Thaler
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The Thaler was a large silver coin and monetary unit widely used across various German states and parts of Europe from the 16th to 19th centuries, serving as a precursor to the modern dollar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thaler canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1983925 — 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: Thaler Context triple: [Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, currency, Thaler]
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A.
Tobin
Tobin is the given name of Tobin Heath, an American professional soccer player and multiple-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion.
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B.
Roth
Roth is a locality within the German town of Lichtenfels in the state of Bavaria.
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C.
Roth
Roth is a town in the Bavarian region of Middle Franconia in southern Germany.
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D.
White Elster
White Elster is a river in central Europe that flows through parts of Germany, including the city of Gera, before joining the Saale River.
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E.
Guth
Guth is the surname of Alan Guth, an American theoretical physicist best known for proposing the theory of cosmic inflation in the early universe.
- 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: Thaler Target entity description: The Thaler was a large silver coin and monetary unit widely used across various German states and parts of Europe from the 16th to 19th centuries, serving as a precursor to the modern dollar.
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A.
Tobin
Tobin is the given name of Tobin Heath, an American professional soccer player and multiple-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion.
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B.
Loewenstein
Loewenstein is a surname of German origin associated with various notable individuals in fields such as science, politics, and the arts.
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C.
Roth
Roth is a locality within the German town of Lichtenfels in the state of Bavaria.
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D.
Roth
Roth is a town in the Bavarian region of Middle Franconia in southern Germany.
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E.
White Elster
White Elster is a river in central Europe that flows through parts of Germany, including the city of Gera, before joining the Saale River.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical currency
ⓘ
monetary unit ⓘ silver coin ⓘ |
| category |
European coinage
ⓘ
German currencies ⓘ |
| etymologicalDescendant | dollar ⓘ |
| firstIssuedInCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| firstIssuedInRegion | Bohemia ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Conventionsthaler
ⓘ
linked to:
thaler
Guldengroschen ⓘ Joachimsthaler ⓘ
linked to:
Reichsthaler
Reichsthaler ⓘ Speciesthaler ⓘ
linked to:
thaler
|
| historicalPeriod |
19th-century Europe
ⓘ
early modern Europe ⓘ |
| influenced |
Australian dollar
ⓘ
Canadian dollar ⓘ Hong Kong dollar ⓘ New Zealand dollar ⓘ United States dollar ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
various Latin American dollars ⓘ |
| metal | silver ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom |
Joachimsthaler
ⓘ
linked to:
Reichsthaler
|
| precursorOf | dollar ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Austro-Hungarian krone
ⓘ
German mark ⓘ |
| role |
accounting unit
ⓘ
standard of value ⓘ trade coin ⓘ |
| typicalComposition | high-silver-content alloy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
international trade
ⓘ
large transactions ⓘ |
| usedInCentury |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Austria
ⓘ
Bohemia ⓘ Central Europe ⓘ German states ⓘ Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
linked to:
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Italian states ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Prussia ⓘ Saxony ⓘ Scandinavia ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thaler Description of subject: The Thaler was a large silver coin and monetary unit widely used across various German states and parts of Europe from the 16th to 19th centuries, serving as a precursor to the modern dollar.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.