Portuguese real
E354035
The Portuguese real was the former monetary unit of Portugal, used for centuries until it was replaced by the escudo in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portuguese real canonical | 14 |
| Brazilian real (colonial) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3370865 — 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: Portuguese real Context triple: [First Portuguese Republic, currency, Portuguese real]
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A.
Brazilian real
The Brazilian real is the official currency of Brazil, introduced in 1994 as part of an economic stabilization plan and later subjected to significant devaluation during the 1999 currency crisis.
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B.
Portuguese escudo
The Portuguese escudo was Portugal’s former national currency, used from 1911 until the adoption of the euro in 1999/2002.
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C.
Cape Verdean escudo
The Cape Verdean escudo is the official monetary unit of Cape Verde, a West African island nation, and is issued by the country’s central bank.
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D.
Spanish peseta
The Spanish peseta was Spain’s former national currency, used from the 19th century until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
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E.
Castilian real
The Castilian real was a historical Spanish silver coin and monetary unit widely used in Castile and later across the Spanish Empire.
- 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: Portuguese real Target entity description: The Portuguese real was the former monetary unit of Portugal, used for centuries until it was replaced by the escudo in the early 20th century.
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A.
Brazilian real
The Brazilian real is the official currency of Brazil, introduced in 1994 as part of an economic stabilization plan and later subjected to significant devaluation during the 1999 currency crisis.
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B.
Portuguese escudo
The Portuguese escudo was Portugal’s former national currency, used from 1911 until the adoption of the euro in 1999/2002.
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C.
Cape Verdean escudo
The Cape Verdean escudo is the official monetary unit of Cape Verde, a West African island nation, and is issued by the country’s central bank.
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D.
Spanish peseta
The Spanish peseta was Spain’s former national currency, used from the 19th century until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
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E.
Castilian real
The Castilian real was a historical Spanish silver coin and monetary unit widely used in Castile and later across the Spanish Empire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former currency
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Portugal
ⓘ
Currencies replaced by the euro (indirectly via escudo) ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes (in later period)
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| endedWithEvent | establishment of the Portuguese First Republic ⓘ |
| etymology | from Latin "regalis" meaning royal ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the longest-used European currencies ⓘ |
| ISO4217LikeStatus | existed before modern ISO codes ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Portuguese
ⓘ
linked to:
Portuguese language
|
| legalStatus | legal tender in Portugal until 1911 ⓘ |
| monarchDuringUse |
King Carlos I of Portugal
ⓘ
linked to:
Carlos I of Portugal
King João II of Portugal ⓘ
linked to:
John II of Portugal
King João VI of Portugal ⓘ
linked to:
John VI of Portugal
King Manuel I of Portugal ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority |
Portuguese Crown
ⓘ
Portuguese government ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Portugal
|
| monetarySystem | decimalized in 19th century reforms ⓘ |
| pluralForm | réis ⓘ |
| precededBy | Portuguese dinheiro ⓘ |
| relatedCurrency |
Brazilian real (modern currency name derived)
ⓘ
Spanish real ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Portuguese escudo ⓘ |
| replacedInYear | 1911 ⓘ |
| subunitOf | milréis ⓘ |
| subunitRatio | 1000 réis = 1 milréis ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | Portuguese escudo ⓘ |
| successorCurrencySubunitRatio | 1000 réis = 1 escudo (conversion at replacement) ⓘ |
| symbol |
$
ⓘ
Rs ⓘ réis ⓘ |
| usedAsCurrencyFromCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| usedAsCurrencyUntilCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
colonial trade in the Portuguese Empire
ⓘ
domestic trade in Portugal ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Portugal
ⓘ
Portuguese Empire ⓘ |
| usedInColony |
Angola
ⓘ
Brazil (as Brazilian real derived from Portuguese real) ⓘ
linked to:
Brazilian real
Goa ⓘ Macau ⓘ Mozambique ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
Age of Discovery
ⓘ
linked to:
Age of Exploration
Iberian Union ⓘ Napoleonic invasions of Portugal ⓘ Portuguese Restoration War era ⓘ constitutional monarchy in Portugal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Portuguese real Description of subject: The Portuguese real was the former monetary unit of Portugal, used for centuries until it was replaced by the escudo in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
the Fortunate
subject linked to:
Captaincy of Sergipe del Rei (historical)
linked to: Portuguese real