Colombian escudo
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The Colombian escudo was a historical currency of Colombia used primarily during the colonial and early republican periods before being replaced by the Colombian peso.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colombian escudo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2163813 — 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: Colombian escudo Context triple: [Colombian real, subunitOf, Colombian escudo]
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A.
Colombian peso
The Colombian peso is the official national currency of Colombia, used for all everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the country.
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B.
Venezuelan bolívar
The Venezuelan bolívar is the official fiat currency of Venezuela, historically affected by high inflation and multiple redenominations.
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C.
Costa Rican colón
The Costa Rican colón is the official monetary unit of Costa Rica, issued by the Central Bank of Costa Rica and commonly used for everyday transactions throughout the country.
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D.
Panamanian balboa
The Panamanian balboa is the official currency of Panama, used alongside the U.S. dollar and named after the Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
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E.
Nicaraguan córdoba
The Nicaraguan córdoba is the official fiat currency of Nicaragua, issued and regulated by the Central Bank of Nicaragua.
- 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: Colombian escudo Target entity description: The Colombian escudo was a historical currency of Colombia used primarily during the colonial and early republican periods before being replaced by the Colombian peso.
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A.
Colombian peso
The Colombian peso is the official national currency of Colombia, used for all everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the country.
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B.
Venezuelan bolívar
The Venezuelan bolívar is the official fiat currency of Venezuela, historically affected by high inflation and multiple redenominations.
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C.
Costa Rican colón
The Costa Rican colón is the official monetary unit of Costa Rica, issued by the Central Bank of Costa Rica and commonly used for everyday transactions throughout the country.
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D.
Panamanian balboa
The Panamanian balboa is the official currency of Panama, used alongside the U.S. dollar and named after the Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
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E.
Nicaraguan córdoba
The Nicaraguan córdoba is the official fiat currency of Nicaragua, issued and regulated by the Central Bank of Nicaragua.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former currency of Colombia
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historical currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Colombia
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Historical currencies of the Americas ⓘ Obsolete currencies ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknote
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coin ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Spanish America ⓘ |
| monetaryMetal |
gold
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silver ⓘ |
| predecessor | Spanish colonial escudo ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Colombian peso ⓘ |
| subunitOf | Colombian currency system ⓘ |
| successor | Colombian peso ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
colonial period of Colombia
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early republican period of Colombia ⓘ |
| usedAs |
medium of exchange
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store of value ⓘ unit of account ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Spanish colonial authorities in New Granada
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early republican governments of Colombia ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Gran Colombia
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Republic of New Granada ⓘ United States of Colombia ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colombian escudo Description of subject: The Colombian escudo was a historical currency of Colombia used primarily during the colonial and early republican periods before being replaced by the Colombian peso.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.