Cologne mark
E419086
The Cologne mark was a medieval silver currency and weight standard widely used in the Holy Roman Empire, particularly associated with the Bishopric and city of Cologne.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cologne mark canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4201470 — 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: Cologne mark Context triple: [Bishopric of Cologne, currency, Cologne mark]
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A.
Westphalian frank
The Westphalian frank was the official monetary unit of the short-lived Napoleonic client state, the Kingdom of Westphalia, in the early 19th century.
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B.
Bad Godesberg
Bad Godesberg is a district in the city of Bonn, Germany, known for its affluent residential areas, former diplomatic missions, and scenic location along the Rhine River.
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C.
Wheel of Mainz
The Wheel of Mainz is a historic heraldic emblem featuring a silver wheel with six spokes, long associated with the Archbishopric and later Electorate of Mainz in Germany.
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D.
Montabaur
Montabaur is a historic town in western Germany’s Rhineland-Palatinate region, known for its distinctive hilltop castle and well-preserved old town.
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E.
Kaisermühlen
Kaisermühlen is a district of Vienna, Austria, known for its modern developments along the Danube and for hosting major international institutions.
- 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: Cologne mark Target entity description: The Cologne mark was a medieval silver currency and weight standard widely used in the Holy Roman Empire, particularly associated with the Bishopric and city of Cologne.
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A.
Westphalian frank
The Westphalian frank was the official monetary unit of the short-lived Napoleonic client state, the Kingdom of Westphalia, in the early 19th century.
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B.
Bad Godesberg
Bad Godesberg is a district in the city of Bonn, Germany, known for its affluent residential areas, former diplomatic missions, and scenic location along the Rhine River.
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C.
Wheel of Mainz
The Wheel of Mainz is a historic heraldic emblem featuring a silver wheel with six spokes, long associated with the Archbishopric and later Electorate of Mainz in Germany.
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D.
Montabaur
Montabaur is a historic town in western Germany’s Rhineland-Palatinate region, known for its distinctive hilltop castle and well-preserved old town.
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E.
Kaisermühlen
Kaisermühlen is a district of Vienna, Austria, known for its modern developments along the Danube and for hosting major international institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval currency
ⓘ
silver standard ⓘ weight standard ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bishopric of Cologne
ⓘ
Imperial City of Cologne ⓘ
surface form:
City of Cologne
|
| category |
Historical units of mass
ⓘ
Medieval currencies ⓘ Silver standards ⓘ |
| currencyType | silver-based currency ⓘ |
| geographicRegion |
German lands of the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
Lower Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
facilitated monetary unification in parts of the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
served as a basis for regional coinage systems ⓘ |
| influenced |
German monetary systems
ⓘ
Reichsthaler ⓘ
surface form:
Reichsthaler standard
later silver weight standards in Central Europe ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| legalStatus | recognized monetary standard in parts of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| material | silver ⓘ |
| measurementSystem | pre-metric European weight systems ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cologne ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
key monetary benchmark in the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
widely accepted reference weight ⓘ |
| replacedBy | later unified German monetary standards ⓘ |
| standardized |
silver content of coins
ⓘ
weight of trade silver ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| usedAs |
currency unit
ⓘ
weight unit ⓘ |
| usedBy |
ecclesiastical authorities
ⓘ
imperial mints ⓘ merchant guilds ⓘ secular authorities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
accounting
ⓘ
bullion trade ⓘ coinage ⓘ customs duties ⓘ inter-regional trade ⓘ tax assessment ⓘ tithes calculation ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Bishopric of Cologne
ONNED1
ⓘ
Imperial City of Cologne ⓘ
surface form:
City of Cologne
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ neighboring principalities of the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ |
| weightSystem | Cologne weight system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cologne mark Description of subject: The Cologne mark was a medieval silver currency and weight standard widely used in the Holy Roman Empire, particularly associated with the Bishopric and city of Cologne.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.