usedAsCurrency

P54151
predicate

Indicates that something functions as money or a medium of exchange within an economic system.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
usedAsCurrency canonical 4
usedMediumOfExchange 3
usedAsCurrencyFromCentury 1

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: usedAsCurrency
Generated description
Indicates that something functions as money or a medium of exchange within an economic system.

Sample triples (13)

Subject Object
Pomo clam shell beads ⓘ
Lm Maltese lira via predicate surface "usedAsOfficialCurrencySymbol" ⓘ
sub-treasury in New Orleans specie via predicate surface "usedMediumOfExchange" ⓘ
sub-treasury in New Orleans gold coin via predicate surface "usedMediumOfExchange" ⓘ
sub-treasury in New Orleans silver coin via predicate surface "usedMediumOfExchange" ⓘ
Portuguese real 15th century via predicate surface "usedAsCurrencyFromCentury" ⓘ
Portuguese real 20th century via predicate surface "usedAsCurrencyUntilCentury" ⓘ
Satakarni I Satavahana coins via predicate surface "usedCoinage" ⓘ
Mauritian dollar yes via predicate surface "usedAsMediumOfExchange" ⓘ
Aztec culture cacao beans ⓘ
Aztec culture cotton mantles ⓘ
Franc Eurozone countries using the franc via predicate surface "usedBeforeEuroIn" ⓘ
Chumash shell beads ⓘ