French franc (Latin Monetary Union)

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currency unit gold standard monetary standard silver standard

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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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
French franc	53
French franc (Latin Monetary Union) canonical	3
Belgian franc	1
French franc (historically)	1
French franc (post–Latin Monetary Union national currency)	1
franc	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T118473 — 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 (Latin Monetary Union)
Context triple: [Italian lira, peggedTo, French franc (Latin Monetary Union)]

A. Swiss franc
The Swiss franc is the official currency of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, known for its stability and status as a major global reserve currency.
B. Deutsche Mark
The Deutsche Mark was the former official currency of West Germany and later unified Germany, renowned for its stability and strength until it was replaced by the euro.
C. Dutch guilder
The Dutch guilder was the former national currency of the Netherlands, used for centuries until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
D. Reichsmark
The Reichsmark was the official monetary unit of Germany from 1924 until its replacement after World War II, most infamously associated with the Nazi era economy.
E. Italian lira
The Italian lira was Italy’s pre-euro national currency, used for centuries until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
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 (Latin Monetary Union)
Target entity description: 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.

A. Swiss franc
The Swiss franc is the official currency of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, known for its stability and status as a major global reserve currency.
B. Deutsche Mark
The Deutsche Mark was the former official currency of West Germany and later unified Germany, renowned for its stability and strength until it was replaced by the euro.
C. Dutch guilder
The Dutch guilder was the former national currency of the Netherlands, used for centuries until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
D. Reichsmark
The Reichsmark was the official monetary unit of Germany from 1924 until its replacement after World War II, most infamously associated with the Nazi era economy.
E. Italian lira
The Italian lira was Italy’s pre-euro national currency, used for centuries until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	currency unit ⓘ gold standard ⓘ monetary standard ⓘ silver standard ⓘ
basisOf	Latin Monetary Union currency system ⓘ
category	European currency history ⓘ historical currency ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
denominationName	franc ⓘ linked to: French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
historicalStatus	obsolete currency standard ⓘ
influenced	monetary policy in member states of the Latin Monetary Union ⓘ
introducedFor	harmonization of European coinage ⓘ
legalTenderIn	France (Latin Monetary Union period) ⓘ linked to: France
metalStandard	gold ⓘ silver ⓘ
monetaryRole	anchor currency of the Latin Monetary Union ⓘ
monetarySystemType	bimetallic standard ⓘ
monetaryUnion	Latin Monetary Union ⓘ
referenceForExchangeRates	Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union) ⓘ Greek drachma (Latin Monetary Union) ⓘ Italian lira (Latin Monetary Union) ⓘ linked to: Italian lira Swiss franc (Latin Monetary Union) ⓘ linked to: Swiss franc
region	Europe ⓘ
servedAs	reference unit for several European currencies ⓘ
standardizedBy	Latin Monetary Union treaty ⓘ linked to: Latin Monetary Union
subunit	centime ⓘ
successorCurrency	French franc (post–Latin Monetary Union national currency) ⓘ linked to: French franc (Latin Monetary Union) euro (indirectly, via later French franc) ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ 20th century ⓘ
usedAsReferenceBy	Belgian franc ⓘ linked to: French franc (Latin Monetary Union) Greek drachma (LMU) ⓘ Italian lira ⓘ Swiss franc ⓘ
usedFor	international trade settlements among Latin Monetary Union members ⓘ
usedIn	France ⓘ
valuationBasis	fixed weight of gold ⓘ fixed weight of silver ⓘ

How these facts were elicited