French franc (in mandate context)
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The French franc (in mandate context) was the colonial currency imposed by France in its League of Nations mandates, including territories such as the State of Damascus in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| French franc (in mandate context) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12167960 — 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: French franc (in mandate context) Context triple: [State of Damascus, usedCurrency, French franc (in mandate context)]
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A.
French franc (in French Somaliland)
The French franc in French Somaliland was the colonial currency used in the territory before being succeeded by the Djiboutian franc.
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B.
French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
The French franc of the Latin Monetary Union was a 19th–20th century gold and silver-based currency standard that served as the reference unit for several European currencies, including the Italian lira.
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C.
French livre
The French livre was the pre-franc monetary unit of France, used for centuries until it was replaced during the French Revolution and early French First Republic.
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D.
CFP franc
The CFP franc is a currency used in several French overseas collectivities in the Pacific, including New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and Wallis and Futuna.
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E.
franc Pacifique
The franc Pacifique is the currency used in several French overseas collectivities in the Pacific, including French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna.
- 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: French franc (in mandate context) Target entity description: The French franc (in mandate context) was the colonial currency imposed by France in its League of Nations mandates, including territories such as the State of Damascus in the early 20th century.
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A.
French franc (in French Somaliland)
The French franc in French Somaliland was the colonial currency used in the territory before being succeeded by the Djiboutian franc.
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B.
French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
The French franc of the Latin Monetary Union was a 19th–20th century gold and silver-based currency standard that served as the reference unit for several European currencies, including the Italian lira.
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C.
French livre
The French livre was the pre-franc monetary unit of France, used for centuries until it was replaced during the French Revolution and early French First Republic.
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D.
CFP franc
The CFP franc is a currency used in several French overseas collectivities in the Pacific, including New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and Wallis and Futuna.
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E.
franc Pacifique
The franc Pacifique is the currency used in several French overseas collectivities in the Pacific, including French Polynesia, New Caledonia, and Wallis and Futuna.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.