Japan Mint
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Japan Mint is a Japanese government agency responsible for producing the nation’s coins, medals, and metallic art objects, as well as conducting related metal analysis and certification.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japan Mint canonical | 2 |
| 独立行政法人造幣局 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4793514 — 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: Japan Mint Context triple: [Ministry of Finance (Japan), oversees, Japan Mint]
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A.
Swissmint
Swissmint is the official mint of Switzerland responsible for producing the country’s coins and other numismatic products.
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B.
Nikken Sekkei
Nikken Sekkei is a major Japanese architectural and engineering firm renowned for designing prominent large-scale projects and urban landmarks worldwide.
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C.
Royal Dutch Mint
The Royal Dutch Mint is the official institution responsible for producing the Netherlands’ coins and other official numismatic items.
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D.
Melbourne Mint
The Melbourne Mint was a historic branch of the British Royal Mint in Melbourne, Australia, that produced gold sovereigns and other coinage from the 19th century until its closure in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Japan Post
Japan Post is Japan’s national postal service operator, providing mail delivery, logistics, and related financial services across 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: Japan Mint Target entity description: Japan Mint is a Japanese government agency responsible for producing the nation’s coins, medals, and metallic art objects, as well as conducting related metal analysis and certification.
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A.
Swissmint
Swissmint is the official mint of Switzerland responsible for producing the country’s coins and other numismatic products.
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B.
Nikken Sekkei
Nikken Sekkei is a major Japanese architectural and engineering firm renowned for designing prominent large-scale projects and urban landmarks worldwide.
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C.
Royal Dutch Mint
The Royal Dutch Mint is the official institution responsible for producing the Netherlands’ coins and other official numismatic items.
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D.
Melbourne Mint
The Melbourne Mint was a historic branch of the British Royal Mint in Melbourne, Australia, that produced gold sovereigns and other coinage from the 19th century until its closure in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Japan Post
Japan Post is Japan’s national postal service operator, providing mail delivery, logistics, and related financial services across the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
government agency
ⓘ
mint ⓘ |
| abbreviation | 造幣局 ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| engagesIn |
numismatic research
ⓘ
public exhibitions of coins and medals ⓘ |
| follows | Japanese Industrial Standards for precious metal fineness ⓘ |
| hasBranch | Hiroshima ⓘ |
| hasCollection | coin museum ⓘ |
| hasOffice | Tokyo ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.mint.go.jp/ ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Osaka ⓘ |
| headquartersPrefecture | Osaka Prefecture ⓘ |
| industry |
metallurgy
ⓘ
minting industry ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Japan ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| nativeName |
独立行政法人造幣局
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan Mint
|
| nativeNameLanguage | ja ⓘ |
| operatesUnderLegalForm | Independent Administrative Institution (Japan) ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Government of Japan
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Ministry of Finance (Japan) ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
coin production
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medal production ⓘ metal analysis ⓘ metal certification ⓘ production of metallic art objects ⓘ |
| product |
circulation coins
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commemorative coins ⓘ medals ⓘ metallic art objects ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
assaying precious metals
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issuing fineness certificates for precious metals ⓘ manufacturing Japanese yen coins ⓘ producing commemorative coins ⓘ producing official medals ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| service |
assay services
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metal analysis ⓘ metal certification ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
aluminum
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copper ⓘ gold ⓘ nickel ⓘ silver ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japan Mint Description of subject: Japan Mint is a Japanese government agency responsible for producing the nation’s coins, medals, and metallic art objects, as well as conducting related metal analysis and certification.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.