Salvadoran colón (historically)
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The Salvadoran colón was the former national currency of El Salvador, used throughout much of the 20th century until it was replaced by the U.S. dollar in 2001.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Salvadoran colón | 2 |
| Salvadoran colón (historically) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11248293 — 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: Salvadoran colón (historically) Context triple: [Ministry of Defense of El Salvador, uses, Salvadoran colón (historically)]
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A.
Costa Rican colón
The Costa Rican colón is the official monetary unit of Costa Rica, issued by the Central Bank of Costa Rica and commonly used for everyday transactions throughout the country.
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B.
Nicaraguan córdoba
The Nicaraguan córdoba is the official fiat currency of Nicaragua, issued and regulated by the Central Bank of Nicaragua.
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C.
Costa Rican peso
The Costa Rican peso was the former official currency of Costa Rica before it was succeeded by the Costa Rican colón.
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D.
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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E.
Dominican peso
The Dominican peso is the official monetary unit of the Dominican Republic, used for all everyday transactions and financial operations in the country.
- 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: Salvadoran colón (historically) Target entity description: The Salvadoran colón was the former national currency of El Salvador, used throughout much of the 20th century until it was replaced by the U.S. dollar in 2001.
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A.
Costa Rican colón
The Costa Rican colón is the official monetary unit of Costa Rica, issued by the Central Bank of Costa Rica and commonly used for everyday transactions throughout the country.
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B.
Nicaraguan córdoba
The Nicaraguan córdoba is the official fiat currency of Nicaragua, issued and regulated by the Central Bank of Nicaragua.
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C.
Costa Rican peso
The Costa Rican peso was the former official currency of Costa Rica before it was succeeded by the Costa Rican colón.
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D.
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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E.
Dominican peso
The Dominican peso is the official monetary unit of the Dominican Republic, used for all everyday transactions and financial operations in the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former national currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of El Salvador
ⓘ
Currencies replaced by the United States dollar ⓘ |
| country | El Salvador ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| hasSubunitNameInSpanish | centavo ⓘ |
| historicalRole | primary unit of account in El Salvador before dollarization ⓘ |
| historicalUsageEnded | early 21st century ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | SVC ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| legalTenderEndedWith | Monetary Integration Law of El Salvador ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador ⓘ |
| monetaryReform | dollarization of El Salvador ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Christopher Columbus
ⓘ
Cristóbal Colón ⓘ
linked to:
Christopher Columbus
|
| officialStatus | former legal tender ⓘ |
| region | Central America ⓘ |
| replacedAsLegalTenderInYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
U.S. dollar
ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
United States dollar ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
| statusAfterDollarization | coexists in accounting with U.S. dollar ⓘ |
| subunit | centavo ⓘ |
| subunitRatio | 1 colón = 100 centavos ⓘ |
| symbol |
C₵
ⓘ
₡ ⓘ |
| type | national currency ⓘ |
| usedDuringCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedFor | domestic payments in El Salvador ⓘ |
| usedIn | El Salvador ⓘ |
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Subject: Salvadoran colón (historically) Description of subject: The Salvadoran colón was the former national currency of El Salvador, used throughout much of the 20th century until it was replaced by the U.S. dollar in 2001.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Salvadoran colón (historically)
linked to: Salvadoran colón (historically)