plaza which just opened a few days ago); higher resolution (3840px tall vs 1200px); more dynamic range; better exposure (no significant overexposure in the sky).
Articles this image appears in
Pittsburgh, Mount Washington (Pittsburgh)
Previous nomination/s
Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Pittsburgh at dawn
Nominator
dllu (t,c)
  • I prefer the Alternative for its higher resolution but I would support both. dllu (t,c) 00:24, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
  • I thought the replacement also should depict dawn, what the "alternative" doesn't, even though it might be the better photo. Still I could support both. --Tremonist (talk) 13:06, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Weak support D&R with "Alternative" though there are some issues with the sky being overexposed on the right) Oppose D&R "Proposed replacement" - too noisy and signs are blurred at full size.--Godot13 (talk) 19:42, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Delist and replace -- I like Proposed Replacement one (1) the best. It's beautiful. :) — Cirt (talk) 08:34, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

Kept --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:02, 15 October 2015 (UTC)


The writing is on the wall for Belshazzar[edit]

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Original – Rembrandt painted a scene from the Bible for this work: the moment at King Belshazzar's feast when God wrote that the regal hand had erred when using sacred vessels to blasphemously serve wine. The inscription reads "God has numbered the days of your kingdom and brought it to an end; you have been weighed in the balances and found wanting; your kingdom is given to the Medes and Persians", even though Rembrandt messed up the Hebrew, writing in columns, rather than right to left.
Reason
Excellent scan of superb painting
Articles in which this image appears
Belshazzar's Feast (Rembrandt) + 2 others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Rembrandt
  • Support as nominatorSchroCat (talk) 08:02, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - Great find. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 08:09, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite High Encyclopedic Value. — Cirt (talk) 09:34, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, one of my favs. Brandmeistertalk 13:32, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, a fine scan indeed! ~ Röbin Liönheart (talk) 16:58, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 19:55, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:03, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - Great quality and interesting image, EV--Godot13 (talk) 19:34, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support -- DreamSparrow Chat 14:35, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:Rembrandt-Belsazar.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 11:54, 15 October 2015 (UTC)



Imam Reza shrine[edit]

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Original – A shot from Imam Reza's shrine located in Mashhad taken at night. This shot show how the shrine looks at celebration nights.
Reason
High resolution, already featured in Persian project and used in many articles globally.
Articles in which this image appears
Imam Reza shrine, Portal:Shia Islam
FP category for this image
Urban
Creator
Mohebin14
  • Support as nominatorMhhossein (talk) 05:21, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose Great angle. However, the picture in its entirety is out of focus. It's noisy, the lights are blurred a bit. (Forgot to check picture info, but probably due to low shutter speed.) Article is a bit congested, lots of pictures (given, this is the only nighttime photo.) Just not quite up to giving a Support. Dusty777 16:22, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - High quality, good condition, and nice shot.Saff V. (talk) 05:40, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, agree with assessment by Mhhossein and Saff V. regarding high quality. — Cirt (talk) 08:33, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support-this picture besides the nominator's reason which I agree with them, is in terms of perspective interesting.--m,sharaf (talk) 16:37, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose - Sorry, but IMO the black sky takes up too much of the image while the people in the foreground are abruptly cut off. The main bright lights on several domes and minarets, at full size, are very noisy, and there is some kind of reflection in the sky.--Godot13 (talk) 02:51, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:22, 15 October 2015 (UTC)



Game.com[edit]

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Original – From the article: "The Game.com is a handheld game console released by Tiger Electronics in September 1997. It featured many new ideas for handheld consoles and was aimed at an older target audience, having PDA-style features and functions such as a touchscreen and stylus." It sold less than 300,000 units.
Reason
High quality image of a notable (albeit not very mainstream) handheld console
Articles in which this image appears
Game.com +4
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Engineering and technology/Electronics
Creator
Evan Amos
  • Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:59, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite lovely blast to the past, but would be nice to have another example in the article with an actual game displayed on the screen. — Cirt (talk) 02:08, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
    • Sadly, the inclusion of such games would lead to copyright issues. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:57, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
      • True, but perhaps just one in the article itself, as fair use? — Cirt (talk) 09:20, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
        • Which would be replaceable by a free image like this. For screenshots, there's another format. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 12:25, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
          • Okay good points all. :) — Cirt (talk) 23:55, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 19:56, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:04, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support -- DreamSparrow Chat 14:32, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Sure. --PetarM (talk) 11:51, 14 October 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:Tiger-Game-Com-FL.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:50, 15 October 2015 (UTC)



Coat of arms of Mexico[edit]

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Reason
High Encyclopedic Value. Featured Picture on Wikimedia Commons. Picture of the Day on Wikimedia Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Coat of arms of Mexico, Administrative divisions of Mexico, Congress of the State of México, Economic history of Mexico, Gallery of country coats of arms, and over one-hundred (100) other pages on the English Wikipedia.
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Drawings
Creator
Vectorization by Alex Covarrubias, Based on the arms by Juan Gabino.
  • Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 20:07, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment AFAIK here we don't promote modern national coats of arms. Btw, I think we should increase SVG sizes from current maximum of 1,129×1,024 px to meet FP requirements. Brandmeistertalk 13:39, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support. I'm impressed by the quality of this SVG, and it's a noteworthy image of encyclopedic value. It's been years since commons featured it, so I don't think featuring it on Wikipedia is overexposing it. ~ Röbin Liönheart (talk) 16:55, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
    • Thank you for this wise input, and thank you for the Support. — Cirt (talk) 16:57, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support. – Jobas (talk) 19:58, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Thanks very much for your Support, Jobas, most appreciated. :) — Cirt (talk) 20:04, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:Coat of arms of Mexico.svg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:36, 14 October 2015 (UTC)




