Lima Mint
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Lima Mint was a major Spanish colonial mint in Lima, Peru, known for producing silver coins such as the famous pieces of eight during the colonial era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lima Mint canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6548587 — 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: Lima Mint Context triple: [piece of eight, mintedIn, Lima Mint]
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A.
Wanka
Wanka is a song featured on the album "Legend of the Sun Virgin" by New Zealand singer-songwriter Bic Runga.
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B.
Potos
Potos is a coastal village and popular tourist resort on the Greek island of Thasos in the northern Aegean Sea.
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C.
Panamanian balboa
The Panamanian balboa is the official currency of Panama, used alongside the U.S. dollar and named after the Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
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D.
Cono Sur of Lima
Cono Sur of Lima is a southern sector of Peru’s capital city that encompasses several coastal and inland districts, including Chorrillos, and is known for its mix of urban neighborhoods and growing residential areas.
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E.
Guaranda
Guaranda is a small Andean city in central Ecuador known for its traditional architecture, indigenous culture, and vibrant Carnival celebrations.
- 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: Lima Mint Target entity description: Lima Mint was a major Spanish colonial mint in Lima, Peru, known for producing silver coins such as the famous pieces of eight during the colonial era.
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A.
Wanka
Wanka is a song featured on the album "Legend of the Sun Virgin" by New Zealand singer-songwriter Bic Runga.
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B.
Potos
Potos is a coastal village and popular tourist resort on the Greek island of Thasos in the northern Aegean Sea.
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C.
Panamanian balboa
The Panamanian balboa is the official currency of Panama, used alongside the U.S. dollar and named after the Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
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D.
Cono Sur of Lima
Cono Sur of Lima is a southern sector of Peru’s capital city that encompasses several coastal and inland districts, including Chorrillos, and is known for its mix of urban neighborhoods and growing residential areas.
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E.
Guaranda
Guaranda is a small Andean city in central Ecuador known for its traditional architecture, indigenous culture, and vibrant Carnival celebrations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish colonial institution
ⓘ
colonial mint ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Spanish colonial monetary system
ⓘ
Spanish dollar ⓘ Spanish pieces of eight ⓘ |
| category |
Colonial Peru
ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish colonial administration in Peru
Economic history of Peru ⓘ Mints of the Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| coinageType |
hammered coinage
ⓘ
milled coinage ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ |
| currencyUnit |
peso
ⓘ
real ⓘ |
| field | numismatics ⓘ |
| governingPower | Spain ⓘ |
| heritage | part of Peru’s numismatic history ⓘ |
| historicalRole | key mint in global silver flows of the early modern period ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Peru ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | Spanish colonial era ⓘ |
| location | Lima ⓘ |
| metalUsed |
gold
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Royal Treasury of the Viceroyalty of Peru
ⓘ
Spanish Crown ⓘ
linked to:
Crown of Spain
|
| produced |
Spanish colonial reales
ⓘ
cobs ⓘ gold coins ⓘ pieces of eight ⓘ pillar dollars ⓘ silver coins ⓘ |
| productUse |
circulation in Asia via the Manila galleons
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circulation in Europe ⓘ circulation in the Americas ⓘ international trade ⓘ payment of taxes and tributes in the Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Mexico City Mint
ⓘ
linked to:
Casa de Moneda de México
Potosí Mint ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Mint of Potosí
|
| servedRegion |
Spanish Empire
ⓘ
Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ |
| significance |
important mint for trans‑Pacific and Atlantic trade
ⓘ
major source of Spanish colonial silver coinage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lima Mint Description of subject: Lima Mint was a major Spanish colonial mint in Lima, Peru, known for producing silver coins such as the famous pieces of eight during the colonial era.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.