Austrian schilling
E146744
The Austrian schilling was Austria's former national currency, used throughout much of the 20th century until the country adopted the euro.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Austrian schilling canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1263928 — 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: Austrian schilling Context triple: [Euro, replacedCurrency, Austrian schilling]
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A.
Austro-Hungarian krone
The Austro-Hungarian krone was the official currency of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, used across its diverse Central and Eastern European territories until the empire’s dissolution after World War I.
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B.
Czechoslovak koruna
The Czechoslovak koruna was the former national currency of Czechoslovakia, used from the early 20th century until the country's peaceful split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
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C.
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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D.
Reichsmark
The Reichsmark was the official monetary unit of Germany from 1924 until its replacement after World War II, most infamously associated with the Nazi era economy.
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E.
Slovak koruna
The Slovak koruna was the former national currency of Slovakia, used both during the World War II-era Slovak state and later in the modern Slovak Republic until it was replaced by the euro.
- 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: Austrian schilling Target entity description: The Austrian schilling was Austria's former national currency, used throughout much of the 20th century until the country adopted the euro.
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A.
Austro-Hungarian krone
The Austro-Hungarian krone was the official currency of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, used across its diverse Central and Eastern European territories until the empire’s dissolution after World War I.
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B.
Czechoslovak koruna
The Czechoslovak koruna was the former national currency of Czechoslovakia, used from the early 20th century until the country's peaceful split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
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C.
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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D.
Reichsmark
The Reichsmark was the official monetary unit of Germany from 1924 until its replacement after World War II, most infamously associated with the Nazi era economy.
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E.
Slovak koruna
The Slovak koruna was the former national currency of Slovakia, used both during the World War II-era Slovak state and later in the modern Slovak Republic until it was replaced by the euro.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former national currency ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Austrian economy ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Austria
ⓘ
Currencies replaced by the euro ⓘ |
| centralBank | Oesterreichische Nationalbank ⓘ |
| country | Austria ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| euroCashIntroduction | 2002-01-01 ⓘ |
| exchangeableAtCentralBank | true ⓘ |
| fixedConversionRateToEuro | 1 euro = 13.7603 schilling ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
20th century
ⓘ
early 21st century ⓘ |
| introduced | 1924 ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | ATS ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | Oesterreichische Nationalbank ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | German ⓘ |
| legalStatusAfterEuro | no longer legal tender ⓘ |
| legalTenderUntil | 2002-02-28 ⓘ |
| monetaryPolicyAuthority | Oesterreichische Nationalbank ⓘ |
| monetaryReformReason | post–World War I stabilization ⓘ |
| monetaryUnion |
Eurozone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eurozone (successor currency union)
|
| namedAfter | Austrian town of Schilling (historical term "Schilling") ⓘ |
| nonDecimalSubunit | no ⓘ |
| numericISOCode | 040 ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
1924–1938
ⓘ
1945–2002 ⓘ |
| predecessorDuringAnschluss | Reichsmark ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
EUR
ⓘ
euro ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency |
Austro-Hungarian krone
ⓘ
surface form:
Austrian krone
Reichsmark ⓘ
surface form:
German Reichsmark
|
| scope | legal tender only in Austria ⓘ |
| secondIntroduction | 1945 after World War II ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit | groschen ⓘ |
| subunitRatio | 1 schilling = 100 groschen ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | euro banknotes and coins ⓘ |
| suspendedDuring | Anschluss period 1938–1945 ⓘ |
| symbol | S ⓘ |
| type | national currency ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Austrian businesses
ⓘ
Austrian residents ⓘ |
| usedFor | domestic payments in Austria ⓘ |
| usedIn |
First Austrian Republic
ⓘ
Second Republic of Austria ⓘ
surface form:
Second Austrian Republic
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Austrian schilling Description of subject: The Austrian schilling was Austria's former national currency, used throughout much of the 20th century until the country adopted the euro.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
euro