Catalog Contribution Guidelines : Banknotes : Collectors Help and Support

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Thank you for wanting to help. These guidelines allow us to easily add collectible item information to our catalog. Please read carefully. It's advised that on your first contribution you would send your work with a few items to ensure you have followed the guidelines.

The preferred way of contributing new items to the catalogs is by using NIFiller which is an online NIF generator and manager.

New contributor? Fill out the Contributor Application. Your application will be reviewed by a coordinator and you will be contacted with further details.

Before You Begin

Please contact our database coordinator: Vidami Istvan [mozistv] about your intended update and the date on which you assume you will finish it. Prevent a state where more than one contributor does the same work.

First Step

"New Items Form (NIF)" is a spreadsheet file. Always check you are using the latest NIF version. Download: Banknotes

When filled out the spreadsheet file can be uploaded to NIFiller.

Filling the Information

Please fill as much information as possible about every item. Try to include all the items available in the relevant series, country or catalog. Be sure to use standard English alphabet only.

The NIF contains detailed explanations about what information should be written in it. Follow these explanations carefully.

Banknotes

  • Variant - If this new item is a variant of an existing Colnect item, please paste the link to the existing item.
  • Series - Use the series names where it is possible and unite relevant issues. Leave blank if not in a series or in an unknown series.
  • Catalog code - Follow the same rules used throughout the category and consult the coordinator if unsure.
  • Value - number only, such as: 100, 5.25, 50.
  • Subject - only when relevant.
  • Date issued - Format ONLY as 'yyyy-mm-dd' (as in 1997-05-01). If day or month are unknown use 00 as in: 1884-00-00 or 1965-11-00.
  • Last issue date - Format ONLY as 'yyyy-mm-dd' (as in 1997-05-01). If day or month are unknown use 00 as in: 1884-00-00 or 1965-11-00.
  • Picture file names - Do NOT embed pictures inside the spreadsheet, use only text! You may use a URL (use the complete link to the picture) or a filename (the picture file should be sent with the NIF and filename, without special characters, must be IDENTICAL to what you wrote in the NIF). Please include only pictures without watermarks.
  • Width in mm - number only, such as: 17, 25.5, 19.
  • Height in mm - number only, such as: 17, 25.5, 19.
  • Mintage - number only, such as: 10000, 200000.
  • Printer - select from the list. If an option is missing or seems wrong, please consult the coordinator.
  • Composition - select from the list. If an option is missing or seems wrong, please consult the coordinator.
  • Distribution - select from the list. If an option is missing or seems wrong, please consult the coordinator.
  • Comments - any additional information to be displayed.

You can find more details about category's information fields on the Wiki.

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