Genevan thaler
E601810
The Genevan thaler was a historical silver coin used as the principal monetary unit of the Republic of Geneva before the adoption of modern Swiss currency.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Genevan thaler canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6605402 — 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: Genevan thaler Context triple: [Republic of Geneva, currency, Genevan thaler]
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A.
Saxon thaler
The Saxon thaler was a large silver coin and monetary unit used for centuries in Saxony, influential in the development of the thaler and later the dollar across Europe and beyond.
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B.
Liège florin
The Liège florin was a historical gold coin used as a principal monetary unit in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège in what is now Belgium.
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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Genevan thaler Target entity description: The Genevan thaler was a historical silver coin used as the principal monetary unit of the Republic of Geneva before the adoption of modern Swiss currency.
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A.
Saxon thaler
The Saxon thaler was a large silver coin and monetary unit used for centuries in Saxony, influential in the development of the thaler and later the dollar across Europe and beyond.
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B.
Liège florin
The Liège florin was a historical gold coin used as a principal monetary unit in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège in what is now Belgium.
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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical currency unit
ⓘ
silver coin ⓘ thaler ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Republic of Geneva coat of arms
ⓘ
linked to:
coat of arms of the canton of Geneva
|
| countryOfUse | Republic of Geneva ⓘ |
| currencyRole | principal unit of account in Geneva ⓘ |
| currencyStatus | obsolete ⓘ |
| currencySystem | Genevan monetary system ⓘ |
| denominationClass | large silver coin ⓘ |
| denominationType | thaler-sized coin ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-modern Swiss monetary history ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Geneva ⓘ |
| languageContext | French-speaking monetary tradition ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Switzerland ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| monetaryFunction |
medium of exchange
ⓘ
unit of account ⓘ |
| numismaticCategory | Swiss cantonal coinage ⓘ |
| numismaticInterest | collectible historical coin ⓘ |
| principalMonetaryUnitOf | Republic of Geneva ⓘ |
| region | Western Europe ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
French-speaking Switzerland
ⓘ
linked to:
Romandy
Swiss cantonal currencies ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Swiss franc ⓘ |
| usedBefore | Swiss franc ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic payments in Geneva
ⓘ
trade in the Republic of Geneva ⓘ |
| usedIn | Republic of Geneva ⓘ |
| usedInPoliticalEntity | city-state of Geneva ⓘ |
| usedPriorTo | introduction of modern Swiss currency ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Genevan thaler Description of subject: The Genevan thaler was a historical silver coin used as the principal monetary unit of the Republic of Geneva before the adoption of modern Swiss currency.
Referenced by (1)
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