Wikipedia:WikiProject Peru/Peer review/Peruvian nuevo sol

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[edit] Peruvian nuevo sol

Recent changes and addition qualify this article as a B-rated article.--ErickAgain 18:36, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Victor12

I think the article has improved a lot. It is accurate, has a simple but effective structure, good grammar and references. As such it should be tagged as a B class article. The article has lots of potential and with some further work it can achieve GA or even FA status. With that in mind, here are some points for corrections and further improvement:

  • Per WP:LEAD, the lead should summarize all important points covered in an article. To adequately cover that requirement the current lead should be expanded.
  • Also in the lead, the paragraph on etymology has no refernce to the rest of the article. Again per WP:LEAD, significant information should not appear in the lead if it is not covered in the remainder of the article. It should be merged with the History section or put in a separate subsection, "Etymology" for instance. This paragraph is also unreferenced. The statement "the derivation of sol is from the Latin solidus" needs a source.
  • The History section should be expanded. It should mention the economic context in which the "nuevo sol" was introduced, that is the high inflation rates of the 1980s and the loss of value of the Inti. A good source for hard numbers is http://www.bcrp.gob.pe/bcr/Cuadros/Cuadros-Anuales-Historicos.html
  • In the statement "The nuevo sol currently retains a low inflation rate of 1.5%" it should be noted if this is refers to an anual or a monthly rate. Per the reference it seems to be the latter. I think it would be better to use an anual rate.
  • The sentence "Since the new currency was put into effect, it has managed to maintain a stable exchange rate between 3.1 and 3.5 nuevo soles per United States dollar" needs a reference. For that a useful source is the eighth chart in http://www.bcrp.gob.pe/bcr/Cuadros/Cuadros-Anuales-Historicos.html
  • In the "Coins" section it would be useful to mention why was aluminum introduced for 1 cĂ©ntimo coins.
  • In the "References" section a retrieval date should be added for websites.

Hope you keep improving the article. --Victor12 00:50, 11 July 2007 (UTC)