Moldovan leu
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The Moldovan leu is the official monetary unit of Moldova, used for everyday transactions and financial operations within the country.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moldovan leu canonical | 23 |
| Moldovan leu as official currency of Moldova | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1177969 — 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: Moldovan leu Context triple: [Moldova, currency, Moldovan leu]
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A.
Romanian leu
The Romanian leu is the official national currency of Romania, subdivided into 100 bani and issued by the National Bank of Romania.
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B.
Ukrainian hryvnia
The Ukrainian hryvnia is the national currency of Ukraine, introduced in 1996 to replace the karbovanets and stabilize the country’s post-Soviet economy.
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C.
Bulgarian lev
The Bulgarian lev is the official national currency of Bulgaria, subdivided into 100 stotinki and pegged to the euro through a currency board arrangement.
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D.
Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark
The Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark is the official monetary unit of Bosnia and Herzegovina, introduced after the Bosnian War and pegged to the euro.
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E.
Belarusian ruble
The Belarusian ruble is the official currency of Belarus, introduced after the country gained independence from the Soviet Union.
- 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: Moldovan leu Target entity description: The Moldovan leu is the official monetary unit of Moldova, used for everyday transactions and financial operations within the country.
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A.
Romanian leu
The Romanian leu is the official national currency of Romania, subdivided into 100 bani and issued by the National Bank of Romania.
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B.
Ukrainian hryvnia
The Ukrainian hryvnia is the national currency of Ukraine, introduced in 1996 to replace the karbovanets and stabilize the country’s post-Soviet economy.
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C.
Bulgarian lev
The Bulgarian lev is the official national currency of Bulgaria, subdivided into 100 stotinki and pegged to the euro through a currency board arrangement.
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D.
Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark
The Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark is the official monetary unit of Bosnia and Herzegovina, introduced after the Bosnian War and pegged to the euro.
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E.
Belarusian ruble
The Belarusian ruble is the official currency of Belarus, introduced after the country gained independence from the Soviet Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
national currency ⓘ |
| banknoteDenomination |
1 leu
ⓘ
10 lei ⓘ 100 lei ⓘ 1000 lei ⓘ 20 lei ⓘ 200 lei ⓘ 5 lei ⓘ 50 lei ⓘ 500 lei ⓘ |
| centralBank | National Bank of Moldova ⓘ |
| coinDenomination |
1 ban
ⓘ
1 leu ⓘ 10 bani ⓘ 10 lei ⓘ 2 lei ⓘ 25 bani ⓘ 5 bani ⓘ 5 lei ⓘ 50 bani ⓘ |
| country | Moldova ⓘ |
| currencySymbol | L ⓘ |
| introduced | 1993 ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | MDL ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn | Moldova ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | National Bank of Moldova ⓘ |
| monetaryFunction |
medium of exchange
ⓘ
store of value ⓘ unit of account ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Romanian leu ⓘ |
| officialIn |
Republic of Moldova
ⓘ
linked to:
Moldova
|
| officialNameInRomanian | leul moldovenesc ⓘ |
| peggedTo | floating exchange rate regime ⓘ |
| pluralForm | lei ⓘ |
| region | Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| regulatesByLaw |
Law on Currency in Circulation
ⓘ
Law on the National Bank of Moldova ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | Soviet ruble ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| subunit | ban ⓘ |
| subunitPluralForm | bani ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions in Moldova
ⓘ
financial operations in Moldova ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Transnistria (limited and alongside Transnistrian ruble)
ⓘ
linked to:
Transnistria
|
| writingSystem |
Latin script
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin alphabet
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Moldovan leu Description of subject: The Moldovan leu is the official monetary unit of Moldova, used for everyday transactions and financial operations within the country.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Dutch thaler "leeuwendaalder" (lion dollar)
linked to: Moldovan leu
subject linked to:
Moldovan region of Taraclia