Maltese lira
E51444
The Maltese lira was the former national currency of Malta, used until it was replaced by the euro in 2008.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maltese lira canonical | 12 |
| Maltese pound | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T403899 — 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: Maltese lira Context triple: [Malta, previousCurrency, Maltese lira]
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A.
Cypriot pound
The Cypriot pound was the former national currency of Cyprus, used until it was replaced by the euro in 2008.
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B.
Tunisian dinar
The Tunisian dinar is the official monetary unit of Tunisia, subdivided into 1,000 millimes and used for all domestic financial transactions.
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C.
Libyan dinar
The Libyan dinar is the official monetary unit of Libya, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
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D.
Lebanese pound
The Lebanese pound is the official currency of Lebanon, historically pegged to the US dollar but heavily devalued in recent years due to the country’s financial crisis.
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E.
Dirham
The dirham is a historical silver coin and monetary unit widely used in the Islamic world, originating as a standard currency under early Muslim caliphates.
- 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: Maltese lira Target entity description: The Maltese lira was the former national currency of Malta, used until it was replaced by the euro in 2008.
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A.
Cypriot pound
The Cypriot pound was the former national currency of Cyprus, used until it was replaced by the euro in 2008.
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B.
Tunisian dinar
The Tunisian dinar is the official monetary unit of Tunisia, subdivided into 1,000 millimes and used for all domestic financial transactions.
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C.
Libyan dinar
The Libyan dinar is the official monetary unit of Libya, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
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D.
Lebanese pound
The Lebanese pound is the official currency of Lebanon, historically pegged to the US dollar but heavily devalued in recent years due to the country’s financial crisis.
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E.
Dirham
The dirham is a historical silver coin and monetary unit widely used in the Islamic world, originating as a standard currency under early Muslim caliphates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former national currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Malta
ⓘ
Currencies replaced by the euro ⓘ Obsolete currencies of Europe ⓘ |
| centralBank | Central Bank of Malta ⓘ |
| country | Malta ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Maltese economy ⓘ |
| dateOfDiscontinuation | 2008-01-01 ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| euroAdoptionDateInMalta | 2008-01-01 ⓘ |
| fixedConversionRateToEuro |
1 EUR = 0.429300 MTL
ⓘ
1 MTL = 2.329373 EUR ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | MTL ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | Central Bank of Malta ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency |
English
ⓘ
Maltese ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn | Malta ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | Malta ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
euro
ⓘ
linked to:
Euro
|
| replacedCurrency |
Maltese pound
ⓘ
linked to:
Maltese lira
|
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit | cent ⓘ |
| subunitName | cent ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 ⓘ |
| symbol | Lm ⓘ |
| usedBefore | introduction of the euro in Malta ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Republic of Malta
ⓘ
linked to:
Malta
|
| usedUntil | 2008 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maltese lira Description of subject: The Maltese lira was the former national currency of Malta, used until it was replaced by the euro in 2008.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.