Danish rigsdaler
E175963
The Danish rigsdaler was Denmark’s former currency used until the 19th century, when it was superseded by the Danish krone.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Danish rigsdaler canonical | 2 |
| Danish daler | 1 |
| Scandinavian rigsdaler | 1 |
| rigsdaler rigsmønt | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1554233 — 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: Danish rigsdaler Context triple: [Danish krone, replaced, Danish rigsdaler]
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A.
Danish krone
The Danish krone is the official currency of Denmark, known for its stable value and close peg to the euro.
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B.
Norwegian krone
The Norwegian krone is the official monetary unit of Norway, issued by Norges Bank and commonly traded under the currency code NOK.
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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.
riksdaler
The riksdaler was Sweden’s former national currency used for several centuries before being replaced by the Swedish krona in the late 19th century.
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E.
Finnish markka
The Finnish markka was the national currency of Finland 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: Danish rigsdaler Target entity description: The Danish rigsdaler was Denmark’s former currency used until the 19th century, when it was superseded by the Danish krone.
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A.
Danish krone
The Danish krone is the official currency of Denmark, known for its stable value and close peg to the euro.
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B.
Norwegian krone
The Norwegian krone is the official monetary unit of Norway, issued by Norges Bank and commonly traded under the currency code NOK.
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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.
riksdaler
The riksdaler was Sweden’s former national currency used for several centuries before being replaced by the Swedish krona in the late 19th century.
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E.
Finnish markka
The Finnish markka was the national currency of Finland until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former currency of Denmark
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| abolished | 19th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
rigsdaler courant
ⓘ
linked to:
rigsdaler
rigsdaler species ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Denmark
ⓘ
Modern obsolete currencies ⓘ Silver standard currencies ⓘ |
| country | Denmark ⓘ |
| currencyOf |
Kingdom of Denmark
ⓘ
linked to:
Denmark
|
| denominationType |
banknote
ⓘ
silver coin ⓘ |
| etymology |
derived from German Reichsthaler
ⓘ
linked to:
Reichsthaler
|
| exchangeRateToSuccessor | 2 Danish krone = 1 rigsdaler ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century Europe
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| introduced | 17th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Danish ⓘ |
| monetaryReform | subject of 1813 Danish monetary reform ⓘ |
| monetaryStandard | silver standard ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Danish daler
ⓘ
linked to:
Danish rigsdaler
|
| regulatedBy |
Danish crown
ⓘ
Nationalbanken i Kjøbenhavn ⓘ
linked to:
Danmarks Nationalbank
|
| replacedBy |
Danish krone
ⓘ
Danish krone in 1875 ⓘ |
| subunit |
mark
ⓘ
rigsbankskilling ⓘ skilling ⓘ skilling rigsmønt ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | Danish krone ⓘ |
| symbol | Rdl ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Danish–Norwegian union
ⓘ
linked to:
Denmark–Norway
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ absolutist monarchy in Denmark ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Danish West Indies
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Virgin Islands
Denmark ⓘ Faroe Islands ⓘ Holstein ⓘ Iceland ⓘ Norway ⓘ Schleswig ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 1875 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Danish rigsdaler Description of subject: The Danish rigsdaler was Denmark’s former currency used until the 19th century, when it was superseded by the Danish krone.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Danish rigsdaler
linked to: Danish rigsdaler
linked to: Danish rigsdaler