Angolan escudo
E368300
The Angolan escudo was the former official currency of Angola during its period as a Portuguese colony and early independence, prior to the adoption of the kwanza.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Angolan escudo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3545130 — 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: Angolan escudo Context triple: [Angolan kwanza, replacedCurrency, Angolan escudo]
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A.
Mozambican escudo
The Mozambican escudo was the former national currency of Mozambique used during the period of Portuguese colonial rule and shortly after independence, before being replaced by the metical.
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B.
Namibian dollar
The Namibian dollar is the official national currency of Namibia, pegged at par to the South African rand and used alongside it in everyday transactions.
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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.
Mozambican metical
The Mozambican metical is the official monetary unit used in Mozambique for all financial transactions and economic activities.
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E.
Botswana pula
The Botswana pula is the official currency of Botswana, known for its relative stability and use in some cross-border transactions in Southern Africa.
- 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: Angolan escudo Target entity description: The Angolan escudo was the former official currency of Angola during its period as a Portuguese colony and early independence, prior to the adoption of the kwanza.
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A.
Mozambican escudo
The Mozambican escudo was the former national currency of Mozambique used during the period of Portuguese colonial rule and shortly after independence, before being replaced by the metical.
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B.
Namibian dollar
The Namibian dollar is the official national currency of Namibia, pegged at par to the South African rand and used alongside it in everyday transactions.
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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.
Mozambican metical
The Mozambican metical is the official monetary unit used in Mozambique for all financial transactions and economic activities.
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E.
Botswana pula
The Botswana pula is the official currency of Botswana, known for its relative stability and use in some cross-border transactions in Southern Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Angola ⓘ |
| currencyCode | none ⓘ |
| currencySymbol | $ ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | escudos and centavos ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| formerCurrencyOf | Angola ⓘ |
| historicalRole | transition currency between Portuguese rule and independent Angola ⓘ |
| issuer |
Bank of Angola
ⓘ
linked to:
Banco Nacional de Angola
Portuguese colonial authorities ⓘ |
| legalTender | yes ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthorityJurisdiction | Angola ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| officialStatus | official currency ⓘ |
| peggedTo | Portuguese escudo ⓘ |
| region | Africa ⓘ |
| replaced |
Angolan kwanza as post-independence currency
ⓘ
linked to:
Angolan kwanza
|
| replacedBy | Angolan kwanza ⓘ |
| subunit | centavo ⓘ |
| subunitRatio | 1 escudo = 100 centavos ⓘ |
| successorCurrency |
kwanza
ⓘ
linked to:
Kwanza
|
| usedDuring |
Portuguese colonial period in Angola
ⓘ
early independence of Angola ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic payments in Angola
ⓘ
government finances in colonial Angola ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Angola
ⓘ
Portuguese Angola ⓘ
linked to:
Angola
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Angolan escudo Description of subject: The Angolan escudo was the former official currency of Angola during its period as a Portuguese colony and early independence, prior to the adoption of the kwanza.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.