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English: Dried Maize Mote (Hominy) from the Mercado Benito Juárez in Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, Mexico. A US Quarter and Mexican Peso are used for size comparison.
Español: Secas de maíz "mote" de México - maíz blanco, no nixtamalizado.
Date 07:03, 3 May 2010 (UTC)
(3 May 2010 (original upload date))
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U.S. quarter

This image has currency in it to indicate scale.

Avoid using objects such as coins for scale, as they will require people unfamiliar with them to look up the dimensions or guess, both of which defeat the purpose of the object in the first place. Coins are particularly bad as they can reinforce a geographical bias, and some coins' designs are copyrighted.

Ideally, a photograph should include a ruler with the subject (as seen in this photo) or add a scale marking via an image editor instead (as seen in this photo). SI ("metric") units are the most commonly used worldwide (see metre, 1 E-2 m).

Examples of bad practice: here.

A tape measure


Common coin diameters for reference:

  • U.S. dollar:
    • 1¢: 19.05 mm , 0.75 in
    • 5¢: 21.21 mm , 0.79 in
    • 10¢: 17.91 mm , 0.71 in
    • 25¢: 24.26 mm , 0.94 in
    • 50¢: 30.61 mm , 1.22 in
    • $1: 26.5 mm , 1.02 in
  • Canadian dollar:
    • 1¢: 19.05 mm , 0.75 in
    • 5¢: 21.2 mm , 0.83 in
    • 10¢: 18.03 mm , 0.71 in
    • 25¢: 23.88 mm , 0.94 in
    • 50¢: 27.13 mm , 1.07 in
    • $1: 26.5 mm , 1.02 in
    • $2: 28 mm , 1.1 in
  • Pound sterling
    • 1p: 20.32 mm , 0.8 in
    • 2p: 25.91 mm , 1.02 in
    • 5p: 18 mm , 0.71 in
    • 10p: 24.5 mm , 0.96 in
    • 20p: 21.4 mm , 0.84 in
    • 50p: 27.3 mm , 1.07 in
    • £1: 22.5 mm , 0.89 in
    • £2: 28.4 mm , 1.12 in
  • Euro
    • 1c: 16.25 mm , 0.64 in
    • 2c: 18.75 mm , 0.74 in
    • 5c: 21.25 mm , 0.84 in
    • 10c: 19.75 mm , 0.78 in
    • 20c: 22.25 mm , 0.88 in
    • 50c: 24.25 mm , 0.95 in
    • €1: 23.25 mm , 0.92 in
    • €2: 25.75 mm , 1.01 in

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