Hungarian pengő
E162308
The Hungarian pengő was the national currency of Hungary from 1927 until its replacement after World War II, notorious for experiencing one of the worst hyperinflation episodes in history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hungarian pengő canonical | 2 |
| Hungarian korona | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1404754 — 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: Hungarian pengő Context triple: [Hungarian forint, replacedCurrency, Hungarian pengő]
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A.
Hungarian forint
The Hungarian forint is the official national currency of Hungary, used for everyday transactions and monetary policy.
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B.
Austrian schilling
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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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Hungarian pengő Target entity description: The Hungarian pengő was the national currency of Hungary from 1927 until its replacement after World War II, notorious for experiencing one of the worst hyperinflation episodes in history.
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A.
Hungarian forint
The Hungarian forint is the official national currency of Hungary, used for everyday transactions and monetary policy.
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B.
Austrian schilling
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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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| country | Hungary ⓘ |
| currencyCode | P ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| endDate | 1946 ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| hyperinflationPeakYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| inflationType | hyperinflation ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatus | no longer legal tender ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority |
Magyar Nemzeti Bank
ⓘ
surface form:
Hungarian National Bank
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| notableFor |
hyperinflation
ⓘ
one of the worst cases of hyperinflation in history ⓘ |
| officialStatus | national currency of Hungary ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
World War II
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ post–World War II transition period ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | collapse of currency value due to hyperinflation ⓘ |
| reformContext | postwar monetary reform in Hungary ⓘ |
| replacedByCurrency | Hungarian forint ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency |
Hungarian Crown
ⓘ
surface form:
Hungarian korona
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| startDate | 1927 ⓘ |
| subunit | fillér ⓘ |
| subunitRatio | 1 pengő = 100 fillér ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | Hungarian forint ⓘ |
| successorCurrencyCountry | Hungary ⓘ |
| symbol | P ⓘ |
| usedIn | Hungary ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hungarian pengő Description of subject: The Hungarian pengő was the national currency of Hungary from 1927 until its replacement after World War II, notorious for experiencing one of the worst hyperinflation episodes in history.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hungarian korona