Lippe thaler
E896556
The Lippe thaler was the historical monetary unit used in the small German state of the Principality of Lippe before the adoption of more unified German currencies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lippe thaler canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10940312 — 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: Lippe thaler Context triple: [Principality of Lippe, currency, Lippe thaler]
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A.
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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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.
Guldengroschen
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Lippe thaler Target entity description: The Lippe thaler was the historical monetary unit used in the small German state of the Principality of Lippe before the adoption of more unified German currencies.
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A.
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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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.
Guldengroschen
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical currency
ⓘ
thaler ⓘ |
| country | Principality of Lippe ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Principality of Lippe ⓘ |
| currencySystem | thaler-based system ⓘ |
| currencyType | silver coin standard ⓘ |
| denomination | thaler ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
German Confederation
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ North German Confederation ⓘ |
| monetaryUnitOf | Principality of Lippe ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lippe ⓘ |
| partOf | German monetary history ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
German gold mark
ⓘ
German mark ⓘ North German thaler ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | German states ⓘ |
| usedBefore |
German gold mark
ⓘ
German mark ⓘ
linked to:
Deutsche Mark
North German thaler ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Principality of Lippe government
ⓘ
linked to:
Principality of Lippe
inhabitants of Lippe ⓘ |
| usedFor |
tax payments in Lippe
ⓘ
trade in Lippe ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Lippe
ⓘ
Principality of Lippe ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Northern Germany
ⓘ
Westphalia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lippe thaler Description of subject: The Lippe thaler was the historical monetary unit used in the small German state of the Principality of Lippe before the adoption of more unified German currencies.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.