Treasurer of the United States
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The Treasurer of the United States is a senior federal official responsible for overseeing the nation’s coinage and currency operations and whose signature appears on U.S. paper money.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Treasurer of the United States canonical | 6 |
| Treasurer of the United Colonies | 1 |
| Treasurer of the United States of America | 1 |
| Treasurer, U.S. | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T101852 — 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: Treasurer of the United States Context triple: [Treasury Act of 1789, establishesOffice, Treasurer of the United States]
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A.
Secretary of the Treasury
The Secretary of the Treasury is the U.S. government’s chief financial officer and principal economic advisor, overseeing federal finances, tax policy, and the management of public debt.
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B.
Comptroller of the Treasury
The Comptroller of the Treasury was a senior U.S. federal financial officer responsible for overseeing government accounts, auditing public expenditures, and ensuring proper management of federal funds in the early Treasury Department.
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C.
Treasurer of the Mint
The Treasurer of the Mint was a senior official of the early United States Mint responsible for receiving, safeguarding, and disbursing bullion and coin, and maintaining the Mint’s financial accounts.
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D.
General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury
The General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury is the chief legal officer and primary legal advisor for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, overseeing all of its legal affairs and policies.
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E.
Under Secretary for Domestic Finance
The Under Secretary for Domestic Finance is a senior U.S. Treasury official responsible for overseeing federal financial policy, debt management, financial institutions, and capital markets within the United States.
- 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: Treasurer of the United States Target entity description: The Treasurer of the United States is a senior federal official responsible for overseeing the nation’s coinage and currency operations and whose signature appears on U.S. paper money.
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A.
Secretary of the Treasury
The Secretary of the Treasury is the U.S. government’s chief financial officer and principal economic advisor, overseeing federal finances, tax policy, and the management of public debt.
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B.
Comptroller of the Treasury
The Comptroller of the Treasury was a senior U.S. federal financial officer responsible for overseeing government accounts, auditing public expenditures, and ensuring proper management of federal funds in the early Treasury Department.
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C.
Treasurer of the Mint
The Treasurer of the Mint was a senior official of the early United States Mint responsible for receiving, safeguarding, and disbursing bullion and coin, and maintaining the Mint’s financial accounts.
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D.
General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury
The General Counsel of the Department of the Treasury is the chief legal officer and primary legal advisor for the U.S. Department of the Treasury, overseeing all of its legal affairs and policies.
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E.
Under Secretary for Domestic Finance
The Under Secretary for Domestic Finance is a senior U.S. Treasury official responsible for overseeing federal financial policy, debt management, financial institutions, and capital markets within the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal government office
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public office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United States monetary system ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| appointmentRequires | advice and consent of the United States Senate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Treasurer of the United States
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Treasurer, U.S.
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| hasAuthorityOver | design and issuance of certain U.S. coins and currency (in coordination with other officials) ⓘ |
| hasConstituency | people of the United States ⓘ |
| hasDomain | monetary policy implementation (operational aspects of currency and coinage) ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
advising on matters related to coinage and currency
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public representation on issues related to U.S. currency ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalFunction |
management of the Treasury cash balance (historically)
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signing United States currency ⓘ |
| hasInception | 1775 ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis | United States federal law ⓘ |
| hasOfficeType | non‑cabinet level position ⓘ |
| hasOfficialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://home.treasury.gov/about/general-information/officials/treasurer-of-the-united-states ⓘ |
| hasPrecursor |
Treasurer of the United States
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Treasurer of the United Colonies
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| hasResponsibilityArea |
currency distribution policy (in coordination with the Federal Reserve System)
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currency production security (in coordination with relevant bureaus) ⓘ |
| hasScope | national ⓘ |
| hasStyle | The Honorable ⓘ |
| hasTermLength | serves at the pleasure of the President ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom |
Chair of the Federal Reserve
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Secretary of the Treasury ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
executive branch of the United States
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surface form:
executive branch of the United States government
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| isRegulatedBy | United States Code ⓘ |
| isSymbolizedBy | signature on U.S. currency ⓘ |
| isWrittenOn |
Federal Reserve Note
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surface form:
United States Federal Reserve Notes
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| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | District of Columbia ⓘ |
| memberOf | senior leadership of the United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole | Treasurer ⓘ |
| oversees |
United States coinage
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United States paper currency ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Secretary of the Treasury ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
custody of United States gold reserves (historically)
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oversight of coinage production policy ⓘ oversight of currency production policy ⓘ oversight of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing ⓘ oversight of the United States Mint ⓘ safekeeping of United States government funds (historically) ⓘ |
| seat | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| signatureAppearsOn | United States paper money ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treasurer of the United States Description of subject: The Treasurer of the United States is a senior federal official responsible for overseeing the nation’s coinage and currency operations and whose signature appears on U.S. paper money.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Treasurer of the United States
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hasPrecursor
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Treasurer of the United States
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Treasurer of the United Colonies
Treasurer of the United States
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hasAbbreviation
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Treasurer of the United States
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Treasurer, U.S.
this entity surface form:
Treasurer of the United States of America
subject surface form:
Michael Hillegas