French livre
E149006
The French livre was the pre-franc monetary unit of France, used for centuries until it was replaced during the French Revolution and early French First Republic.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French livre canonical | 2 |
| French livre (historical) | 1 |
| French livre tournois | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1310993 — 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: French livre Context triple: [French First Republic, currency, French livre]
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A.
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.
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B.
Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union)
The Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union) was Belgium’s national currency aligned with the bimetallic standards and harmonized coinage system of the 19th–20th century Latin Monetary Union.
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C.
French West African franc
The French West African franc was the colonial currency used across several territories in French West Africa before being replaced by the CFA franc.
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D.
Tunisian franc
The Tunisian franc was the former national currency of Tunisia used before the adoption of the Tunisian dinar.
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E.
CFP franc
The CFP franc is a currency used in several French overseas collectivities in the Pacific, including New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and Wallis and Futuna.
- 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: French livre Target entity description: The French livre was the pre-franc monetary unit of France, used for centuries until it was replaced during the French Revolution and early French First Republic.
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A.
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.
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B.
Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union)
The Belgian franc (Latin Monetary Union) was Belgium’s national currency aligned with the bimetallic standards and harmonized coinage system of the 19th–20th century Latin Monetary Union.
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C.
French West African franc
The French West African franc was the colonial currency used across several territories in French West Africa before being replaced by the CFA franc.
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D.
Tunisian franc
The Tunisian franc was the former national currency of Tunisia used before the adoption of the Tunisian dinar.
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E.
CFP franc
The CFP franc is a currency used in several French overseas collectivities in the Pacific, including New Caledonia, French Polynesia, and Wallis and Futuna.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former French monetary unit
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Europe
ⓘ
Currencies of France ⓘ Obsolete currencies ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| currencySystem | livre–sou–denier system ⓘ |
| denominationType |
accounting unit
ⓘ
coinage unit ⓘ paper money unit ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Latin libra ⓘ |
| governingAuthority |
French First Republic
ⓘ
French royal family ⓘ
surface form:
French monarchy
|
| hasPluralForm | livres ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Ancien Régime
ⓘ
surface form:
Ancien Régime France
|
| historicalStatus | obsolete ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | pre-decimal currency ⓘ |
| reformContext | decimalisation of French currency ⓘ |
| regulation | royal ordinances ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
ⓘ
surface form:
French franc
French monetary reform of 1795 ⓘ livre parisis ⓘ livre tournois ⓘ |
| replaced | Carolingian monetary system units ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
ⓘ
surface form:
French franc
|
| subunit |
denier
ⓘ
sou ⓘ |
| subunitOf |
livre parisis
ⓘ
livre tournois ⓘ |
| successorCurrency |
French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
ⓘ
surface form:
French franc
|
| symbol | ₶ ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Modern period
ⓘ
surface form:
Early modern period
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| usedFor |
public finance
ⓘ
taxation ⓘ trade ⓘ wages ⓘ |
| usedIn |
France
ⓘ
French colonies ⓘ |
| usedUntil |
French Revolution
ⓘ
early French First Republic ⓘ |
| valueNotation |
L for livre
ⓘ
d for denier ⓘ s for sou ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: French livre Description of subject: The French livre was the pre-franc monetary unit of France, used for centuries until it was replaced during the French Revolution and early French First Republic.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
French livre (historical)
this entity surface form:
French livre tournois