Federal Republic of Central America, four gold real (1835)[edit]

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OriginalFederal Republic of Central America, a four gold real coin (1835) from a country no longer in existence.
Reason
High quality image, high EV, very good condition, country no longer exists
Articles in which this image appears
Federal Republic of Central America, Central American Republic real
FP category for this image
Currency/American currency
Creator
Federal Republic of Central America (minted in what is today San José, Costa Rica) (coin)
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History.


  • Support as nominatorGodot13 (talk) 19:55, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Yann (talk) 21:48, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment - I get the feeling that a sliver could be cropped off from the bottom for better balance. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:18, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
Chris- Agree on balance, it was a bit tight too. Borders re-done, slightly adding to the remaining three sides so it is better balanced.--Godot13 (talk) 00:22, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 01:55, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite a problem if one still has this currency from disappeared country, where to deposit my monies? — Cirt (talk) 02:07, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 20:23, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:06, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support -- DreamSparrow Chat 14:25, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:Federal Republic of Central America 1835 4 Real.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 22:31, 14 October 2015 (UTC)



Marshall Hole currency – 3 Pence (1900), Bulawayo, Boer War[edit]

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OriginalBulawayo, Zimbabwe, 3 Pence (1900), Boer War currency issued by authority of Lt. Col. Hugh Marshall Hole. The series was produced as a stop-gap measure to address the lack of small change typically hoarded during times of war (for the intrinsic value of the metal).
Reason
High quality image, high historical EV, very good condition
Articles in which this image appears
Hugh Marshall Hole, British South Africa Company (new)
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Chronicle Printing Works (Bulawayo), for Lt. Col. Hugh Marshall Hole
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History.
Image by Godot13
  • Support as nominatorGodot13 (talk) 23:13, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 02:00, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 21:49, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite curious to know what this would be worth, today. — Cirt (talk) 02:05, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportSchroCat (talk) 19:26, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 20:27, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:06, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support -- DreamSparrow Chat 14:24, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:ZIM-S662-Marshall Hole-3 Pence (1900).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 03:49, 14 October 2015 (UTC)


Endomembrane system diagram[edit]

Voting period ends on 23 Oct 2015 at 16:27:17 (UTC)

Edited – Detail of the endomembrane system and its components
Reason
High Encyclopedic Value. High Educational Value. High Quality image. Featured Picture on Commons. Quality Image on Commons. Picture of the Day on Commons. Please note per Wikipedia:Featured picture criteria this file can be scaled up to infinite size with zero loss in quality. Top image for Endomembrane system, a WP:GA quality article. Note: Per Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/File:Endomembrane system diagram en.svg, changed the nomination to edit: File:Endomembrane system diagram en (edit).svg, note file usage on the Commons Featured Picture, at File:Endomembrane system diagram en.svg -- the only difference is the capitalized "V" in the word "vesicle" has been downscaled.
Endomembrane system, Cell theory, Eukaryote, Timeline of the evolutionary history of life
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Biology
Creator
LadyofHats
  • Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 16:27, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose Comment – IMO this diagram seems too arcane to be comprehensible to most readers/viewers of English WP, and the target article seems too abstruse to me. Sca (talk) 16:48, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
@Sca:, this is one of the first things every single student learns in basic biology class. It is not arcane. It is comprehensible. It is extremely useful to our readers and viewers of English WP, and the target article is already WP:GA quality. — Cirt (talk) 16:51, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment This is not arcane - this is middle-school biology in the USA (and we don't tend to lead the world); however, what is the "yolk" in the center of the nucleus (is it meant to be a nucleolus?), and why is the plasma membrane many times thicker than all other membranes in the figure? Also, the mitochondrion is a key part of the endomembrane system, but is unfortunately omitted. soupvector (talk) 17:06, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
@Soupvector:, thank you, Soupvector, for your participation, here. This is an illustration and as such it is not going to look like an image from an electron microscope, but more like an animation from a textbook. As you acknowledge, this is middle-school biology in the USA and this is quite similar to textbook images. You can see examples online at [7] and [8] and [9]. Thank you, — Cirt (talk) 17:10, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
OK, I'm betraying my ignorance – I don't remember anything like this from H.S. biology, in which I dissected a frog. Face-blush.svg Sca (talk) 17:11, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

WITHDRAWN: Per comments by Soupvector, above. — Cirt (talk) 17:28, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

Not Promoted -- Godot13 (talk) 21:19, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

Withdrawn nomination.Godot13 (talk) 21:19, 13 October 2015 (UTC)



Digestive system diagram[edit]

