Old Taiwan dollar
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The Old Taiwan dollar was the former currency of Taiwan that was eventually superseded due to severe postwar inflation and monetary reform.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Taiwan dollar canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3637530 — 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: Old Taiwan dollar Context triple: [New Taiwan dollar, replacedCurrency, Old Taiwan dollar]
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A.
New Taiwan dollar
The New Taiwan dollar is the official monetary unit of Taiwan, used for everyday transactions and issued by the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
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B.
Chinese yuan
The Chinese yuan is the official currency of the People's Republic of China and one of the world's major reserve and trading currencies.
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C.
Yuan
Yuan is a common Chinese surname with historical roots and notable bearers in business, politics, and the arts.
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D.
Straits dollar
The Straits dollar was a historical currency used in British-controlled territories in Southeast Asia, including parts of present-day Malaysia and Singapore, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Hong Kong dollar
The Hong Kong dollar is the official currency of Hong Kong, known for its long-standing peg to the US dollar and its central role in the region’s status as a major international financial hub.
- 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: Old Taiwan dollar Target entity description: The Old Taiwan dollar was the former currency of Taiwan that was eventually superseded due to severe postwar inflation and monetary reform.
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A.
New Taiwan dollar
The New Taiwan dollar is the official monetary unit of Taiwan, used for everyday transactions and issued by the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan).
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B.
Chinese yuan
The Chinese yuan is the official currency of the People's Republic of China and one of the world's major reserve and trading currencies.
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C.
Yuan
Yuan is a common Chinese surname with historical roots and notable bearers in business, politics, and the arts.
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D.
Straits dollar
The Straits dollar was a historical currency used in British-controlled territories in Southeast Asia, including parts of present-day Malaysia and Singapore, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Hong Kong dollar
The Hong Kong dollar is the official currency of Hong Kong, known for its long-standing peg to the US dollar and its central role in the region’s status as a major international financial hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Taiwan
ⓘ
Obsolete currencies of Asia ⓘ |
| country |
Taiwan
ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
|
| currencyOf |
Taiwan
ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
|
| demonetisationYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| endDate | 1949 ⓘ |
| exchangeRateToSuccessor | 40000 Old Taiwan dollars = 1 New Taiwan dollar ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Republic of China–administered Taiwan
ⓘ
linked to:
Republic of China
|
| introducedBy | Bank of Taiwan ⓘ |
| introductionYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| issuer | Bank of Taiwan ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatus | no longer legal tender ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Bank of Taiwan ⓘ |
| monetaryReform | introduction of the New Taiwan dollar ⓘ |
| period | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| reasonForMonetaryReform | severe inflation ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement |
hyperinflation
ⓘ
postwar inflation ⓘ |
| replacedBy | New Taiwan dollar ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | Taiwanese yen ⓘ |
| scriptOnNotes | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| startDate | 1946 ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit | cent ⓘ |
| subunitName | cent ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | New Taiwan dollar ⓘ |
| symbol | 圓 ⓘ |
| usedFor | everyday transactions in Taiwan ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Taiwan
ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
Taiwan Province of the Republic of China ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
|
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