Italian East African lira
E304460
The Italian East African lira was the colonial currency introduced by Fascist Italy for use in its East African territories during the late 1930s and early 1940s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Italian East African lira canonical | 2 |
| Italian Somaliland lira | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2837566 — 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: Italian East African lira Context triple: [Italian East Africa, currency, Italian East African lira]
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A.
Italian lira
The Italian lira was Italy’s pre-euro national currency, used for centuries until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
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B.
Tuscan lira
The Tuscan lira was the historical monetary unit used in Tuscany prior to its integration into the unified Italian state and adoption of the Italian lira.
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C.
Milanese lira
The Milanese lira was the historical monetary unit used in and around Milan, particularly during the late medieval and early modern periods in northern Italy.
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D.
Corsican lira
The Corsican lira was the short-lived monetary unit used in 18th-century Corsica during its brief period of independence under the Corsican Republic.
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E.
Venetian lira (old)
The Venetian lira (old) was the historical currency of the Republic of Venice, used for centuries in trade and finance until the fall of the republic and subsequent monetary reforms.
- 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: Italian East African lira Target entity description: The Italian East African lira was the colonial currency introduced by Fascist Italy for use in its East African territories during the late 1930s and early 1940s.
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A.
Italian lira
The Italian lira was Italy’s pre-euro national currency, used for centuries until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
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B.
Tuscan lira
The Tuscan lira was the historical monetary unit used in Tuscany prior to its integration into the unified Italian state and adoption of the Italian lira.
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C.
Milanese lira
The Milanese lira was the historical monetary unit used in and around Milan, particularly during the late medieval and early modern periods in northern Italy.
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D.
Corsican lira
The Corsican lira was the short-lived monetary unit used in 18th-century Corsica during its brief period of independence under the Corsican Republic.
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E.
Venetian lira (old)
The Venetian lira (old) was the historical currency of the Republic of Venice, used for centuries in trade and finance until the fall of the republic and subsequent monetary reforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Italian East African lira Description of subject: The Italian East African lira was the colonial currency introduced by Fascist Italy for use in its East African territories during the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Italian Somaliland lira