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Original – The gastrointestinal tract, also called the digestive tract, alimentary canal, or gut, is the system of organs within multicellular animals that takes in food, digests it to extract energy and nutrients, and expels the remaining waste.
Reason
High EV. High quality. Featured Picture on Commons. Picture of the Day on Commons.
Articles in which this image appears
Gastrointestinal physiology, Ascending colon, Transverse colon, Descending colon, Salivary gland, Submandibular gland, Sublingual gland, Ethanol
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Sciences/Biology
Creator
LadyofHats
  • Support as nominator – — Cirt (talk) 19:07, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support adds positively (as an image/diagram)--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 19:53, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Thank you for your comments and your Support, Ozzie10aaaa, much appreciated. — Cirt (talk) 20:11, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Note: Threaded discussion and back-and-forth moved to talk page.
  • I changed the rule to make this case easier to evaluate. Support based on meeting the criteria for resolution and for being a useful image. Blue Rasberry (talk) 20:46, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Note: This file has annotations. Move the mouse pointer over the image to see them. Please also see higher resolution here and 2000px here. Thank you, — Cirt (talk) 20:19, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Again, just to reiterate, per the featured picture criteria, vector graphics in SVG can be infinitely scaled without loss of quality. Note the word INFINITELY. Surely INFINITE size with zero loss of quality is a high enough picture size. Thank you. — Cirt (talk) 20:52, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
    • I've increased the preview image during this FPC nomination to make it easier for others to see. Hopefully this makes the SVG Vector Graphic quality easier to understand. Please see DIFF. Thank you, — Cirt (talk) 21:27, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support SVG can be scaled infinitely, so per the FPC this meets or exceeds minimum resolution requirements. RO(talk) 21:06, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
    • YES, thank you for clearly explaining this !!! — Cirt (talk) 21:09, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - SchroCat (talk) 21:13, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment Beautiful picture, but some of the spatial relationships are incorrect. In lateral projection with the head rotated like this, the parotid gland would overlap rather than lie posterior to (i.e. to the right in this cartoon) the posterior orpharynx. Also, the esophagus enters the abdomen and connects to the cardia and fundus of the stomach posterior to the left lobe of the liver. soupvector (talk) 21:44, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Thank you, Soupvector, for the comment. I still feel it's quite high quality and the entrance is likely being shown as such for illustrative purposes. — Cirt (talk) 21:47, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Further, for the basic purpose of illustrating names of key structures in the digestive system, this image is both of High Quality (as demonstrated by Picture of the Day on Commons), and High Encyclopedic Value (as demonstrated by its use already on wiki articles as noted, above.) Thank you, — Cirt (talk) 22:39, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose until inaccuracies are addressed. One of our criteria is accuracy and verifiability. Misrepresenting the subject is an issue. Also, aren't there higher quality illustrations from books like Sobotta's Atlas and Text-book of Human Anatomy? Something like this would work much better than the fairly simple SVG we see here. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:30, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Note: Please note author's explanations at successful Commons promotion to Featured Picture discussion. The graphic was created to emphasize the digestive system and the key labeled organs -- note that there are annotations. Move the mouse pointer over the image to see them. — Cirt (talk) 23:44, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose this is a very high-quality image used on many articles that adds significantly to understanding, and I'm very grateful to the creator for making it. However I'm very uncomfortable promoting it to a "featured picture" because it's factually incorrect, something I feel should be a determining characteristic of featured pictures. Some examples:
    1. Nasal cavity bottom should be flat
    2. Uvula or soft palate?
    3. Epiglottis not labelled
    4. Abdominal contents quite high, as discussed
    5. Esophagus should be behind liver, as discussed
    6. Shape of stomach does not show pylorus
    7. Small intestine appears to be behind ascending colon
    8. Atypical labelling of common bile duct, this usually points to the duct above and the ampulla of Vater is usually where the label currently lies
    9. Ascending colon arrow points to the Taenia coli but descending to a haustra.
  • We may not have many anatomical featured images and so be it, I think the factual standards for accuracy should apply here just as they do in GA and FA. So without trying to diminish the high quality of this work, I appose this nomination for its accuracy. This oppose stands regardless of what commons users thought in 2007. --Tom (LT) (talk) 10:57, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • (E/C) Oppose due to inaccuracies and thus diminished EV, per soupvector and Chris Woodrich. Here are some further concerns:
    • The style is inconsistent. The intestines are shown as exteriors, while the stomach is shown as a hollow cross-section. Furthermore, the stomach's walls are shown in the same colour and confusingly appear continuous with the entire oesophagus and the nasal cavity and phraynx, which are empty spaces. Also, the highlighted colour of the oral cavity loses the fact that it is continuous with the pharynx.
    • It isn't clear what the shading in the liver is supposed to show. At any rate, it doesn't help convey that the gallbladder and bile ducts attach to the "underside" of the liver which is to the back. As with the liver/stomach positions, the entire image needs a better way of representing front and behind, not just simply changing the anatomy, which is misleading.
    • If the anatomical distortions are deliberate, in order to show each structure unobscured, this needs to be properly conveyed.
    • The roof of the mouth is far too thick.
  • --Paul_012 (talk) 11:08, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • in regard to your second point it does seem as if the intention is to show the anatomical underlyings...--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 15:02, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose Sorry for that, because it looks so well, but the criticism concerning the content seems to have a broad base. --Tremonist (talk) 14:51, 13 October 2015 (UTC)
  • WITHDRAW PLEASE. This does not have a chance of passing and it's not worth proceeding. Thank you for your comments, above. — Cirt (talk) 15:08, 13 October 2015 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 15:22, 13 October 2015 (UTC)


