Costa Rican peso
E437942
The Costa Rican peso was the former official currency of Costa Rica before it was succeeded by the Costa Rican colón.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Costa Rican peso canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4407692 — 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: Costa Rican peso Context triple: [Costa Rican colón, replacedCurrency, Costa Rican peso]
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A.
Costa Rican colón
The Costa Rican colón is the official monetary unit of Costa Rica, issued by the Central Bank of Costa Rica and commonly used for everyday transactions throughout the country.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Colombian peso
The Colombian peso is the official national currency of Colombia, used for all everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the country.
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E.
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.
- 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: Costa Rican peso Target entity description: The Costa Rican peso was the former official currency of Costa Rica before it was succeeded by the Costa Rican colón.
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A.
Costa Rican colón
The Costa Rican colón is the official monetary unit of Costa Rica, issued by the Central Bank of Costa Rica and commonly used for everyday transactions throughout the country.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Colombian peso
The Colombian peso is the official national currency of Colombia, used for all everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the country.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former currency
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| country | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| currencyNameElement | peso ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| followedBy | Costa Rican colón ⓘ |
| formerCurrencyOf | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| hasSubunit | centavo ⓘ |
| ISO4217Status | obsolete ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority |
government of Costa Rica
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Costa Rica
|
| monetarySystem | peso-based system ⓘ |
| officialStatus | former official currency of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| region | Central America ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Costa Rican colón ⓘ |
| status | no longer in circulation ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | Costa Rican colón ⓘ |
| usedBefore | Costa Rican colón ⓘ |
| usedFor |
accounting in Costa Rica
ⓘ
domestic transactions in Costa Rica ⓘ pricing of goods and services in Costa Rica ⓘ |
| usedIn | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| writingSystemOfName | Latin script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Costa Rican peso Description of subject: The Costa Rican peso was the former official currency of Costa Rica before it was succeeded by the Costa Rican colón.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.