Mozambican metical
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The Mozambican metical is the official monetary unit used in Mozambique for all financial transactions and economic activities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mozambican metical canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T559274 — 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: Mozambican metical Context triple: [Mozambique, currency, Mozambican metical]
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A.
Zimbabwean dollar
The Zimbabwean dollar was the former national currency of Zimbabwe, notorious for its extreme hyperinflation before being abandoned in favor of foreign currencies.
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B.
Botswana pula
The Botswana pula is the official currency of Botswana, known for its relative stability and use in some cross-border transactions in Southern Africa.
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C.
East African shilling
The East African shilling is a proposed common currency intended to be used by member states of the East African Community to promote regional economic integration.
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D.
South African rand
The South African rand is the official currency of South Africa and a key regional medium of exchange used in several neighboring countries.
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E.
Rhodesian dollar
The Rhodesian dollar was the former national currency of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), used during the country’s period of white-minority rule before being succeeded by the Zimbabwean dollar.
- 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: Mozambican metical Target entity description: The Mozambican metical is the official monetary unit used in Mozambique for all financial transactions and economic activities.
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A.
Zimbabwean dollar
The Zimbabwean dollar was the former national currency of Zimbabwe, notorious for its extreme hyperinflation before being abandoned in favor of foreign currencies.
-
B.
Botswana pula
The Botswana pula is the official currency of Botswana, known for its relative stability and use in some cross-border transactions in Southern Africa.
-
C.
East African shilling
The East African shilling is a proposed common currency intended to be used by member states of the East African Community to promote regional economic integration.
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D.
South African rand
The South African rand is the official currency of South Africa and a key regional medium of exchange used in several neighboring countries.
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E.
Rhodesian dollar
The Rhodesian dollar was the former national currency of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), used during the country’s period of white-minority rule before being succeeded by the Zimbabwean dollar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
fiat currency ⓘ |
| category | national currency ⓘ |
| centralBank | Bank of Mozambique ⓘ |
| country | Mozambique ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Mozambique ⓘ |
| currencySymbol | MT ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| hasISOStandard | ISO 4217 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1980 ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | MZN ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | Bank of Mozambique ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Portuguese
ⓘ
linked to:
Portuguese language
|
| legalStatus | legal tender ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn | Mozambique ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Bank of Mozambique ⓘ |
| nameInPortuguese | metical moçambicano ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | Mozambique ⓘ |
| region | Africa ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | Mozambican escudo ⓘ |
| subunit | centavo ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 centavos ⓘ |
| symbolPlacement | before amount in common usage ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Mozambican government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Mozambique
businesses in Mozambique ⓘ residents of Mozambique ⓘ |
| usedFor |
economic activities in Mozambique
ⓘ
financial transactions in Mozambique ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mozambican metical Description of subject: The Mozambican metical is the official monetary unit used in Mozambique for all financial transactions and economic activities.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.