The lovely Mme Moitessier[edit]

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Original – At first Ingres refused to paint Marie-Clotilde-Inès Moitessier as he thought portrait painting was not as worthy as history painting. After he met her, however, he was so struck by how beautiful she was, that he agreed. This oil on canvas painting was acquired by the National Gallery in 1936.
Reason
Excellent scan of superb painting
Articles in which this image appears
Madame Moitessier, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and two others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
  • Support as nominatorSchroCat (talk) 09:21, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 10:50, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite fascinating caption description, as well. — Cirt (talk) 20:26, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment – I guess The Turkish Bath is Ingres' most widely known work, and justly so. Somehow I find this one underwhelming in comparison. Sca (talk) 21:01, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Great quality. --Pokéfan95 (talk) 00:05, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 21:50, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Brandmeistertalk 17:42, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 20:29, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:07, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support -- DreamSparrow Chat 14:23, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:Dominique Ingres - Mme Moitessier.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:29, 13 October 2015 (UTC)



Proboscis monkey[edit]

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Original – A portrait of a Proboscis monkey, showing the large nose for which the species is named
Reason
High quality monkey antics
Articles in which this image appears
Proboscis monkey
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Charlesjsharp
  • Support as nominator –  — Chris Woodrich (talk) 00:41, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite captivating and thoughtful expression. — Cirt (talk) 20:25, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support – From the article, this one is evidently a female, which should be noted. (Females look different from males, which have even larger noses.) An interesting species and a nifty photo. (I don't buy the notion that they resemble Dutchmen, however. Where are the wooden shoes?) Sca (talk) 21:13, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 21:51, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 20:30, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:07, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support -- I don't care even if he is not looking at me : DreamSparrow Chat 14:12, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:Proboscis monkey (Nasalis larvatus) female Labuk Bay.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 04:00, 13 October 2015 (UTC)



French écu in silver (1784) and gold (1641)[edit]

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Reason
High quality, high EV. Kingdom of France, silver and gold écu
Original
Kingdom of France, pair of écu in silver (1784) and gold (1641)
Articles in which these images appear
Écu
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Kingdom of France
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
French écu in silver and gold
One silver écu (1784) depicting Louis XVI of France 
One gold écu (1641) struck during the reign of Louis XIII of France 


  • Support as nominatorGodot13 (talk) 18:07, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite wish they could be a bit more shiny. — Cirt (talk) 20:45, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, but I do think the silver ecu appears a bit oversharpened. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:39, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
Chris- Interesting... I've never sharpened any coin image in processing so I wonder if it happened during shooting (or if someone else was in the raw file before me)?--Godot13 (talk) 01:06, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Why does the gold have spots of red? And I don't recall silver forming iridescent oxide layers. Any particular reasons why this one has it? Nergaal (talk) 04:28, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
    • It is fairly common for silver and gold coins to develop toning over time (unless they have been kept in an air-tight environment or they have been cleaned). Both coins are well over 200 and 300 years old respectively and are in extremely good condition for their age.--Godot13 (talk) 05:27, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
I knew some metals get the rainbow iridescence but never realized silver does it to. However, I really don't understand how does gold get "toned". You need reaaaaly special conditions to get it to oxidize. I am not doubting the coin quality, I am just worried about staining by some external layer/substance. Also of curiosity, what sort of grading would these get based on how old they are? Nergaal (talk) 06:36, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
Silver écu – technically AU (Almost Uncirculated) but given the eye appeal it could be graded as mint state. Gold écu – fully struck AU (and its existence for 374 years might partially qualify as a "special condition").--Godot13 (talk) 18:34, 3 October 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:France 1784-A Ecu (Louis16).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:07, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
Promoted File:France 1641 Ecu d'Or (Louis13).jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 18:07, 12 October 2015 (UTC)



Obama on school shootings[edit]

