Polish marka
E7256
The Polish marka was the paper currency used in Poland in the years immediately following World War I, before being replaced by the złoty.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polish marka canonical | 6 |
| Bank Polski (interim issues) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T75215 — 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: Polish marka Context triple: [Second Polish Republic, previousCurrency, Polish marka]
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A.
Ukrainian karbovanets
The Ukrainian karbovanets was the transitional national currency of Ukraine introduced after independence, used primarily in the early 1990s before being replaced by the hryvnia.
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B.
Deutsche Mark
The Deutsche Mark was the former official currency of West Germany and later unified Germany, renowned for its stability and strength until it was replaced by the euro.
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C.
Poland
Poland is a Central European country known for its rich medieval heritage, resilient culture, and pivotal role in 20th-century history, including being the site of the outbreak of World War II.
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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.
Poles
Poles are the ethnic and national group native to Poland, many of whom suffered persecution and mass murder under Nazi occupation during the Holocaust.
- 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: Polish marka Target entity description: The Polish marka was the paper currency used in Poland in the years immediately following World War I, before being replaced by the złoty.
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A.
Ukrainian karbovanets
The Ukrainian karbovanets was the transitional national currency of Ukraine introduced after independence, used primarily in the early 1990s before being replaced by the hryvnia.
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B.
Deutsche Mark
The Deutsche Mark was the former official currency of West Germany and later unified Germany, renowned for its stability and strength until it was replaced by the euro.
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C.
Poland
Poland is a Central European country known for its rich medieval heritage, resilient culture, and pivotal role in 20th-century history, including being the site of the outbreak of World War II.
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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.
Belarusian ruble
The Belarusian ruble is the official currency of Belarus, introduced after the country gained independence from the Soviet Union.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| currencyCode | none ⓘ |
| denomination |
1 marka
ⓘ
1,000 marek ⓘ 1,000,000 marek ⓘ 10 marek ⓘ 10,000 marek ⓘ 100 marek ⓘ 100,000 marek ⓘ 2 marki ⓘ 20 marek ⓘ 5 marek ⓘ 5,000 marek ⓘ 50 marek ⓘ 50,000 marek ⓘ 500 marek ⓘ 500,000 marek ⓘ |
| denominationType | banknote ⓘ |
| endDate | 1924 ⓘ |
| exchangeRateToSuccessor | 1 złoty = 1,800,000 marek ⓘ |
| historicalContext | transition from partitioned Poland to independent Poland ⓘ |
| issuer |
Bank Polski (interim issues)
ⓘ
linked to:
Polish marka
Polska Krajowa Kasa Pożyczkowa ⓘ |
| languageOnBanknotes | Polish ⓘ |
| monetaryReform | Władysław Grabski reform of 1924 ⓘ |
| period | post–World War I ⓘ |
| predecessorCurrency |
Austro-Hungarian krone
ⓘ
German papiermark ⓘ Russian ruble ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | hyperinflation ⓘ |
| region | Central Europe ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Polish złoty ⓘ |
| replacedByDate | 1924 ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency |
Austro-Hungarian krone
ⓘ
German papiermark ⓘ
linked to:
Rentenmark
Russian ruble ⓘ
linked to:
Russian ruble (Empire)
|
| scriptOnBanknotes | Latin script ⓘ |
| startDate | 1917 ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit | fenig ⓘ |
| subunitToUnitRatio | 100 fenig = 1 marka ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | Polish złoty ⓘ |
| type | paper money ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Kingdom of Poland (1917–1918)
ⓘ
Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Polish marka Description of subject: The Polish marka was the paper currency used in Poland in the years immediately following World War I, before being replaced by the złoty.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Polish marka