Japanese trade dollar
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The Japanese trade dollar was a silver coin minted in the late 19th century by Japan specifically for use in international commerce, particularly in East and Southeast Asia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese trade dollar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18396278 — 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: Japanese trade dollar Context triple: [British trade dollar, competedWith, Japanese trade dollar]
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British trade dollar
The British trade dollar was a silver coin issued by the United Kingdom in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for use in trade across East and Southeast Asia, particularly in regions like Hong Kong, the Straits Settlements, and China.
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B.
Trade dollar
The Trade dollar was a 19th-century United States silver coin specifically created for use in trade with Asia, notable for its higher silver content than the standard silver dollar.
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TRADE DOLLAR
TRADE DOLLAR is a U.S. silver coin minted in the late 19th century primarily for use in trade with Asia, notable for its higher silver content than the standard silver dollar.
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D.
Fengtien dollar
The Fengtien dollar was a regional currency used in the early 20th century in Manchuria before being superseded by later Chinese and puppet-state monetary reforms.
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E.
Hawaiian dollar
The Hawaiian dollar was the official monetary unit of the former Kingdom of Hawaii, used in the 19th century and closely tied in value and design to the U.S. dollar.
- 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: Japanese trade dollar Target entity description: The Japanese trade dollar was a silver coin minted in the late 19th century by Japan specifically for use in international commerce, particularly in East and Southeast Asia.
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A.
British trade dollar
The British trade dollar was a silver coin issued by the United Kingdom in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for use in trade across East and Southeast Asia, particularly in regions like Hong Kong, the Straits Settlements, and China.
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B.
Trade dollar
The Trade dollar was a 19th-century United States silver coin specifically created for use in trade with Asia, notable for its higher silver content than the standard silver dollar.
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C.
TRADE DOLLAR
TRADE DOLLAR is a U.S. silver coin minted in the late 19th century primarily for use in trade with Asia, notable for its higher silver content than the standard silver dollar.
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D.
Fengtien dollar
The Fengtien dollar was a regional currency used in the early 20th century in Manchuria before being superseded by later Chinese and puppet-state monetary reforms.
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E.
Hawaiian dollar
The Hawaiian dollar was the official monetary unit of the former Kingdom of Hawaii, used in the 19th century and closely tied in value and design to the U.S. dollar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.