Brabantine florin
E222540
The Brabantine florin was a medieval gold coin used as a principal monetary unit in the Duchy of Brabant and surrounding Low Countries regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brabantine florin canonical | 2 |
| Brabantine guilder | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1974047 — 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: Brabantine florin Context triple: [Duchy of Brabant, currency, Brabantine florin]
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A.
Liège florin
The Liège florin was a historical gold coin used as a principal monetary unit in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège in what is now Belgium.
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B.
Lombardy–Venetia florin
The Lombardy–Venetia florin was a 19th-century currency used in the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia under Austrian rule before being superseded by the Italian lira.
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C.
Tuscan florin
The Tuscan florin was a historical gold coin used in Tuscany, influential in medieval European trade and finance.
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D.
Dutch rijksdaalder
The Dutch rijksdaalder was a historical silver coin of the Netherlands that circulated for centuries as a major unit of currency before being replaced by the guilder.
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E.
North German thaler
The North German thaler was a silver coin and monetary unit used across various northern German states in the 18th and 19th centuries, serving as a key regional standard before the adoption of the German mark.
- 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: Brabantine florin Target entity description: The Brabantine florin was a medieval gold coin used as a principal monetary unit in the Duchy of Brabant and surrounding Low Countries regions.
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A.
Liège florin
The Liège florin was a historical gold coin used as a principal monetary unit in the Prince-Bishopric of Liège in what is now Belgium.
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B.
Lombardy–Venetia florin
The Lombardy–Venetia florin was a 19th-century currency used in the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia under Austrian rule before being superseded by the Italian lira.
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C.
Tuscan florin
The Tuscan florin was a historical gold coin used in Tuscany, influential in medieval European trade and finance.
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D.
Dutch rijksdaalder
The Dutch rijksdaalder was a historical silver coin of the Netherlands that circulated for centuries as a major unit of currency before being replaced by the guilder.
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E.
North German thaler
The North German thaler was a silver coin and monetary unit used across various northern German states in the 18th and 19th centuries, serving as a key regional standard before the adoption of the German mark.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency unit
ⓘ
medieval gold coin ⓘ |
| category |
coins of the Low Countries
ⓘ
gold coins ⓘ medieval currencies of Europe ⓘ |
| circulationArea |
Duchy of Brabant
ⓘ
neighboring territories of Brabant ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Duchy of Brabant ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | Brabantine monetary system ⓘ |
| economicContext | medieval trade in the Low Countries ⓘ |
| evidence |
attested in numismatic catalogues
ⓘ
known from medieval charters and account books ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | medieval period ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
large commercial transactions
ⓘ
tax payments ⓘ trade payments ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Italian florin ⓘ |
| issuer |
dukes of Brabant
ⓘ
linked to:
Duke of Brabant
|
| languageOfName | Middle Dutch ⓘ |
| material | gold ⓘ |
| metal | gold ⓘ |
| monetaryFunction |
medium of exchange
ⓘ
store of value ⓘ unit of account ⓘ |
| monetaryRole | principal monetary unit ⓘ |
| monetaryStandard | gold standard ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | derived from the florin of Florence ⓘ |
| numismaticInterest | collectible medieval coin ⓘ |
| region |
Brabant
ⓘ
Low Countries ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Burgundian monetary reforms
ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire coinage ⓘ |
| status | obsolete currency ⓘ |
| typeOf | florin ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
Brabantine gros
ⓘ
Brabantine penny ⓘ
linked to:
Brabantine stuiver
Brabantine stuiver ⓘ |
| usedBy |
ducal administration of Brabant
ⓘ
merchants in the Low Countries ⓘ urban authorities in Brabant ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Antwerp
ⓘ
Brussels ⓘ
linked to:
Brussels, Belgium
Duchy of Brabant ⓘ Late Middle Ages ⓘ Leuven ⓘ Low Countries ⓘ Mechelen ⓘ |
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Subject: Brabantine florin Description of subject: The Brabantine florin was a medieval gold coin used as a principal monetary unit in the Duchy of Brabant and surrounding Low Countries regions.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Brabantine florin