Cape rixdollar
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The Cape rixdollar was a historical monetary unit used in the Dutch and later British-controlled Cape Colony in what is now South Africa.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape pound | 2 |
| rixdollar | 2 |
| Cape rixdollar canonical | 1 |
| Cape rixdollar (de facto) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T103991 — 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: Cape rixdollar Context triple: [Cape Colony, currency, Cape rixdollar]
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A.
Pago Pago
Pago Pago is the main urban center and harbor town on Tutuila Island that serves as the political and economic hub of American Samoa in the South Pacific.
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B.
New Jersey pound
The New Jersey pound was a colonial-era currency used in the Province of New Jersey before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
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C.
British West Indies dollar
The British West Indies dollar was a regional colonial currency used in several British Caribbean territories before being replaced by their modern national currencies.
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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.
Eureka
Eureka is a historic coastal city in Northern California known for its Victorian architecture, maritime heritage, and role as a regional cultural and economic center.
- 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: Cape rixdollar Target entity description: The Cape rixdollar was a historical monetary unit used in the Dutch and later British-controlled Cape Colony in what is now South Africa.
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A.
Pago Pago
Pago Pago is the main urban center and harbor town on Tutuila Island that serves as the political and economic hub of American Samoa in the South Pacific.
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B.
New Jersey pound
The New Jersey pound was a colonial-era currency used in the Province of New Jersey before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
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C.
British West Indies dollar
The British West Indies dollar was a regional colonial currency used in several British Caribbean territories before being replaced by their modern national currencies.
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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.
Eureka
Eureka is a historic coastal city in Northern California known for its Victorian architecture, maritime heritage, and role as a regional cultural and economic center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical currency
ⓘ
monetary unit ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Cape Colony ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | 1 rixdollar = 48 stuivers ⓘ |
| followsCurrency | Dutch rijksdaalder ⓘ |
| historicalJurisdiction |
British Cape Colony
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Colony
Dutch Cape Colony ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Colony
|
| historicalStatus | obsolete currency ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| monetaryStandard | silver-based currency ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom |
rijksdaalder
ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch rijksdaalder
|
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Cape pound
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape rixdollar
|
| subunit | stuiver ⓘ |
| usedByColonialPower |
British Empire
ⓘ
Dutch East India Company ⓘ |
| usedDuringPeriod |
British rule in the Cape Colony
ⓘ
Dutch rule in the Cape Colony ⓘ |
| usedFor |
public accounts
ⓘ
tax payments ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Cape Colony
ⓘ
Cape Town ⓘ |
| usedInColonialAdministration |
Cape Colony government
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Colony
|
| usedInEconomyType | colonial economy ⓘ |
| usedInTerritoryNowPartOf | South Africa ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cape rixdollar Description of subject: The Cape rixdollar was a historical monetary unit used in the Dutch and later British-controlled Cape Colony in what is now South Africa.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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