Corsican lira
E231532
The Corsican lira was the short-lived monetary unit used in 18th-century Corsica during its brief period of independence under the Corsican Republic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Corsican lira canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2071277 — 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: Corsican lira Context triple: [Corsican Republic, currency, Corsican lira]
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A.
Italian lira
The Italian lira was Italy’s pre-euro national currency, used for centuries until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
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B.
Milanese lira
The Milanese lira was the historical monetary unit used in and around Milan, particularly during the late medieval and early modern periods in northern Italy.
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C.
Venetian lira (old)
The Venetian lira (old) was the historical currency of the Republic of Venice, used for centuries in trade and finance until the fall of the republic and subsequent monetary reforms.
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D.
Genoese lira
The Genoese lira was the historical monetary unit used in the Republic of Genoa, a major medieval and early modern maritime and financial power in what is now Italy.
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E.
Napoleonic Italian lira
The Napoleonic Italian lira was the currency introduced in parts of Italy under Napoleon’s rule in the early 19th century, modeled on the French franc and later replaced by the unified Kingdom of Italy’s lira.
- 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: Corsican lira Target entity description: The Corsican lira was the short-lived monetary unit used in 18th-century Corsica during its brief period of independence under the Corsican Republic.
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A.
Italian lira
The Italian lira was Italy’s pre-euro national currency, used for centuries until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
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B.
Milanese lira
The Milanese lira was the historical monetary unit used in and around Milan, particularly during the late medieval and early modern periods in northern Italy.
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C.
Venetian lira (old)
The Venetian lira (old) was the historical currency of the Republic of Venice, used for centuries in trade and finance until the fall of the republic and subsequent monetary reforms.
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D.
Genoese lira
The Genoese lira was the historical monetary unit used in the Republic of Genoa, a major medieval and early modern maritime and financial power in what is now Italy.
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E.
Napoleonic Italian lira
The Napoleonic Italian lira was the currency introduced in parts of Italy under Napoleon’s rule in the early 19th century, modeled on the French franc and later replaced by the unified Kingdom of Italy’s lira.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former currency
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Pasquale Paoli ⓘ |
| category |
18th-century economic history
ⓘ
Currencies of Europe ⓘ History of Corsica ⓘ |
| circulationArea | island of Corsica ⓘ |
| country | Corsican Republic ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Corsican Republic ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | lira-soldo-denaro ⓘ |
| follows | Genoese lira ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Enlightenment-era independence movements in Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription |
Corsican
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| metalContent |
copper
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority |
Corsican Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
government of the Corsican Republic
|
| monetarySystemType | bimetallic standard ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Italian lira ⓘ |
| region | Mediterranean ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
ⓘ
surface form:
French franc
French livre ⓘ |
| shortDescription | short-lived monetary unit of the Corsican Republic in the 18th century ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit |
denaro
ⓘ
soldo ⓘ |
| timeInUse | brief ⓘ |
| usedBy | inhabitants of Corsican Republic ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Corsican Republic
ⓘ
period of Corsican independence ⓘ |
| usedIn | Corsica ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Corsican lira Description of subject: The Corsican lira was the short-lived monetary unit used in 18th-century Corsica during its brief period of independence under the Corsican Republic.
Referenced by (1)
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