Peruvian sol
E10998
The Peruvian sol is the official monetary unit of Peru, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peruvian sol canonical | 52 |
| Peruvian nuevo sol | 4 |
| Peruvian sol (old sol) | 3 |
| Peruvian sol (1863–1985) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T100665 — 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: Peruvian sol Context triple: [Peru, currency, Peruvian sol]
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A.
Chilean peso
The Chilean peso is the official monetary unit of Chile, used for everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the country.
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B.
Colombian peso
The Colombian peso is the official national currency of Colombia, used for all everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the country.
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C.
Mexican peso
The Mexican peso is Mexico's official national currency and one of the most traded currencies in the world, widely used in international foreign exchange markets.
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D.
Philippine peso
The Philippine peso is the official currency of the Philippines, issued by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and commonly denoted by the symbol ₱ and the code PHP.
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E.
Peru
Peru is a South American country known for its rich Inca heritage, diverse landscapes from Andes mountains to Amazon rainforest, and the iconic archaeological site of Machu Picchu.
- 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: Peruvian sol Target entity description: The Peruvian sol is the official monetary unit of Peru, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
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A.
Chilean peso
The Chilean peso is the official monetary unit of Chile, used for everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the country.
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B.
Colombian peso
The Colombian peso is the official national currency of Colombia, used for all everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the country.
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C.
Mexican peso
The Mexican peso is Mexico's official national currency and one of the most traded currencies in the world, widely used in international foreign exchange markets.
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D.
Philippine peso
The Philippine peso is the official currency of the Philippines, issued by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas and commonly denoted by the symbol ₱ and the code PHP.
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E.
Peru
Peru is a South American country known for its rich Inca heritage, diverse landscapes from Andes mountains to Amazon rainforest, and the iconic archaeological site of Machu Picchu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
legal tender ⓘ |
| belongsToCurrencySystem | Peruvian monetary system ⓘ |
| centralBank |
Banco Central de Reserva del Perú
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Reserve Bank of Peru
Central Reserve Bank of Peru ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| currencySymbol | S/. ⓘ |
| decimalPlaces | 2 ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| formerISO4217Code | PEN (unchanged after renaming from nuevo sol) ⓘ |
| formerName | nuevo sol ⓘ |
| introduced | 1991 ⓘ |
| isDecimalCurrency | true ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | PEN ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Peruvian economy ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority |
Banco Central de Reserva del Perú
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Reserve Bank of Peru
Central Reserve Bank of Peru ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalStatus | legal tender for all debts public and private in Peru ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn |
Republic of Peru
ⓘ
linked to:
Peru
|
| monetaryAuthority | Central Reserve Bank of Peru ⓘ |
| monetaryPolicyRegime | inflation targeting ⓘ |
| monetaryUnitOf | Peru ⓘ |
| nameInSpanish | sol peruano ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | Peru ⓘ |
| pluralForm | soles ⓘ |
| region | South America ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency |
Peruvian inti
ⓘ
inti ⓘ |
| replacedCurrencyAtRate | 1 sol = 1,000,000 intis ⓘ |
| subunit | céntimo ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 céntimos ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Peruvian businesses
ⓘ
Peruvian government ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Peru
Peruvian residents ⓘ |
| usedFor |
accounting in Peru
ⓘ
domestic pricing ⓘ electronic payments in Peru ⓘ everyday transactions ⓘ retail payments ⓘ savings ⓘ tax payments ⓘ wages and salaries ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Peruvian economy
ⓘ
Peruvian financial system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Peruvian sol Description of subject: The Peruvian sol is the official monetary unit of Peru, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
Referenced by (60)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.