Goldmark
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Goldmark was the official gold-backed currency of the German Empire from 1873 until the end of World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Goldmark canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3769397 — 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: Goldmark Context triple: [Pfennig, usedInCurrency, Goldmark]
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A.
Gütermann
Gütermann is a German surname most notably associated with the Gütermann family involved in industry and manufacturing, particularly in the production of sewing threads.
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B.
Hammann
Hammann is a German-origin surname borne by various notable individuals in fields such as aviation, music, and academia.
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C.
Ruländer
Ruländer is a traditional German name for the Pinot Gris grape variety, commonly used for rich, full-bodied white wines.
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D.
Günther
Günther is a German masculine given name traditionally associated with figures of Germanic origin and culture.
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E.
Löwenthal
Löwenthal is the maiden surname of Elsa Einstein, who was both the second wife and cousin of physicist Albert Einstein.
- 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: Goldmark Target entity description: Goldmark was the official gold-backed currency of the German Empire from 1873 until the end of World War I.
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A.
Gütermann
Gütermann is a German surname most notably associated with the Gütermann family involved in industry and manufacturing, particularly in the production of sewing threads.
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B.
Hammann
Hammann is a German-origin surname borne by various notable individuals in fields such as aviation, music, and academia.
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C.
Ruländer
Ruländer is a traditional German name for the Pinot Gris grape variety, commonly used for rich, full-bodied white wines.
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D.
Günther
Günther is a German masculine given name traditionally associated with figures of Germanic origin and culture.
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E.
Löwenthal
Löwenthal is the maiden surname of Elsa Einstein, who was both the second wife and cousin of physicist Albert Einstein.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gold-backed currency
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
World War I
ⓘ
war inflation in Germany ⓘ |
| country | German Empire ⓘ |
| currencyCode | DEM (historical, pre-ISO) ⓘ |
| denominationName |
Mark
ⓘ
Pfennig ⓘ |
| endTime | 1918 ⓘ |
| historicalEra | German Empire era ⓘ |
| introducedAfter | German unification of 1871 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| legalBasis | German Coinage Act of 1873 ⓘ |
| metalStandard | gold standard ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority |
Imperial German government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of the German Reich
|
| monetaryPolicyFramework | classical gold standard ⓘ |
| monetaryUnion | German Empire ⓘ |
| nameInGerman | Goldmark ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | German Empire ⓘ |
| peggedTo | gold ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement |
suspension of gold standard during World War I
ⓘ
transition to paper-based Papiermark ⓘ |
| region | Central Europe ⓘ |
| replaced |
Hamburg mark banco
ⓘ
linked to:
Hamburg mark
South German gulden ⓘ Vereinsthaler ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Papiermark ⓘ |
| startTime | 1873 ⓘ |
| status | obsolete currency ⓘ |
| subunit | Pfennig ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 Pfennig = 1 Mark ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Weimar Republic currencies ⓘ |
| symbol | ℳ (historical mark sign) ⓘ |
| typeOf | national currency ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic trade in the German Empire
ⓘ
international settlements involving the German Empire ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Alsace-Lorraine
ⓘ
Baden ⓘ Bavaria ⓘ Prussia ⓘ Saxony ⓘ Württemberg ⓘ other constituent states of the German Empire ⓘ |
| usedUntilEvent | end of World War I ⓘ |
| valueDefinedBy | fixed gold content ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Goldmark Description of subject: Goldmark was the official gold-backed currency of the German Empire from 1873 until the end of World War I.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.