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Original – President Obama's statement after the Umpqua Community College shooting
Reason
EV, video quality, and poignant message
Articles in which this image appears
Umpqua Community College shooting, List of school shootings in the US, Gun politics in the United States
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/USA History
Creator
White House
  • Support as nominatorNergaal (talk) 17:10, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Good quality; high EV. RO(talk) 18:10, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite right, I agree with Nergaal on Nergaal's assessment of the Encyclopedic Value of this media file that Nergaal has chosen to put forth as a Featured Picture candidate. I've also gone ahead and used the same media file on Wikisource, at s:Statement by the President on the Shootings at Umpqua Community College, Roseburg, Oregon. My thanks, to Nergaal, for his choice of nominating this High Encyclopedic Value media file for Featured Picture consideration. Most appreciated, — Cirt (talk) 20:34, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose – Although I view this as one of Obama's best public statements during his tenure as president – and I drew attention to it Oct. 1 at WP:ITNC – I don't believe it's appropriate as an FP, for a couple of reasons: a) It deals with an event that, alas, probably will recede from public discussion fairly soon, and b) it may be construed by some as a political statement endorsement. I suggest that instead a link to the video be added to Umpqua Community College shooting. (Note FP criteron No. 5.) Sca (talk) 22:13, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
It IS in the article you mentioned and I believe the video passes FP? #5 by covering the reactions segment of the shooting article well. Ah, and I added it to the gun politics article too since it actually summarizes the debate in that article really well too. Nergaal (talk) 22:27, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
Sorry – I stand corrected about the article. (Thought it was just a photo.) Sca (talk) 00:34, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support This is relevant regardless of how current or not. --Janke | Talk 08:18, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
Relevant to what? Sca (talk) 14:49, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
Relevant to gun violence, whenever and wherever it happens. --Janke | Talk 17:25, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
Sure, but does that mean that, if or when there's another crazy-mass-shooting in the U.S., we hurry up & run this as a kind of editorial FP? Sca (talk) 20:55, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose without prejudice Its too soon for me to be in a position to judge whether this is worth enough of an FP star, especially since this is neither the first nor the worst such shooting stateside. It'd be better, I think, to wait on this kind of nom until the media Tarzans find their next vine to swing to so we can judge the worthiness of speeches like this without the momentum of the current event itself to influence our perspective of it. TomStar81 (Talk) 23:09, 3 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment – Those concerned about this unfortunately perennial topic may find this interesting. (See also.)Sca (talk) 13:33, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose. I think TomStar raises an important point, but I also note that we seem to get a lot of Obama noms; I'm concerned about filling up our galleries with photos of the same person, especially when he's a person so popular with our editors. Josh Milburn (talk) 08:13, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
PS: – This user has long opposed official photos of serving politicians of whatever stripe, and the same principle applies here. Note also that the P tweeted this video on TWTR Oct. 1. Sca (talk) 14:37, 5 October 2015 (UTC)
Which user? I don't think I have... Josh Milburn (talk) 19:47, 6 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Crisco, get the broom. Sca's speaking of himself in the third person again. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:38, 7 October 2015 (UTC)
(L'utilisateur, c'est moi!) Sca (talk) 14:22, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose per others. --Tremonist (talk) 13:09, 6 October 2015 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:11, 12 October 2015 (UTC)



Diagram of a tractor trailer truck (or articulated lorry)[edit]

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Original – Diagram showing a side view and underside of a conventional 18-wheeler semi-trailer truck with an enclosed cargo space. The underside view shows the arrangement of the 18 tires (wheels). Shown in blue in the underside view are the axles, drive shaft, and differentials. A table for the number listed can be found on the image page.
Reason
Respectable diagram of the major points on a standard tractor trailer truck (or articulated lorry, if you happen to be from the other end of the pond). Admittedly not a particularly exciting image, however it does label and show and the standard points of a tractor trailer truck quite well, and that I judge is worth a shot here. Note that this is an SVG image, and therefore while not at the minimum pixel size required to be listed it can resized as needed at no loss, so it shouldn't be an issue.
Articles in which this image appears
Semi-trailer truck
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Diagrams, drawings, and maps/Diagrams
Creator
H Padleckas (vectorised by Ju gatsu mikka)
  • Support as nominatorTomStar81 (Talk) 06:34, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Comment The cabin pipe and what looks like two horns under the cabin on the bottom view aren't labelled. Brandmeistertalk 09:15, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
    • Can't speak to the pipe, but those "horns" are probably the exhaust stacks (or smoke stacks) for the burned fuel. TomStar81 (Talk) 11:37, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 12:56, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support It could be a little larger though. --Tremonist (talk) 13:16, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
    • It's a SVG image that can be resized. —Bruce1eetalk 15:11, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportBruce1eetalk 15:12, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite educational and encyclopedic. — Cirt (talk) 20:44, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support Educational. --Pokéfan95 (talk) 00:08, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support -- DreamSparrow Chat 13:59, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:Conventional 18-wheeler truck diagram.svg --Armbrust The Homunculus 07:44, 12 October 2015 (UTC)



Meet the Fuggers[edit]

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OriginalGerman States, Fugger, a 10 gold ducat (1621) struck for the County of Kirchberg and Weissenhorn by the Fuggers, a powerful merchant and banking family in Europe for over two centuries.
Reason
High quality image, high EV, very good condition
Articles in which this image appears
Fugger
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
German States, Fugger (coin)
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History.


  • Support as nominatorGodot13 (talk) 16:45, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support – Historical EV. This coin was struck during the first part of the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), which ultimately reduced the population of Central Europe by half, rendered the superannuated Holy Roman Empire politically weak – and incidentally led to the demise of famed Fugger banking family. Sca (talk) 17:45, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:35, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 12:58, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:15, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite amusing choice of image subpage title. — Cirt (talk) 20:44, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support High and great quality. Also valuable. --Pokéfan95 (talk) 00:10, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 21:56, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportDreamSparrow Chat 13:41, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:German States Fugger 1621 10 Ducats.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 16:54, 11 October 2015 (UTC)



Javan rusa[edit]

