Kreuzer
E390463
The Kreuzer was a small silver coin and monetary unit used for centuries in various German-speaking states within the Holy Roman Empire and beyond.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kreuzer canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3809822 — 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: Kreuzer Context triple: [Anhalt-Zerbst, currency, Kreuzer]
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A.
Gustav
Gustav is a masculine given name of German origin, borne by several notable historical figures including scientists, artists, and royalty.
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B.
Streicher
Streicher is a German surname most infamously associated with Julius Streicher, a prominent Nazi propagandist and publisher of the antisemitic newspaper Der Stürmer.
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C.
Moritz
Moritz is a masculine given name of German origin, commonly used in German-speaking countries.
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D.
Rudolph Schnaubelt
Rudolph Schnaubelt was a German-American anarchist best known as a suspected participant in the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago.
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E.
Hansi
Hansi is a historic town in the Hisar district of Haryana, India, known for its ancient forts and archaeological significance.
- 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: Kreuzer Target entity description: The Kreuzer was a small silver coin and monetary unit used for centuries in various German-speaking states within the Holy Roman Empire and beyond.
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A.
Gustav
Gustav is a masculine given name of German origin, borne by several notable historical figures including scientists, artists, and royalty.
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B.
Streicher
Streicher is a German surname most infamously associated with Julius Streicher, a prominent Nazi propagandist and publisher of the antisemitic newspaper Der Stürmer.
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C.
Moritz
Moritz is a masculine given name of German origin, commonly used in German-speaking countries.
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D.
Rudolph Schnaubelt
Rudolph Schnaubelt was a German-American anarchist best known as a suspected participant in the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago.
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E.
Hansi
Hansi is a historic town in the Hisar district of Haryana, India, known for its ancient forts and archaeological significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coin
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ monetary unit ⓘ |
| category |
coins of the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
obsolete currencies of Europe ⓘ silver coins ⓘ |
| countryOrRegionOfUse |
German-speaking Europe
ⓘ
surface form:
German-speaking states
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| currencyOf | various German states ⓘ |
| denominationOf |
Austrian gulden
ⓘ
Rhenish guilder ⓘ
surface form:
Rhenish gulden
South German gulden ⓘ florin ⓘ |
| etymology | German word "Kreuz" meaning "cross" ⓘ |
| firstIssuedBy | Duke Meinhard II of Tyrol ⓘ |
| firstIssuedIn | Tyrol ⓘ |
| hasDesignElement | cross ⓘ |
| introducedInCentury |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| material |
billon
ⓘ
copper ⓘ silver ⓘ |
| monetarySystem |
Austrian monetary system
ⓘ
South German gulden ⓘ
surface form:
South German monetary system
|
| namedAfter | cross ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
heller
ⓘ
new decimal subunits of gulden ⓘ pfennig ⓘ |
| subunitOf |
florin
ⓘ
gulden ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions
ⓘ
small payments ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Austria
ⓘ
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian Empire
Bavaria ⓘ Prince-Archbishopric of Mainz ⓘ
surface form:
Electorate of Mainz
Grand Duchy of Baden ⓘ Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Kingdom of Württemberg ⓘ Prince-Bishopric of Salzburg ⓘ southern Germany ⓘ
surface form:
South Germany
Switzerland ⓘ Tyrol ⓘ |
| usedUntilCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedUntilEvent | decimalization of currencies in German-speaking Europe ⓘ |
| valueRelativeToFlorin | 60 kreuzer = 1 florin ⓘ |
| valueRelativeToGulden |
30 kreuzer = 1 gulden (some early systems)
ⓘ
60 kreuzer = 1 gulden (South German standard) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kreuzer Description of subject: The Kreuzer was a small silver coin and monetary unit used for centuries in various German-speaking states within the Holy Roman Empire and beyond.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.