Greek drachma (Latin Monetary Union)

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historical currency unit member currency of the Latin Monetary Union national currency

The Greek drachma (Latin Monetary Union) was the version of Greece’s national currency aligned with the 19th–20th century Latin Monetary Union standards, facilitating fixed exchange and convertibility with other member states’ coins.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Greek drachma	4
Greek drachma (Latin Monetary Union) canonical	1
drachma	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T668679 — 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: Greek drachma (Latin Monetary Union)
Context triple: [French franc (Latin Monetary Union), referenceForExchangeRates, Greek drachma (Latin Monetary Union)]

A. Athenian drachma
The Athenian drachma was an influential ancient Greek silver coin that became a dominant trade currency throughout the Mediterranean world.
B. Dirachma
Dirachma is a small, rare genus of flowering plants known for its highly restricted distribution and placement in its own family, Dirachmaceae.
C. Ottoman lira
The Ottoman lira was the principal monetary unit of the late Ottoman Empire, used from the mid-19th century until the empire’s dissolution in the early 20th century.
D. Napoleonic Italian lira
The Napoleonic Italian lira was the currency introduced in parts of Italy under Napoleon’s rule in the early 19th century, modeled on the French franc and later replaced by the unified Kingdom of Italy’s lira.
E. French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
The French franc of the Latin Monetary Union was a 19th–20th century gold and silver-based currency standard that served as the reference unit for several European currencies, including the Italian lira.
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: Greek drachma (Latin Monetary Union)
Target entity description: The Greek drachma (Latin Monetary Union) was the version of Greece’s national currency aligned with the 19th–20th century Latin Monetary Union standards, facilitating fixed exchange and convertibility with other member states’ coins.

A. Athenian drachma
The Athenian drachma was an influential ancient Greek silver coin that became a dominant trade currency throughout the Mediterranean world.
B. Dirachma
Dirachma is a small, rare genus of flowering plants known for its highly restricted distribution and placement in its own family, Dirachmaceae.
C. Ottoman lira
The Ottoman lira was the principal monetary unit of the late Ottoman Empire, used from the mid-19th century until the empire’s dissolution in the early 20th century.
D. Napoleonic Italian lira
The Napoleonic Italian lira was the currency introduced in parts of Italy under Napoleon’s rule in the early 19th century, modeled on the French franc and later replaced by the unified Kingdom of Italy’s lira.
E. French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
The French franc of the Latin Monetary Union was a 19th–20th century gold and silver-based currency standard that served as the reference unit for several European currencies, including the Italian lira.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical currency unit ⓘ member currency of the Latin Monetary Union ⓘ national currency ⓘ
alignment	aligned with French franc-based Latin Monetary Union unit of account ⓘ
category	Greek currency ⓘ Latin Monetary Union currencies ⓘ defunct currencies of Europe ⓘ
convertibility	freely convertible with other Latin Monetary Union currencies at fixed rates ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Greece ⓘ
currencyOf	Greece ⓘ
denominationSystem	decimal ⓘ
economicRole	medium of exchange in Greece compatible with Latin Monetary Union coinage ⓘ
feature	coins minted to common Latin Monetary Union specifications ⓘ participated in a system of near-parity coin circulation among member states ⓘ
fixedExchangeWith	Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union) ⓘ French franc ⓘ linked to: French franc (Latin Monetary Union) Italian lira (Latin Monetary Union) ⓘ linked to: Italian lira Luxembourg franc (Latin Monetary Union) ⓘ linked to: Luxembourgish franc Swiss franc (Latin Monetary Union) ⓘ linked to: Swiss franc
historicalContext	part of 19th-century European monetary integration efforts ⓘ
issuer	Greek government ⓘ linked to: Government of Greece National Bank of Greece ⓘ
legalStatus	legal tender in Greece ⓘ
metalStandard	gold ⓘ silver ⓘ
monetaryPolicyFeature	aligned fineness and weight of coins with Latin Monetary Union norms ⓘ
monetaryRegime	bimetallic standard coordinated with Latin Monetary Union ⓘ
monetaryUnion	Latin Monetary Union ⓘ
pegTarget	French franc ⓘ linked to: French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
period	early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
purpose	enable international trade and payments within the Latin Monetary Union area ⓘ facilitate fixed exchange with other Latin Monetary Union member states ⓘ
region	Europe ⓘ
relatedCurrency	modern Greek drachma ⓘ
relatedTo	Latin Monetary Union treaty of 1865 ⓘ linked to: Latin Monetary Union
standard	Latin Monetary Union bimetallic standard ⓘ
subunit	lepton ⓘ
subunitRatio	1 drachma = 100 lepta ⓘ
usedIn	Greece ⓘ
valueParity	1 drachma ≈ 1 French franc under LMU standard ⓘ

How these facts were elicited