Guldengroschen
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The Guldengroschen was a large silver coin of the Holy Roman Empire and a forerunner of the thaler, widely used in Central Europe during the 16th century.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coins of the Holy Roman Empire | 1 |
| Guldengroschen canonical | 1 |
| Joachimsthaler | 1 |
| Saxon guldengroschen | 1 |
| derived from German words "Gulden" and "Groschen" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9283776 — 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: Guldengroschen Context triple: [Thaler, hasVariant, Guldengroschen]
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A.
Reichsthaler
The Reichsthaler was a silver coin and monetary unit widely used in various German states and parts of the Holy Roman Empire from the early modern period until the 19th century.
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B.
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.
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C.
Prussian groschen
The Prussian groschen was a medieval silver coin used in Prussia, particularly under the Teutonic Order, serving as a key regional monetary unit in the late Middle Ages.
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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.
Bohemian groschen
The Bohemian groschen was a medieval silver coin that became a major trade currency in Central Europe under the Kingdom of Bohemia.
- 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: Guldengroschen Target entity description: The Guldengroschen was a large silver coin of the Holy Roman Empire and a forerunner of the thaler, widely used in Central Europe during the 16th century.
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A.
Reichsthaler
The Reichsthaler was a silver coin and monetary unit widely used in various German states and parts of the Holy Roman Empire from the early modern period until the 19th century.
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B.
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.
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C.
Prussian groschen
The Prussian groschen was a medieval silver coin used in Prussia, particularly under the Teutonic Order, serving as a key regional monetary unit in the late Middle Ages.
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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.
Bohemian groschen
The Bohemian groschen was a medieval silver coin that became a major trade currency in Central Europe under the Kingdom of Bohemia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical currency
ⓘ
large denomination coin ⓘ silver coin ⓘ |
| category |
Coins of the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Guldengroschen
Medieval and early modern European coins ⓘ Silver coins ⓘ |
| circulationArea |
Austria
ⓘ
Bohemia ⓘ German states ⓘ Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| currencyRegion | Central Europe ⓘ |
| denominationType | large silver coin ⓘ |
| etymology |
derived from German words "Gulden" and "Groschen"
ⓘ
linked to:
Guldengroschen
|
| follows | Gulden ⓘ |
| forerunnerOf | Thaler ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Reichsthaler ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Early Modern period ⓘ |
| historicalRole | early large silver coinage in Europe ⓘ |
| influenced | European thaler coinage ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| metal | silver ⓘ |
| monetaryStandard | silver standard ⓘ |
| numismaticSignificance | precursor of modern crown-sized coins ⓘ |
| partOf | coinage of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| periodOfUse | 16th century ⓘ |
| precedes | Thaler ⓘ |
| use | medium of exchange ⓘ |
| usedIn |
large commercial transactions
ⓘ
tax payments ⓘ trade payments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Guldengroschen Description of subject: The Guldengroschen was a large silver coin of the Holy Roman Empire and a forerunner of the thaler, widely used in Central Europe during the 16th century.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Guldengroschen
linked to: Guldengroschen
linked to: Guldengroschen
linked to: Guldengroschen