Prussian thaler
E63517
The Prussian thaler was the principal silver coin and monetary unit of the Kingdom of Prussia until it was replaced by the German gold mark in the late 19th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prussian thaler canonical | 13 |
| Joachimsthaler | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T509963 — 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: Prussian thaler Context triple: [Prussia, currency, Prussian thaler]
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A.
Danzig gulden
The Danzig gulden was the official monetary unit of the interwar Free City of Danzig, used primarily between World War I and World War II before the area’s incorporation into Poland.
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B.
Dutch rijksdaalder
The Dutch rijksdaalder was a historical silver coin of the Netherlands that circulated for centuries as a major unit of currency before being replaced by the guilder.
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C.
Bunsen-Denkmünze
The Bunsen-Denkmünze is a prestigious German chemistry award, named after Robert Bunsen, that honors outstanding scientific achievements in the field of physical chemistry.
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D.
Dutch guilder
The Dutch guilder was the former national currency of the Netherlands, used for centuries until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
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E.
Austro-Hungarian krone
The Austro-Hungarian krone was the official currency of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, used across its diverse Central and Eastern European territories until the empire’s dissolution after World War I.
- 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: Prussian thaler Target entity description: The Prussian thaler was the principal silver coin and monetary unit of the Kingdom of Prussia until it was replaced by the German gold mark in the late 19th century.
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A.
Danzig gulden
The Danzig gulden was the official monetary unit of the interwar Free City of Danzig, used primarily between World War I and World War II before the area’s incorporation into Poland.
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B.
Dutch rijksdaalder
The Dutch rijksdaalder was a historical silver coin of the Netherlands that circulated for centuries as a major unit of currency before being replaced by the guilder.
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C.
Bunsen-Denkmünze
The Bunsen-Denkmünze is a prestigious German chemistry award, named after Robert Bunsen, that honors outstanding scientific achievements in the field of physical chemistry.
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D.
Dutch guilder
The Dutch guilder was the former national currency of the Netherlands, used for centuries until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
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E.
Austro-Hungarian krone
The Austro-Hungarian krone was the official currency of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, used across its diverse Central and Eastern European territories until the empire’s dissolution after World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical currency
ⓘ
silver coin ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of former states
ⓘ
Modern obsolete currencies ⓘ Silver coins ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Prussia
ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
|
| currencyOf |
Kingdom of Prussia
ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
|
| denomination | thaler ⓘ |
| economicSignificance | key unit in Prussian fiscal system ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
basis of Prussian monetary accounting
ⓘ
principal silver coin of Prussia ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | demonetized ⓘ |
| influenced |
North German monetary conventions
ⓘ
linked to:
North German thaler
|
| legalTenderIn |
Kingdom of Prussia
ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
|
| linkedTo | other German thaler systems ⓘ |
| metal | silver ⓘ |
| monetaryPolicyInstrumentOf | Prussia ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | Prussian monetary system ⓘ |
| monetaryUnionContext | German Empire unification of currency ⓘ |
| monetaryUnitOf |
Kingdom of Prussia
ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
|
| numismaticInterest | collectible coin ⓘ |
| predecessorTo | German national currency system ⓘ |
| principalUnitUntil | late 19th century ⓘ |
| region |
Central Europe
ⓘ
German states ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier regional thaler issues ⓘ |
| replacedBy | German gold mark ⓘ |
| standard | silver standard ⓘ |
| subunit |
pfennig
ⓘ
silbergroschen ⓘ |
| successorCurrency |
German gold mark
ⓘ
German mark ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Prussian army
ⓘ
linked to:
Prussian Army
Prussian government ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Prussia
Prussian population ⓘ |
| usedFor |
state finance
ⓘ
tax payments ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Kingdom of Prussia
ⓘ
linked to:
Brandenburg-Prussia
Prussia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Prussian thaler Description of subject: The Prussian thaler was the principal silver coin and monetary unit of the Kingdom of Prussia until it was replaced by the German gold mark in the late 19th century.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.