Mozambican escudo
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The Mozambican escudo was the former national currency of Mozambique used during the period of Portuguese colonial rule and shortly after independence, before being replaced by the metical.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mozambican escudo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3337410 — 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: Mozambican escudo Context triple: [Mozambican metical, replacedCurrency, Mozambican escudo]
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A.
Mozambican metical
The Mozambican metical is the official monetary unit used in Mozambique for all financial transactions and economic activities.
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B.
Malawian kwacha
The Malawian kwacha is the official fiat currency of Malawi, used for everyday transactions and monetary policy in the country.
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C.
Zambian kwacha
The Zambian kwacha is the official fiat currency of Zambia, used for everyday transactions and issued by the Bank of Zambia.
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D.
Zimbabwean dollar
The Zimbabwean dollar was the former national currency of Zimbabwe, notorious for its extreme hyperinflation before being abandoned in favor of foreign currencies.
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E.
Namibian dollar
The Namibian dollar is the official national currency of Namibia, pegged at par to the South African rand and used alongside it in everyday transactions.
- 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: Mozambican escudo Target entity description: The Mozambican escudo was the former national currency of Mozambique used during the period of Portuguese colonial rule and shortly after independence, before being replaced by the metical.
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A.
Mozambican metical
The Mozambican metical is the official monetary unit used in Mozambique for all financial transactions and economic activities.
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B.
Malawian kwacha
The Malawian kwacha is the official fiat currency of Malawi, used for everyday transactions and monetary policy in the country.
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C.
Zambian kwacha
The Zambian kwacha is the official fiat currency of Zambia, used for everyday transactions and issued by the Bank of Zambia.
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D.
Zimbabwean dollar
The Zimbabwean dollar was the former national currency of Zimbabwe, notorious for its extreme hyperinflation before being abandoned in favor of foreign currencies.
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E.
Namibian dollar
The Namibian dollar is the official national currency of Namibia, pegged at par to the South African rand and used alongside it in everyday transactions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| colonialCurrencyOf | Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| country | Mozambique ⓘ |
| currencyOf |
Portuguese East Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Mozambique
|
| currencySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknote
ⓘ
coin ⓘ |
| exchangeRateToSuccessor | 1 metical = 1,000 escudos ⓘ |
| introduced | 1914 ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | MZE ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority |
Banco Nacional Ultramarino
ⓘ
Bank of Mozambique ⓘ
surface form:
Banco de Moçambique
|
| legalTenderUntil | 1980 ⓘ |
| peggedTo | Portuguese escudo ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Mozambican metical
ⓘ
metical ⓘ |
| replacedByDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency |
Mozambican real
ⓘ
Portuguese real ⓘ |
| subunit | centavo ⓘ |
| subunitRatio | 100 centavos = 1 escudo ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | Mozambican metical ⓘ |
| symbol | $ ⓘ |
| usedAfterIndependence | true ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Portuguese East Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese colonial rule in Mozambique
|
| usedIn | Mozambique ⓘ |
| usedUntil | shortly after Mozambican independence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mozambican escudo Description of subject: The Mozambican escudo was the former national currency of Mozambique used during the period of Portuguese colonial rule and shortly after independence, before being replaced by the metical.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.