Lithuanian talonas
E443140
The Lithuanian talonas was a temporary currency used in Lithuania during the early 1990s transition from the Soviet ruble to the modern litas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lithuanian talonas canonical | 2 |
| Lithuanian rouble | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4461190 — 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: Lithuanian talonas Context triple: [litas, replacedCurrency, Lithuanian talonas]
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A.
Lithuanian litas
The Lithuanian litas was the former national currency of Lithuania, used until the country adopted the euro in 2015.
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B.
Latvian rublis
The Latvian rublis was the transitional currency used in Latvia in the early 1990s between the collapse of the Soviet ruble system and the introduction of the Latvian lats.
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C.
Latvian lats
The Latvian lats was the national currency of Latvia until it was replaced by the euro in 2014.
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D.
Estonian kroon
The Estonian kroon was the former national currency of Estonia, used from 1992 until the country adopted the euro in 2011.
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E.
Polish grosz
The Polish grosz is a historical and modern subdivision of Polish currency, originally a medieval silver coin that evolved into a small-denomination unit used in Poland’s monetary system.
- 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: Lithuanian talonas Target entity description: The Lithuanian talonas was a temporary currency used in Lithuania during the early 1990s transition from the Soviet ruble to the modern litas.
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A.
Lithuanian litas
The Lithuanian litas was the former national currency of Lithuania, used until the country adopted the euro in 2015.
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B.
Latvian rublis
The Latvian rublis was the transitional currency used in Latvia in the early 1990s between the collapse of the Soviet ruble system and the introduction of the Latvian lats.
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C.
Latvian lats
The Latvian lats was the national currency of Latvia until it was replaced by the euro in 2014.
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D.
Estonian kroon
The Estonian kroon was the former national currency of Estonia, used from 1992 until the country adopted the euro in 2011.
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E.
Polish grosz
The Polish grosz is a historical and modern subdivision of Polish currency, originally a medieval silver coin that evolved into a small-denomination unit used in Poland’s monetary system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical currency
ⓘ
temporary currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Lithuania
ⓘ
Modern obsolete currencies ⓘ Post-Soviet transitional currencies ⓘ |
| circulationType | domestic only ⓘ |
| country | Lithuania ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Lithuania ⓘ |
| denominationType | banknote ⓘ |
| endTime | 1993 ⓘ |
| exchangeWith |
Lithuanian litas
ⓘ
Soviet ruble ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
introduced under high inflation conditions
ⓘ
non-decimalized in practice ⓘ temporary ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 1990s ⓘ |
| introducedAfter | restoration of Lithuanian independence ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | none ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency | Lithuanian ⓘ |
| legalTender | true ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Bank of Lithuania ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | post-Soviet Lithuanian monetary reform ⓘ |
| precededBy | Soviet ruble ⓘ |
| purpose | transition from Soviet ruble to Lithuanian litas ⓘ |
| region | Baltic states ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Lithuanian litas ⓘ |
| replacedByCurrency | Lithuanian litas as national currency ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | Soviet ruble in domestic cash circulation ⓘ |
| startTime | 1991 ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit | centas (not used in practice) ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
Lithuanian litas (during transition phase)
ⓘ
linked to:
Lithuanian litas
Soviet ruble ⓘ |
| usedAs |
cash currency
ⓘ
rationing coupon ⓘ |
| usedDuring | post-Soviet economic transition in Lithuania ⓘ |
| usedFor |
controlling inflation
ⓘ
limiting consumer demand ⓘ |
| usedIn | Lithuania ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lithuanian talonas Description of subject: The Lithuanian talonas was a temporary currency used in Lithuania during the early 1990s transition from the Soviet ruble to the modern litas.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lithuanian talonas