Malagasy ariary
E147400
The Malagasy ariary is the official monetary unit of Madagascar, used for all financial transactions and economic activities in the country.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malagasy ariary canonical | 11 |
| Malagasy ariary (as accounting unit only) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1295084 — 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: Malagasy ariary Context triple: [Madagascar, currency, Malagasy ariary]
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A.
Rwandan franc
The Rwandan franc is the official monetary unit of Rwanda, used for everyday transactions and issued by the National Bank of Rwanda.
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B.
Tunisian franc
The Tunisian franc was the former national currency of Tunisia used before the adoption of the Tunisian dinar.
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C.
Mozambican metical
The Mozambican metical is the official monetary unit used in Mozambique for all financial transactions and economic activities.
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D.
Haitian gourde
The Haitian gourde is the official monetary unit of Haiti, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
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E.
Djiboutian franc
The Djiboutian franc is the official monetary unit of Djibouti, a small East African nation strategically located on the Horn of Africa.
- 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: Malagasy ariary Target entity description: The Malagasy ariary is the official monetary unit of Madagascar, used for all financial transactions and economic activities in the country.
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A.
Rwandan franc
The Rwandan franc is the official monetary unit of Rwanda, used for everyday transactions and issued by the National Bank of Rwanda.
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B.
Tunisian franc
The Tunisian franc was the former national currency of Tunisia used before the adoption of the Tunisian dinar.
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C.
Mozambican metical
The Mozambican metical is the official monetary unit used in Mozambique for all financial transactions and economic activities.
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D.
Haitian gourde
The Haitian gourde is the official monetary unit of Haiti, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
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E.
Djiboutian franc
The Djiboutian franc is the official monetary unit of Djibouti, a small East African nation strategically located on the Horn of Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
legal tender ⓘ |
| category | currencies of Africa ⓘ |
| centralBank | Banky Foiben’i Madagasikara ⓘ |
| country | Madagascar ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| exchangeRateAtReplacement | 1 ariary = 5 Malagasy francs ⓘ |
| hasSubunitNameMeaning | iraimbilanja means "one iron" in Malagasy ⓘ |
| initiallyCoexistedWith | Malagasy franc ⓘ |
| introducedAsDecimalCurrency | 2005 ⓘ |
| introducedDate | 1 January 2005 ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | MGA ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | Central Bank of Madagascar ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency |
French
ⓘ
Malagasy ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatus | legal tender in Madagascar ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Government of Madagascar ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | fiat money system ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | Madagascar ⓘ |
| region | Africa ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | Malagasy franc ⓘ |
| subunit | iraimbilanja ⓘ |
| subunitToUnitRatio | 5 iraimbilanja = 1 ariary ⓘ |
| symbol | Ar ⓘ |
| usedFor |
accounting in Madagascar
ⓘ
all financial transactions in Madagascar ⓘ banking operations in Madagascar ⓘ domestic payments in Madagascar ⓘ government budgeting in Madagascar ⓘ pricing of goods and services in Madagascar ⓘ tax payments in Madagascar ⓘ wages and salaries in Madagascar ⓘ |
| usedIn | Madagascar ⓘ |
| valueNotation | decimal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Malagasy ariary Description of subject: The Malagasy ariary is the official monetary unit of Madagascar, used for all financial transactions and economic activities in the country.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Malagasy ariary