Latin Monetary Union
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The Latin Monetary Union was a 19th- and early 20th-century agreement among several European countries to standardize their currencies based on a bimetallic gold and silver standard, enabling easier trade and monetary interoperability.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Latin Monetary Union canonical | 7 |
| Latin Monetary Union treaty | 1 |
| Latin Monetary Union treaty of 1865 | 1 |
| Union monétaire latine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T118472 — 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.
Target entity: Latin Monetary Union Context triple: [Italian lira, linkedTo, Latin Monetary Union]
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A.
Benelux Union
The Benelux Union is a political and economic cooperation between Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg that promotes regional integration and coordination of policies.
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B.
European Monetary System
The European Monetary System was a regional arrangement among European Community countries, established in 1979, to stabilize exchange rates and coordinate monetary policy as a step toward deeper economic and monetary integration.
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C.
European Coal and Steel Community
The European Coal and Steel Community was a pioneering post–World War II European organization that integrated coal and steel production among member states, laying the groundwork for the later European Union.
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D.
Eurozone
The Eurozone is the group of European Union countries that have adopted the euro as their common official currency and share a unified monetary policy.
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E.
Western European Union
The Western European Union was a now-defunct European defense and security organization that coordinated military cooperation among several Western European states during the Cold War and its aftermath.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Latin Monetary Union Target entity description: The Latin Monetary Union was a 19th- and early 20th-century agreement among several European countries to standardize their currencies based on a bimetallic gold and silver standard, enabling easier trade and monetary interoperability.
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A.
Benelux Union
The Benelux Union is a political and economic cooperation between Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg that promotes regional integration and coordination of policies.
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B.
European Monetary System
The European Monetary System was a regional arrangement among European Community countries, established in 1979, to stabilize exchange rates and coordinate monetary policy as a step toward deeper economic and monetary integration.
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C.
European Coal and Steel Community
The European Coal and Steel Community was a pioneering post–World War II European organization that integrated coal and steel production among member states, laying the groundwork for the later European Union.
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D.
Eurozone
The Eurozone is the group of European Union countries that have adopted the euro as their common official currency and share a unified monetary policy.
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E.
Western European Union
The Western European Union was a now-defunct European defense and security organization that coordinated military cooperation among several Western European states during the Cold War and its aftermath.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bimetallic standard system
ⓘ
international agreement ⓘ monetary union ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| basedOn | bimetallic standard ⓘ |
| coinStandard |
20-franc gold coin
ⓘ
5-franc silver coin ⓘ |
| country |
Belgium
ⓘ
France ⓘ Greece ⓘ Italy ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| currencySystem | franc-based system ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1927 ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 1866 ⓘ |
| established | 1865 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Treaty of 23 December 1865 ⓘ |
| followedBy | interwar gold exchange standard experiments ⓘ |
| foundingMember |
Belgium
ⓘ
France ⓘ Italy ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| goal |
facilitation of trade
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monetary interoperability ⓘ standardization of coinage ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| influenced | European monetary cooperation ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
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surface form:
French franc
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| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| laterMember |
Argentina
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Bulgaria ⓘ Chile ⓘ Colombia ⓘ Costa Rica ⓘ Ecuador ⓘ El Salvador ⓘ Greece ⓘ Guatemala ⓘ Honduras ⓘ Monaco ⓘ Nicaragua ⓘ Peru ⓘ Romania ⓘ San Marino ⓘ Serbia ⓘ Spain ⓘ Vatican City ⓘ Venezuela ⓘ |
| metalStandard |
gold
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| officialNameInFrench |
Latin Monetary Union
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Union monétaire latine
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| precededBy | French-led bilateral coinage conventions ⓘ |
| problem |
monetary instability
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over-issuance of silver coins ⓘ silver depreciation ⓘ |
| ratio | 15.5:1 silver-to-gold ratio ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| response | suspension of free silver coinage in the 1870s ⓘ |
| standardGoldContent | 0.290322 gram of fine gold per franc ⓘ |
| standardSilverContent | 4.5 grams of fine silver per 5-franc coin ⓘ |
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Subject: Latin Monetary Union Description of subject: The Latin Monetary Union was a 19th- and early 20th-century agreement among several European countries to standardize their currencies based on a bimetallic gold and silver standard, enabling easier trade and monetary interoperability.
Referenced by (10)
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