British trade dollar
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The British trade dollar was a silver coin issued by the United Kingdom in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for use in trade across East and Southeast Asia, particularly in regions like Hong Kong, the Straits Settlements, and China.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British trade dollar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4508649 — 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.
Target entity: British trade dollar Context triple: [Trade dollar, competedWith, British trade dollar]
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Trade dollar
The Trade dollar was a 19th-century United States silver coin specifically created for use in trade with Asia, notable for its higher silver content than the standard silver dollar.
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Spanish dollar
The Spanish dollar was a widely circulated silver coin that became a de facto global currency from the 16th to 19th centuries, heavily used in international trade across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
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C.
Panamanian balboa
The Panamanian balboa is the official currency of Panama, used alongside the U.S. dollar and named after the Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
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TRADE DOLLAR
TRADE DOLLAR is a U.S. silver coin minted in the late 19th century primarily for use in trade with Asia, notable for its higher silver content than the standard silver dollar.
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E.
Venetian ducat
The Venetian ducat was a widely circulated gold coin of the Republic of Venice, renowned for its stable value and importance in Mediterranean and European trade from the Middle Ages through the early modern period.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: British trade dollar Target entity description: The British trade dollar was a silver coin issued by the United Kingdom in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for use in trade across East and Southeast Asia, particularly in regions like Hong Kong, the Straits Settlements, and China.
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A.
Trade dollar
The Trade dollar was a 19th-century United States silver coin specifically created for use in trade with Asia, notable for its higher silver content than the standard silver dollar.
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B.
Spanish dollar
The Spanish dollar was a widely circulated silver coin that became a de facto global currency from the 16th to 19th centuries, heavily used in international trade across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
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C.
Panamanian balboa
The Panamanian balboa is the official currency of Panama, used alongside the U.S. dollar and named after the Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
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D.
TRADE DOLLAR
TRADE DOLLAR is a U.S. silver coin minted in the late 19th century primarily for use in trade with Asia, notable for its higher silver content than the standard silver dollar.
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E.
Venetian ducat
The Venetian ducat was a widely circulated gold coin of the Republic of Venice, renowned for its stable value and importance in Mediterranean and European trade from the Middle Ages through the early modern period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dollar-sized coin
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silver trade coin ⓘ |
| category |
British colonial coinage
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trade dollars of East Asia ⓘ |
| collectibleStatus | popular with numismatists ⓘ |
| competedWith |
French Indochina piastre
NERFINISHED
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Japanese trade dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexican peso NERFINISHED ⓘ United States trade dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composition | 0.900 fine silver ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currencyRegion | Oriental trade ⓘ |
| demonetized | 1937 ⓘ |
| denomination | one dollar ⓘ |
| diameter | 39 millimetres ⓘ |
| edge | milled edge ⓘ |
| firstYearOfIssue | 1895 ⓘ |
| hasMintMark |
B for Bombay
NERFINISHED
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C for Calcutta ⓘ |
| introduced | 1895 ⓘ |
| issuer | Government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastYearOfIssue | 1935 ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatus |
legal tender in Hong Kong
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legal tender in Straits Settlements ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| mintedAt |
Bombay Mint
NERFINISHED
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Calcutta Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Mint London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| obverseDesign |
merchant ship in background
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standing Britannia with trident and shield ⓘ |
| obverseLegend |
ONE DOLLAR
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date ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
facilitate trade in East Asia
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facilitate trade in Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Hong Kong dollar coinage
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Straits Settlements dollar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseDesign |
Chinese characters for "one dollar"
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Jawi script inscription ⓘ ornamental border ⓘ |
| standard | aligned with other contemporary trade dollars ⓘ |
| usedIn |
British Malaya
NERFINISHED
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China NERFINISHED ⓘ Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ Penang NERFINISHED ⓘ Shanghai NERFINISHED ⓘ Singapore NERFINISHED ⓘ Straits Settlements NERFINISHED ⓘ other Chinese treaty ports ⓘ |
| weight | 26.95 grams ⓘ |
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Subject: British trade dollar Description of subject: The British trade dollar was a silver coin issued by the United Kingdom in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for use in trade across East and Southeast Asia, particularly in regions like Hong Kong, the Straits Settlements, and China.
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