Westphalian thaler
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The Westphalian thaler was the principal silver coin and monetary unit of the short-lived Kingdom of Westphalia in the early 19th century, circulating under Napoleonic influence in central Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Westphalian thaler canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16407194 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Westphalian thaler Context triple: [Elector of Westphalia (1807–1813), currency, Westphalian thaler]
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North German thaler
The North German thaler was a silver coin and monetary unit used across various northern German states in the 18th and 19th centuries, serving as a key regional standard before the adoption of the German mark.
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B.
Prussian thaler
The Prussian thaler was the principal silver coin and monetary unit of the Kingdom of Prussia until it was replaced by the German gold mark in the late 19th century.
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C.
Mecklenburg thaler
The Mecklenburg thaler was a historical silver coin and monetary unit used in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in northern Germany.
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D.
Oldenburg Thaler
The Oldenburg Thaler was the principal silver coin and monetary unit used in the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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E.
Saxon thaler
The Saxon thaler was a large silver coin and monetary unit used for centuries in Saxony, influential in the development of the thaler and later the dollar across Europe and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Westphalian thaler Target entity description: The Westphalian thaler was the principal silver coin and monetary unit of the short-lived Kingdom of Westphalia in the early 19th century, circulating under Napoleonic influence in central Europe.
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A.
North German thaler
The North German thaler was a silver coin and monetary unit used across various northern German states in the 18th and 19th centuries, serving as a key regional standard before the adoption of the German mark.
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B.
Prussian thaler
The Prussian thaler was the principal silver coin and monetary unit of the Kingdom of Prussia until it was replaced by the German gold mark in the late 19th century.
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C.
Mecklenburg thaler
The Mecklenburg thaler was a historical silver coin and monetary unit used in the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin in northern Germany.
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D.
Oldenburg Thaler
The Oldenburg Thaler was the principal silver coin and monetary unit used in the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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E.
Saxon thaler
The Saxon thaler was a large silver coin and monetary unit used for centuries in Saxony, influential in the development of the thaler and later the dollar across Europe and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.