Cuban convertible peso (historically)
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The Cuban convertible peso was a former Cuban currency used mainly for tourism and certain domestic transactions, functioning as a hard-currency substitute until its elimination in the country’s monetary unification.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cuban convertible peso | 2 |
| Cuban convertible peso (historically) canonical | 1 |
| peso cubano convertible | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2856085 — 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: Cuban convertible peso (historically) Context triple: [Cuban peso, peggedTo, Cuban convertible peso (historically)]
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A.
Cuban peso
The Cuban peso is the official monetary unit of Cuba, used primarily for domestic transactions and issued by the Central Bank of Cuba.
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B.
Colombian escudo
The Colombian escudo was a historical currency of Colombia used primarily during the colonial and early republican periods before being replaced by the Colombian peso.
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C.
Dominican peso
The Dominican peso is the official monetary unit of the Dominican Republic, used for all everyday transactions and financial operations in the country.
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D.
Nicaraguan córdoba
The Nicaraguan córdoba is the official fiat currency of Nicaragua, issued and regulated by the Central Bank of Nicaragua.
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E.
Panamanian balboa
The Panamanian balboa is the official currency of Panama, used alongside the U.S. dollar and named after the Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
- 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: Cuban convertible peso (historically) Target entity description: The Cuban convertible peso was a former Cuban currency used mainly for tourism and certain domestic transactions, functioning as a hard-currency substitute until its elimination in the country’s monetary unification.
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A.
Cuban peso
The Cuban peso is the official monetary unit of Cuba, used primarily for domestic transactions and issued by the Central Bank of Cuba.
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B.
Colombian escudo
The Colombian escudo was a historical currency of Colombia used primarily during the colonial and early republican periods before being replaced by the Colombian peso.
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C.
Dominican peso
The Dominican peso is the official monetary unit of the Dominican Republic, used for all everyday transactions and financial operations in the country.
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D.
Nicaraguan córdoba
The Nicaraguan córdoba is the official fiat currency of Nicaragua, issued and regulated by the Central Bank of Nicaragua.
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E.
Panamanian balboa
The Panamanian balboa is the official currency of Panama, used alongside the U.S. dollar and named after the Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cuban currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| abolishedInContextOf | Cuban monetary unification ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Cuba
ⓘ
Former currencies ⓘ |
| ceasedToCirculate | 2021 ⓘ |
| coexistedWith | Cuban peso ⓘ |
| country | Cuba ⓘ |
| denominationForm |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| exchangeabilityAfterAbolition | limited time conversion into Cuban pesos ⓘ |
| exchangeRateToCUPBeforeUnification |
1 CUC = 24 CUP (official rate for population)
ⓘ
1 CUC = 25 CUP (cash transactions) ⓘ |
| fixedExchangeRate | 1 CUC = 1 USD ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodOfUse |
early 21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
| introduced | 1994 ⓘ |
| introducedAs | domestic hard-currency substitute ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | CUC ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn | Cuba ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Central Bank of Cuba ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | dual-currency system in Cuba ⓘ |
| monetaryUnificationPolicy | Tarea Ordenamiento ⓘ |
| officialName |
peso cubano convertible
ⓘ
linked to:
Cuban convertible peso (historically)
|
| peggedTo |
United States dollar
ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
| primaryUse |
certain domestic transactions
ⓘ
tourism sector ⓘ transactions in hard-currency shops ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Cuban peso ⓘ |
| role | store of value for Cubans with access to hard currency ⓘ |
| status | abolished ⓘ |
| subunit | centavo ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 centavos ⓘ |
| symbol |
$
ⓘ
CUC$ ⓘ |
| type | fiat currency ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Cuban state sector
ⓘ
foreign tourists in Cuba ⓘ |
| usedIn |
dollar shops in Cuba
ⓘ
state-run tourist facilities ⓘ |
| withdrawalAnnounced | 2020 ⓘ |
| withdrawalEffective | 2021 ⓘ |
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Subject: Cuban convertible peso (historically) Description of subject: The Cuban convertible peso was a former Cuban currency used mainly for tourism and certain domestic transactions, functioning as a hard-currency substitute until its elimination in the country’s monetary unification.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cuban convertible peso (historically)
linked to: Cuban convertible peso (historically)
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Cuban convertible peso (historically)
linked to: Cuban convertible peso (historically)