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Original – The Javan rusa is a deer native in Indonesia.
Reason
High quality image of a notable animal, and therefore high EV.
Articles in which this image appears
Javan rusa
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Mammals
Creator
Crisco 1492
  • Support as nominatorArmbrust The Homunculus 21:20, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite nice contribution to representation of science on Wikipedia. — Cirt (talk) 22:27, 9 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose High resolution image, but not featured quality composition IMO. As a predominantly grazing species, the background is neither specific nor visually appealing. Also, for educational purposes would be good to have more information about what is depicted (age, gender, location). --ELEKHHT 00:11, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
    • Location is on the file's description page. Not able to venture a guess for the other two. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 14:10, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support -- DreamSparrow Chat 12:40, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose – Lack of contrast with monochrome background reduces visual accessibility. Sca (talk) 13:53, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose per Elekhh, Sca. Samsara 19:01, 10 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose The picture is fine, is suitable copyright and obviously adds to the article. However, in terms of it being a featured picture it looks like it's taken an elevated angle: are we looking down on it? The angle also makes it look like a tripod. Chris TehGrauniad (talk) 09:59, 11 October 2015 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:59, 11 October 2015 (UTC)



I'm 'Enry the Eighth, I am I am[edit]

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Original – This painting by Hans Holbein the Younger—undertaken in oil on panel in around 1537—was preparatory work for the iconic Portrait of Henry VIII (later lost in a fire, although numerous copies remain). This work was acquired by the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in 1934.
Reason
Excellent scan of superb painting
Articles in which this image appears
Henry VIII of England, Hans Holbein the Younger and 21 others
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Artwork/Paintings
Creator
Hans Holbein the Younger
  • Support as nominatorSchroCat (talk) 12:41, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Second verse, same as the first (erm, Support) — Chris Woodrich (talk) 13:28, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support – Never could stand Herman's Hermits, but I am a fan of Holbein the Younger. Sca (talk) 15:16, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support - Excellent detail, good EV.--Godot13 (talk) 16:22, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 13:05, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 13:17, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite lovely choice of image subpage title. — Cirt (talk) 20:42, 2 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportYann (talk) 21:57, 4 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportDreamSparrow Chat 13:38, 10 October 2015 (UTC)

Promoted File:Hans Holbein, the Younger, Around 1497-1543 - Portrait of Henry VIII of England - Google Art Project.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 12:43, 11 October 2015 (UTC)


Nymphaea Laydekeri Purpurata[edit]

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Original – Nymphaea Laydekeri Purpurata. Stacked telezoom close-up with its surrounding which is also in focus.
Reason
good compo, stacked telezoom close-up with surrounding also in focus
Articles in which this image appears
Nymphaea
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Plants/Flowers
Creator
Petar Milošević
  • Support as nominatorPetarM (talk) 10:52, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
  • SupportJobas (talk) 11:16, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Support --Tremonist (talk) 12:07, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose Looks unnatural; overly saturated, red channel appears severely blown. --Janke | Talk 13:45, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose - On EV grounds, it looks like there is no article for this species, no mention of this species in the Nymphaea article at all. It seems like it's relegated into a gallery at the bottom of the page, with unclear species/variety identification. Mattximus (talk) 13:49, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose Wait – Per Janke, Mattximus. – Sca (talk) 15:20, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Info I knew it, you will fail on WB issue. How about if I tell you its pretty much real ? Mattximus, Janke, Sca check for colors and taxonomy and don't miss there statement Water Lily blossoms vary greatly in color ...then revise your statement and vote. Its some hybrid sorte, and there ary many of them, so colors go as they go. And this is one is like depicted. WB is very good on this camera, don't worry (Dpreview: Reliable metering and white balance). Saturation wasn't lifted. Taxonomy was named by the profesional botanic which planted them. If any more doubt let me know. --PetarM (talk) 15:49, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Info New version uploaded, just stacked with focus on flower. Same colors, same composition, different lighting (clouds). --PetarM (talk) 16:37, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
  • Oppose - per Mattximus.--Godot13 (talk) 16:40, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
Not being technically expert, I'll reserve judgment & wait to see what experienced photogs say of new version. Sca (talk) 17:22, 1 October 2015 (UTC)

Not Promoted --Armbrust The Homunculus 10:54, 11 October 2015 (UTC)



A complete typeset of the Confederate States dollar banknotes (1861–1864)[edit]

