Mauritian dollar
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The Mauritian dollar was a former currency of Mauritius that was eventually superseded by the Mauritian rupee.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mauritian dollar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6749000 — 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: Mauritian dollar Context triple: [Mauritian rupee, replacedCurrency, Mauritian dollar]
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A.
Mauritian rupee
The Mauritian rupee is the official monetary unit of Mauritius, used for everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the island nation.
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B.
Seychellois rupee
The Seychellois rupee is the official monetary unit of the Republic of Seychelles, used for all domestic transactions and issued by the country's central bank.
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C.
Comorian franc
The Comorian franc is the official monetary unit of the Union of the Comoros, issued by the Central Bank of the Comoros and pegged to the euro.
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D.
Bermudian dollar
The Bermudian dollar is the official currency of Bermuda, pegged at par with the U.S. dollar and commonly used interchangeably with it on the islands.
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E.
East Caribbean dollar
The East Caribbean dollar is the common currency used by several member states and territories of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, managed by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and pegged to the US dollar.
- 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: Mauritian dollar Target entity description: The Mauritian dollar was a former currency of Mauritius that was eventually superseded by the Mauritian rupee.
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A.
Mauritian rupee
The Mauritian rupee is the official monetary unit of Mauritius, used for everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the island nation.
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B.
Seychellois rupee
The Seychellois rupee is the official monetary unit of the Republic of Seychelles, used for all domestic transactions and issued by the country's central bank.
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C.
Comorian franc
The Comorian franc is the official monetary unit of the Union of the Comoros, issued by the Central Bank of the Comoros and pegged to the euro.
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D.
Bermudian dollar
The Bermudian dollar is the official currency of Bermuda, pegged at par with the U.S. dollar and commonly used interchangeably with it on the islands.
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E.
East Caribbean dollar
The East Caribbean dollar is the common currency used by several member states and territories of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, managed by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and pegged to the US dollar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former currency ⓘ |
| circulationStatus | discontinued ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Mauritius ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Mauritius ⓘ |
| currencyUnitName | dollar ⓘ |
| denominationType |
dollar
ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
| formerColonialContext | British Empire ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Mauritian rupee ⓘ |
| historicalJurisdiction | Colony of Mauritius ⓘ |
| historicalUse | 19th century ⓘ |
| ISO4217Status | non-current ⓘ |
| legalTender | no ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | pre-rupee system ⓘ |
| region | Mauritius ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Mauritian rupee ⓘ |
| replacedByCurrencyOfType | rupee ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subregion | Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | Mauritian rupee ⓘ |
| supersededBy | Mauritian rupee ⓘ |
| usedAsMediumOfExchange | yes ⓘ |
| usedBefore | Mauritian rupee ⓘ |
| usedIn | Mauritius ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mauritian dollar Description of subject: The Mauritian dollar was a former currency of Mauritius that was eventually superseded by the Mauritian rupee.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.