Westphalian frank
E279616
The Westphalian frank was the official monetary unit of the short-lived Napoleonic client state, the Kingdom of Westphalia, in the early 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Westphalian frank canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2586620 — 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 frank Context triple: [Kingdom of Westphalia, currency, Westphalian frank]
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A.
South German gulden
The South German gulden was a historical currency used in several southern German states during the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly before the unification of Germany and the adoption of the mark.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Rentenmark
The Rentenmark was a temporary German currency introduced in 1923 to halt hyperinflation and stabilize the economy during the Weimar Republic.
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E.
Austrian gulden
The Austrian gulden was the principal monetary unit of the Austrian Empire and later Austria-Hungary until it was replaced by the krone in the late 19th century.
- 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 frank Target entity description: The Westphalian frank was the official monetary unit of the short-lived Napoleonic client state, the Kingdom of Westphalia, in the early 19th century.
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A.
South German gulden
The South German gulden was a historical currency used in several southern German states during the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly before the unification of Germany and the adoption of the mark.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Rentenmark
The Rentenmark was a temporary German currency introduced in 1923 to halt hyperinflation and stabilize the economy during the Weimar Republic.
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E.
Austrian gulden
The Austrian gulden was the principal monetary unit of the Austrian Empire and later Austria-Hungary until it was replaced by the krone in the late 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former monetary unit
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| basedOn |
French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
ⓘ
surface form:
French franc
|
| country | Kingdom of Westphalia ⓘ |
| currencySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | franc–centime ⓘ |
| follows | Thaler ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Westphalia ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
Napoleonic institutions
ⓘ
surface form:
Napoleonic administration
|
| issuer |
Kingdom of Westphalia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Westphalia government
|
| monetaryStandard | silver standard ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
ⓘ
surface form:
French franc
|
| officialCurrencyOf | Kingdom of Westphalia ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
French hegemony in Germany
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| region | Central Europe ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Prussian thaler
ⓘ
other German states’ currencies ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | Thaler ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit | centime ⓘ |
| subunitToUnitRatio | 100 centimes = 1 Westphalian frank ⓘ |
| timeInForce | early 19th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Napoleonic client state
ⓘ
subjects of the Kingdom of Westphalia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions
ⓘ
tax payments ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| usedIn | Kingdom of Westphalia ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Westphalian frank Description of subject: The Westphalian frank was the official monetary unit of the short-lived Napoleonic client state, the Kingdom of Westphalia, in the early 19th century.
Referenced by (1)
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