thaler
E239069
The thaler was a large silver coin used across much of Europe from the 16th to 19th centuries and is the origin of the word "dollar."
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Conventionsthaler | 2 |
| Speciesthaler | 1 |
| dollar (via thaler) | 1 |
| lion thaler | 1 |
| thaler canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2164627 — 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: [riksdaler, namedAfter, thaler]
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A.
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.
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B.
Prussian thaler
The Prussian thaler was the principal silver coin and monetary unit of the Kingdom of Prussia until it was replaced by the German gold mark in the late 19th century.
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C.
South German gulden
The South German gulden was a historical currency used in several southern German states during the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly before the unification of Germany and the adoption of the mark.
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D.
Austrian gulden
The Austrian gulden was the principal monetary unit of the Austrian Empire and later Austria-Hungary until it was replaced by the krone in the late 19th century.
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E.
Pfennig
The Pfennig was a former German coin and monetary unit, historically used as a subdivision of the Deutsche Mark and earlier currencies.
- 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 used across much of Europe from the 16th to 19th centuries and is the origin of the word "dollar."
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A.
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.
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B.
Prussian thaler
The Prussian thaler was the principal silver coin and monetary unit of the Kingdom of Prussia until it was replaced by the German gold mark in the late 19th century.
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C.
South German gulden
The South German gulden was a historical currency used in several southern German states during the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly before the unification of Germany and the adoption of the mark.
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D.
Austrian gulden
The Austrian gulden was the principal monetary unit of the Austrian Empire and later Austria-Hungary until it was replaced by the krone in the late 19th century.
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E.
Pfennig
The Pfennig was a former German coin and monetary unit, historically used as a subdivision of the Deutsche Mark and earlier currencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical currency unit
ⓘ
large denomination coin ⓘ silver coin ⓘ |
| category | early modern European coinage ⓘ |
| circulatedIn |
Austrian Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
Bohemia ⓘ Central Europe ⓘ Eastern Europe ⓘ German states ⓘ Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
linked to:
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ Italian states ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Scandinavia ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| denominationType | crown-sized coin ⓘ |
| etymologicalDescendant | dollar ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Conventionsthaler
ⓘ
linked to:
thaler
Guldenthaler ⓘ Maria Theresa thaler ⓘ Reichsthaler ⓘ Speciesthaler ⓘ |
| influenced |
Australian dollar
ⓘ
Canadian dollar ⓘ Hong Kong dollar ⓘ New Zealand dollar ⓘ Singapore dollar ⓘ United States dollar ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
various dollar-denominated currencies ⓘ |
| linguisticLegacy |
similar terms in other languages (e.g., daler, tallero)
ⓘ
word "dollar" in English ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| monetaryStandardRole | basis for several European currency systems ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Joachimsthal
ⓘ
linked to:
Sankt Joachimsthal
|
| originOfName |
Joachimsthaler
ⓘ
linked to:
Guldengroschen
|
| replacedBy |
Austro-Hungarian krone
ⓘ
German mark ⓘ
linked to:
Deutsche Mark
various national currencies in 19th century Europe ⓘ |
| shape | round ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | Holy Roman Empire monetary reforms ⓘ |
| typicalComposition | high-silver-content alloy ⓘ |
| typicalUse | large commercial transactions ⓘ |
| usedAs |
trade coin
ⓘ
unit of account ⓘ |
| usedIn | Europe ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
16th century
ⓘ
17th century ⓘ 18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ |
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 used across much of Europe from the 16th to 19th centuries and is the origin of the word "dollar."
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: thaler
linked to: thaler
linked to: thaler
linked to: thaler
subject linked to:
Dutch thaler "leeuwendaalder" (lion dollar)
linked to: thaler