Estonian kroon
E146745
The Estonian kroon was the former national currency of Estonia, used from 1992 until the country adopted the euro in 2011.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Estonian kroon canonical | 4 |
| Estonian kroon (1928–1940) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1263934 — 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: Estonian kroon Context triple: [Euro, replacedCurrency, Estonian kroon]
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A.
Finnish markka
The Finnish markka was the national currency of Finland until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
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B.
Latvian lats
The Latvian lats was the national currency of Latvia until it was replaced by the euro in 2014.
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C.
Swedish krona
The Swedish krona is the official currency of Sweden, used for everyday transactions and major national and international payments.
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D.
Icelandic króna
The Icelandic króna is the official national currency of Iceland, used for all domestic financial transactions and issued by the Central Bank of Iceland.
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E.
Danish krone
The Danish krone is the official currency of Denmark, known for its stable value and close peg to the euro.
- 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: Estonian kroon Target entity description: The Estonian kroon was the former national currency of Estonia, used from 1992 until the country adopted the euro in 2011.
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A.
Finnish markka
The Finnish markka was the national currency of Finland until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
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B.
Latvian lats
The Latvian lats was the national currency of Latvia until it was replaced by the euro in 2014.
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C.
Swedish krona
The Swedish krona is the official currency of Sweden, used for everyday transactions and major national and international payments.
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D.
Icelandic króna
The Icelandic króna is the official national currency of Iceland, used for all domestic financial transactions and issued by the Central Bank of Iceland.
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E.
Danish krone
The Danish krone is the official currency of Denmark, known for its stable value and close peg to the euro.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former national currency ⓘ |
| banknoteDenomination |
1 kroon
ⓘ
10 krooni ⓘ 100 krooni ⓘ 2 krooni ⓘ 25 krooni ⓘ 5 krooni ⓘ 50 krooni ⓘ 500 krooni ⓘ |
| centralBank | Bank of Estonia ⓘ |
| coinDenomination |
1 kroon
ⓘ
10 krooni ⓘ 10 senti ⓘ 20 senti ⓘ 5 krooni ⓘ 5 senti ⓘ 50 senti ⓘ |
| country | Estonia ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| exchangeabilityStatus | indefinitely exchangeable into euro at Eesti Pank ⓘ |
| exchangeableAtCentralBank | yes ⓘ |
| fixedExchangeRateToDEM | 1 DEM = 8 EEK ⓘ |
| fixedExchangeRateToEUR | 1 EUR = 15.6466 EEK ⓘ |
| historicalEra | post-Soviet transition period ⓘ |
| introduced | 1992 ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | EEK ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | Estonian ⓘ |
| legalTenderUntil | 2011-01-14 ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority |
Eesti Pank
ⓘ
linked to:
Bank of Estonia
|
| monetaryPolicyRegime | currency board ⓘ |
| namedAfter | kroon (crown) ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
Deutsche Mark
ⓘ
euro ⓘ |
| periodOfUseEnd | 2011-01-14 ⓘ |
| periodOfUseStart | 1992-06-20 ⓘ |
| region | Baltic states ⓘ |
| replacedByCurrency | euro ⓘ |
| replacedByCurrencyDate | 2011-01-01 ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency |
Estonian kroon (1928–1940)
ⓘ
linked to:
Estonian kroon
Soviet ruble ⓘ |
| status | obsolete currency ⓘ |
| subunit | sent ⓘ |
| subunitRatio | 1 kroon = 100 senti ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | euro ⓘ |
| symbol | kr ⓘ |
| usedFor | cash transactions in Estonia ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Republic of Estonia
ⓘ
linked to:
Estonia
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Estonian kroon Description of subject: The Estonian kroon was the former national currency of Estonia, used from 1992 until the country adopted the euro in 2011.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Estonian kroon