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Reason
High quality, high EV (presented as a complete set). Beginning with South Carolina (December 20, 1860) and ending with Tennessee (June 8, 1861), 11 states seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America. The Act of March 9, 1861 passed by the Congress of the Confederate States authorized the issue of $1,000,000 in Confederate banknotes, followed by an additional $1,000,000 in August, 1861. Seven series of banknotes were authorized for $678,000,000, but just over $1.5 billion was actually issued.
The text underneath the images below includes: denomination, type number ("T" numbers refer to the categorization system widely used in Confederate banknotes and denote major design changes), portraits, vignettes, and/or allegories depicted on the note (from left to right), the engraver and/or publisher of the note, and the number of notes issued. Notes illustrated without a reverse were only printed on one side. The First Series (T1–T6) is already a Featured Picture set and is only included to be part of the complete set.
Condition – The usual supplies and equipment necessary to manufacture currency (i.e., paper, presses) were generally unavailable as a result of the Union blockade. The National Bank Note Company in New York and the Southern Bank Note Company in New Orleans (both subsidiaries of the American Bank Note Company), were forbidden by Federal authorities from further work with the southern states after the First Series of notes were issued. Using lithographers and very low quality ultra-thin paper, the issues produced in the middle series often look crude and hastily prepared. All notes are in at least average (or significantly better) condition for their specific type (i.e., factoring in rarity and issue size). Some types have never been seen in anything close to uncirculated condition.
Original
A complete typeset of 72 banknotes of the Confederate States of America (1861–1864). The first six notes are already Featured Pictures leaving 66 (the second series on) for your consideration. All images are 800dpi.
Articles in which these images appear
Confederate States dollar (all), single images in Judah P. Benjamin, John C. Calhoun, Clement Claiborne Clay, Jefferson Davis, Edward C. Elmore, Robert M. T. Hunter, Stonewall Jackson, Christopher Memminger, Lucy Pickens, George W. Randolph, Alexander H. Stephens, George Washington, Ceres (mythology), Minerva, Moneta, Thetis, Confederate States of America , Great Seal of the Confederate States of America, List of United States Presidents on currency, New York Central Railroad, Tennessee State Capitol, and Virginia State Capitol
FP category for this image
Currency
Creator
Multiple (National Bank Note Company, Southern Bank Note Company, Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA), Jules Manouvrier (New Orleans, LA), Leggett, Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA), Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C. and Richmond, VA), Blanton Duncan (Columbia, S.C. and Richmond, VA), J.T. Patterson (Columbia, S.C.), Archer & Daly (Richmond, VA), and Archer & Halpin (Richmond, VA) for the Confederate States Department of the Treasury
From the National Numismatic Collection, National Museum of American History
Images by Godot13
Confederate States dollar
First Series
Act of March 9, 1861
$1,000 (T1)
John C. Calhoun, Andrew Jackson
National Bank Note Company
(607 issued) 
$500 (T2)
Ceres,The Crossing
National Bank Note Company
(607 issued) 
$100 (T3)
Minerva, railroad
National Bank Note Company
(1,606 issued) 
$50 (T4)
Slaves working in the field
National Bank Note Company
(1,606 issued) 
$100 (T5)
Justice, Hudson River Railroad, Minerva
Southern Bank Note Company
(5,798 issued) 
$50 (T6)
Justice, Agriculture and Industry, George Washington
Southern Bank Note Company
(5,798 issued) 
Confederate States dollar
Second Series
Act of May 16, 1861
$100 (T7)
George Washington, Ceres and Prosperina
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(37,155 issued) 
$50 (T8)
Tellus, George Washington
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(123,564 issued) 
$20 (T9)
Sailing ship
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(264,988 issued) 
$10 (T10)
Liberty (seated), Liberty (leaning)
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(170,994 issued) 
$5 (T11)
Sailor (leaning), Liberty (seated)
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(73,355 issued) 
$5 (T12)
"Confederate States of America"
Jules Manouvrier (New Orleans, LA)
(15,556 issued) 
Confederate States dollar
Third Series
Act of August 19, 1861
$100 (T13)
Sailor (standing), slaves loading cotton
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(629,284 issued) 
$50 (T14)
Sailors, Moneta with treasure chest
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(469,660 issued) 
$50 (T15)
Hope, Hudson River Railroad, Justice
Southern Bank Note Company
(14,860 issued) 
$50 (T16)
Jefferson Davis
Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA)
(425,944 issued) 
$20 (T17)
Liberty, Ceres between Commerce and Navigation
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(43,732 issued) 
$20 (T18)
Sailor, Sailing ship
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(2,366,486 issued) 
$20 (T19)
Minerva, Navigation, Blacksmith
Southern Bank Note Company
(14,860 issued) 
$20 (T20)
Alexander H. Stephens, Industry between Commerce and beehive
B. Duncan (Columbia, S.C.)
(2,834,251 issued) 
$20 (T21)
Alexander H. Stephens
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(164,248 issued) 
$10 (T22)
Thetis, Native-Americans, Female with X
Southern Bank Note Company
(58,860 issued) 
$10 (T23)
John E. Ward, Wagon of cotton, Corn gatherer
Leggett, Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA)
(20,333 issued) 
$10 (T24)
Robert M.T. Hunter (left); Alfred L. Elwin (vignette, as child)
Leggett, Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA)
(278,400 issued) 
$10 (T25)
Robert M. T. Hunter, Hope, C.G. Memminger
Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA)
(178,716 issued) 
$10 (T26)
Robert M. T. Hunter, Hope, C.G. Memminger
Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA)
(514,400 issued) 
$10 (T27)
Liberty; Train
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(8,576 issued) 
$10 (T28)
Ceres and Commerce, Train
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
J.T. Patterson (Columbia, S.C.)
(1,074,980 issued) 
$10 (T29)
Slave picking cotton, canal
B. Duncan (Richmond, VA)
(286,627 issued) 
$10 (T30)
Robert M.T. Hunter, General Marion’s Sweet Potato Dinner, Minerva
B. Duncan (Columbia, S.C.)
(1,939,810 issued) 
$5 (T31)
Navigation; Commerce, Agriculture, Justice, Liberty, and Industry; George Washington statue
Southern Bank Note Company
(58,860 issued) 
$5 (T32)
Boy; Machinist with hammer
Leggett, Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA)
(20,333 issued) 
$5 (T33)
C.G. Memminger, Minerva
Leggett, Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA)
(136,736 issued) 
$5 (T34)
C.G. Memminger, Minerva
Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA)
(228,644 issued) 
$5 (T35)
Slaves load cotton; Indian princess
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(7,160 issued) 
$5 (T36)
Sailor, Commerce (seated)
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
J.T. Patterson (Columbia, S.C.)
(3,694,890 issued) 
$5 (T37)
C.G. Memminger, Sailor (seated), Justice and Ceres
B. Duncan (Richmond, VA)
(1,002,478 issued) 
Confederate States dollar
Fourth Series
Act of April 17, 1862
$2 (T38)
Judah P. Benjamin; The South striking down the Union
B. Duncan (Columbia, S.C.)
(~36,000 issued) 
$100 (T39)
Milkmaid; train with straight steam
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
J.T. Patterson (Columbia, S.C.)
(284,000 issued) 
$100 (T40)
Milkmaid, train with diffused steam
J.T. Patterson & Co. (Columbia, S.C.)
(214,400 issued) 
$100 (T41)
John C. Calhoun, Slaves working; Confederacy
Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA)
(670,400 issued) 
$2 (T42)
Judah P. Benjamin, The South striking down the Union
B. Duncan (Columbia, S.C.)
(1,520,000 issued) 
$2 (T43)
Judah P. Benjamin, The South striking down the Union
B. Duncan (Columbia, S.C.)
(194,900 issued) 
$1 (T44)
Liberty; Steamship at sea; Lucy Pickens
B. Duncan (Columbia, S.C.)
(1,689,860 issued) 
$1 (T45)
Liberty; Steamship at sea, Lucy Pickens
B. Duncan (Columbia, S.C.)
(412,500 issued) 
$10 (T46)
Ceres, Robert M.T. Hunter
Hoyer & Ludwig (Richmond, VA)
(635,250 issued) 
$20 (T47)
Ceres, Robert M.T. Hunter
Test pattern or fantasy note 
$10 (T48)
Ceres, Robert M.T. Hunter
Test pattern or fantasy note 
Confederate States dollar
Fifth Series
Act of October 13, 1862
$100 (T49)
Soldiers, Lucy Pickens, George W. Randolph
Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA)
(628,640 issued) 
$50 (T50)
Jefferson Davis
Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA & Columbia, S.C.)
(414,200 issued) 
$20 (T51)
Tennessee State Capitol; Alexander H. Stephens
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(776,800 issued) 
$10 (T52)
Proposed state capitol (Columbia, S.C.), Robert M.T. Hunter
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(3,060,000 issued) 
$5 (T53)
Virginia State Capitol, C.G. Memminger
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(2,833,600 issued) 
$2 (T54)
Judah P. Benjamin
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(607,000 issued) 
$1 (T55)
Clement Claiborne Clay
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(1,141,200 issued) 
Confederate States dollar
Sixth Series
Act of March 23, 1863
$100 (T56, inverted back)
Soldiers, Lucy Pickens, George W. Randolph
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(1,950,400) 
$50 (T57)
Jefferson Davis
Keatinge & Ball (Richmond, VA and Columbia, S.C.)
(2,349,600 issued) 
$20 (T58)
Tennessee State Capitol, Alexander H. Stephens
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(4,429,600 issued) 
$10 (T59)
Proposed state capitol (Columbia, S.C.), Robert M.T. Hunter
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(7,420,800 issued) 
$5 (T60)
Virginia State Capitol, C.G. Memminger
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(7,745,600 issued) 
$2 (T61)
Judah P. Benjamin
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(689,200 issued) 
$1 (T62)
Clement Claiborne Clay
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(1,645,600 issued) 
$0.50 (T63)
Jefferson Davis
Archer & Halpin (Richmond, VA)
(1,831,517 issued) 
Confederate States dollar
Seventh Series
Act of February 17, 1864
$500 (T64)
Confederate seal and battle flag; Stonewall Jackson
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(~154,000 issued) 
$100 (T65)
Soldiers, Lucy Pickens, George W. Randolph
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(~964,000 issued) 
$50 (T66)
Jefferson Davis
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(1,671,444 issued) 
$20 (T67)
Tennessee State Capitol, Alexander H. Stephens
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(~4,150,000 issued) 
$10 (T68)
Horses pulling cannon, Robert M.T. Hunter
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(~9,071,000 issued) 
$5 (T69)
Virginia State Capitol, C.G. Memminger
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(~5,526,100 issued) 
$2 (T70)
Judah P. Benjamin
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(~944,000 issued) 
$1 (T71)
Clement Claiborne Clay
Keatinge & Ball (Columbia, S.C.)
(~681,500 issued) 
$0.50 (T72)
Jefferson Davis
Archer & Halpin (Richmond, VA)
(~1,100,000 issued) 


  • Support as nominatorGodot13 (talk) 18:42, 30 September 2015 (UTC)
  • Support – Historical EV. Ugly suckers, weren't they? Sca (talk) 21:25, 30 September 2015 (UTC)
  • Support, quite historic. Can I please have all da money. — Cirt (talk) 22:53, 30 September 2015 (UTC)
Interesting that a couple of them say, "Two years after the ratification of a treaty of peace between the Confederate States of America and the United States of America." (Rotsa ruck, Johnny.) Sca (talk) 23:58, 30 September 2015 (UTC)
I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today...--Godot13 (talk) 01:39, 1 October 2015 (UTC)
... said Mr. Wimpy. Sca (talk)

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