Haitian livre
E151706
The Haitian livre was the former currency of Haiti used during the colonial and early post-independence periods before being succeeded by the gourde.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Haitian livre canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1329681 — 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: Haitian livre Context triple: [Haitian gourde, replacedCurrency, Haitian livre]
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A.
Haitian gourde
The Haitian gourde is the official monetary unit of Haiti, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
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B.
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.
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C.
Life in a Haitian Valley
Life in a Haitian Valley is a classic ethnographic study by anthropologist Melville J. Herskovits that examines Haitian rural life, culture, and African cultural survivals.
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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.
Carta de Jamaica
Carta de Jamaica is a seminal 1815 political essay in which Simón Bolívar outlines his vision for Latin American independence, unity, and republican government.
- 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: Haitian livre Target entity description: The Haitian livre was the former currency of Haiti used during the colonial and early post-independence periods before being succeeded by the gourde.
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A.
Haitian gourde
The Haitian gourde is the official monetary unit of Haiti, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
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B.
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.
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C.
Life in a Haitian Valley
Life in a Haitian Valley is a classic ethnographic study by anthropologist Melville J. Herskovits that examines Haitian rural life, culture, and African cultural survivals.
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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.
Carta de Jamaica
Carta de Jamaica is a seminal 1815 political essay in which Simón Bolívar outlines his vision for Latin American independence, unity, and republican government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former currency of Haiti
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| basedOn | French livre ⓘ |
| category |
Colonial currencies in the Americas
ⓘ
Currencies of Haiti ⓘ Obsolete currencies ⓘ |
| country | Haiti ⓘ |
| currencyOf |
Haiti
ⓘ
French colony of Saint-Domingue ⓘ
surface form:
Saint-Domingue
|
| denominationSystem | non-decimal ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
colonial era
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | livre–sou–denier system ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom |
French livre
ⓘ
surface form:
French livre tournois
|
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Haitian gourde ⓘ |
| replacedIn | 19th century ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit |
denier
ⓘ
sou ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | Haitian gourde ⓘ |
| usedAfter | Haitian independence ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions
ⓘ
taxation ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| usedIn |
French colony of Saint-Domingue
ⓘ
surface form:
Saint-Domingue
French colony of Saint-Domingue ⓘ
surface form:
colonial Haiti
early post-independence Haiti ⓘ |
| usedUnder | French colonial rule ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Haitian livre Description of subject: The Haitian livre was the former currency of Haiti used during the colonial and early post-independence periods before being succeeded by the gourde.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.