Genoese scudo
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The Genoese scudo was a historical gold and silver coin that served as a principal monetary unit of the Republic of Genoa in early modern Italy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Genoese scudo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2016454 — 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: Genoese scudo Context triple: [Republic of Genoa, currency, Genoese scudo]
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A.
Genoese lira
The Genoese lira was the historical monetary unit used in the Republic of Genoa, a major medieval and early modern maritime and financial power in what is now Italy.
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B.
Neapolitan ducat
The Neapolitan ducat was a historical gold and later silver coin that served as the principal monetary unit of the Kingdom of Naples for several centuries.
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C.
Lombardy–Venetia florin
The Lombardy–Venetia florin was a 19th-century currency used in the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia under Austrian rule before being superseded by the Italian lira.
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D.
Tuscan florin
The Tuscan florin was a historical gold coin used in Tuscany, influential in medieval European trade and finance.
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E.
Aragonese florin
The Aragonese florin was a medieval gold coin used in the Crown of Aragon, modeled on the Florentine florin and important in Mediterranean trade.
- 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: Genoese scudo Target entity description: The Genoese scudo was a historical gold and silver coin that served as a principal monetary unit of the Republic of Genoa in early modern Italy.
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A.
Genoese lira
The Genoese lira was the historical monetary unit used in the Republic of Genoa, a major medieval and early modern maritime and financial power in what is now Italy.
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B.
Neapolitan ducat
The Neapolitan ducat was a historical gold and later silver coin that served as the principal monetary unit of the Kingdom of Naples for several centuries.
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C.
Lombardy–Venetia florin
The Lombardy–Venetia florin was a 19th-century currency used in the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia under Austrian rule before being superseded by the Italian lira.
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D.
Tuscan florin
The Tuscan florin was a historical gold coin used in Tuscany, influential in medieval European trade and finance.
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E.
Aragonese florin
The Aragonese florin was a medieval gold coin used in the Crown of Aragon, modeled on the Florentine florin and important in Mediterranean trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coin
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ monetary unit ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Genoese banking system
ⓘ
surface form:
Genoese banking
Genoese maritime commerce ⓘ |
| circulationForm | physical coin ⓘ |
| country | Republic of Genoa ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Republic of Genoa ⓘ |
| currencyStatus | no longer in circulation ⓘ |
| currencySystem | Genoese monetary system ⓘ |
| denominationType | scudo ⓘ |
| economicRole |
facilitated international trade
ⓘ
served in banking operations ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early modern period ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | early modern Italy ⓘ |
| issuer | authorities of the Republic of Genoa ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Italian ⓘ |
| material |
gold
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| metal |
gold
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| mintedIn | Genoa ⓘ |
| monetaryStandard |
metallic standard
ⓘ
specie currency ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | derived from the Italian word "scudo" meaning "shield" ⓘ |
| partOf |
Coins of Italy
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surface form:
Italian states coinage
|
| region | Northern Italy ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Italian lira ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Genoese currency ⓘ |
| type |
gold coin
ⓘ
silver coin ⓘ |
| usedAs |
medium of exchange
ⓘ
principal monetary unit ⓘ store of value ⓘ unit of account ⓘ |
| usedBy |
bankers in the Republic of Genoa
ⓘ
merchants in the Republic of Genoa ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Genoa
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ Liguria ⓘ Mediterranean trade ⓘ Republic of Genoa ⓘ domestic payments in the Republic of Genoa ⓘ international payments in Mediterranean trade ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Genoese scudo Description of subject: The Genoese scudo was a historical gold and silver coin that served as a principal monetary unit of the Republic of Genoa in early modern Italy.
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