Cape Verdean escudo
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The Cape Verdean escudo is the official monetary unit of Cape Verde, a West African island nation, and is issued by the country’s central bank.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape Verdean escudo canonical | 24 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T784898 — 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: Cape Verdean escudo Context triple: [Cape Verde Islands, currency, Cape Verdean escudo]
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A.
West African CFA franc
The West African CFA franc is a regional currency used by several West African countries, issued by the Central Bank of West African States and pegged to the euro.
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B.
Central African CFA franc
The Central African CFA franc is a regional currency used by several Central African countries, including Gabon, and is guaranteed by the French Treasury.
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C.
Liberian dollar
The Liberian dollar is the official monetary unit of Liberia, used alongside the U.S. dollar in the country’s dual-currency economy.
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D.
Mozambican metical
The Mozambican metical is the official monetary unit used in Mozambique for all financial transactions and economic activities.
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E.
Djiboutian franc
The Djiboutian franc is the official monetary unit of Djibouti, a small East African nation strategically located on the Horn of Africa.
- 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: Cape Verdean escudo Target entity description: The Cape Verdean escudo is the official monetary unit of Cape Verde, a West African island nation, and is issued by the country’s central bank.
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A.
West African CFA franc
The West African CFA franc is a regional currency used by several West African countries, issued by the Central Bank of West African States and pegged to the euro.
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B.
Central African CFA franc
The Central African CFA franc is a regional currency used by several Central African countries, including Gabon, and is guaranteed by the French Treasury.
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C.
Liberian dollar
The Liberian dollar is the official monetary unit of Liberia, used alongside the U.S. dollar in the country’s dual-currency economy.
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D.
Mozambican metical
The Mozambican metical is the official monetary unit used in Mozambique for all financial transactions and economic activities.
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E.
Djiboutian franc
The Djiboutian franc is the official monetary unit of Djibouti, a small East African nation strategically located on the Horn of Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
fiat currency ⓘ |
| centralBank |
Banco de Cabo Verde
ⓘ
linked to:
Bank of Cape Verde
Bank of Cape Verde ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Cape Verde
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Verde Islands
|
| denominationType |
banknote
ⓘ
coin ⓘ |
| fixedExchangeRateAgreementWith | Portugal ⓘ |
| fixedExchangeRateToEuro | 1 EUR = 110.265 CVE ⓘ |
| frequentlyUsedBanknotes |
1000 escudos
ⓘ
200 escudos ⓘ 2000 escudos ⓘ 500 escudos ⓘ 5000 escudos ⓘ |
| frequentlyUsedCoins |
1 escudo
ⓘ
10 escudos ⓘ 100 escudos ⓘ 20 escudos ⓘ 200 escudos ⓘ 5 escudos ⓘ 50 escudos ⓘ |
| hasPluralName | escudos ⓘ |
| introduced | 1914 ⓘ |
| isDecimalCurrency | true ⓘ |
| isLegalTenderOnlyIn |
Cape Verde
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Verde Islands
|
| ISO4217Code | CVE ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Portuguese
ⓘ
linked to:
Portuguese language
|
| legalTender |
Cape Verde
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Verde Islands
|
| localSymbol | Esc ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Bank of Cape Verde ⓘ |
| monetaryUnitOf | Cape Verdean economy ⓘ |
| nameInPortuguese | escudo cabo-verdiano ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf |
Cape Verde
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Verde Islands
|
| peggedCurrency | EUR ⓘ |
| peggedExchangeRateType | fixed peg ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
euro
ⓘ
linked to:
Euro
|
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | Cape Verdean real ⓘ |
| status | active ⓘ |
| subunit | centavo ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 centavos ⓘ |
| symbol | $ ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cash transactions
ⓘ
non-cash payments ⓘ pricing of goods and services ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Cape Verde
ⓘ
linked to:
Cape Verde Islands
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cape Verdean escudo Description of subject: The Cape Verdean escudo is the official monetary unit of Cape Verde, a West African island nation, and is issued by the country’s central bank.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
municipality of Tarrafal de São Nicolau
subject linked to:
Santa Maria
subject linked to:
Praia, Cape Verde