Reichsbank
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The Reichsbank was the central bank of Germany from the late 19th century through the Weimar Republic and much of the Nazi era, responsible for issuing currency and managing the nation’s monetary policy.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Reichsbank canonical | 17 |
| Preußische Bank | 2 |
| Deutsche Rentenbank | 1 |
| Nationalbank für Deutschland | 1 |
| Reichsbank directorate | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T368197 — 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: Reichsbank Context triple: [Reichsmark, monetaryAuthority, Reichsbank]
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Deutsche Bundesbank
Deutsche Bundesbank is Germany’s independent central bank, responsible for monetary policy implementation, financial stability, and managing the country’s foreign reserves within the Eurosystem.
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B.
De Nederlandsche Bank
De Nederlandsche Bank is the central bank of the Netherlands, responsible for monetary policy, financial stability, and supervision of the Dutch financial system.
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C.
Bank of Amsterdam
The Bank of Amsterdam was a pioneering 17th-century public bank that became a central hub of European finance and helped establish Amsterdam as a leading commercial power during the Dutch Golden Age.
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D.
State Bank of the Russian Empire
The State Bank of the Russian Empire was the central banking institution of the Russian Empire, responsible for issuing currency, managing state finances, and regulating the banking system before the Soviet era.
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E.
Swiss National Bank
The Swiss National Bank is Switzerland’s independent central bank responsible for the country’s monetary policy and the stability of the Swiss financial system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Reichsbank Target entity description: The Reichsbank was the central bank of Germany from the late 19th century through the Weimar Republic and much of the Nazi era, responsible for issuing currency and managing the nation’s monetary policy.
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A.
Deutsche Bundesbank
Deutsche Bundesbank is Germany’s independent central bank, responsible for monetary policy implementation, financial stability, and managing the country’s foreign reserves within the Eurosystem.
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B.
De Nederlandsche Bank
De Nederlandsche Bank is the central bank of the Netherlands, responsible for monetary policy, financial stability, and supervision of the Dutch financial system.
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C.
Bank of Amsterdam
The Bank of Amsterdam was a pioneering 17th-century public bank that became a central hub of European finance and helped establish Amsterdam as a leading commercial power during the Dutch Golden Age.
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D.
State Bank of the Russian Empire
The State Bank of the Russian Empire was the central banking institution of the Russian Empire, responsible for issuing currency, managing state finances, and regulating the banking system before the Soviet era.
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E.
Swiss National Bank
The Swiss National Bank is Switzerland’s independent central bank responsible for the country’s monetary policy and the stability of the Swiss financial system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bank
ⓘ
central bank ⓘ defunct organization ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| country |
German Empire
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| currencyIssued |
German gold mark
ⓘ
Papiermark ⓘ Reichsmark ⓘ Rentenmark ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1945 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | German Empire ⓘ |
| function |
banker to the government
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issue of banknotes ⓘ management of gold and foreign exchange reserves ⓘ management of monetary policy ⓘ |
| hasPart | Reichsbank main building in Berlin ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Berlin ⓘ |
| inception | 1876 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
German Empire
ⓘ
Nazi Germany ⓘ Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| legalForm | public law institution ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Free State of Prussia
Prussia ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
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| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| mainBuildingArchitect |
Friedrich Hitzig
ⓘ
Heinrich Wolff ⓘ |
| officeHeldBy |
Hjalmar Schacht
ⓘ
Karl Helfferich ⓘ Rudolf Havenstein ⓘ Walther Funk ⓘ Rudolf Havenstein ⓘ
surface form:
Wilhelm Havenstein
|
| ownedBy | German state ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
financing of German rearmament
ⓘ
looting of gold and assets in occupied Europe ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Reichsbank
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Preußische Bank
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| regulatedBy | Reichsbank Act of 1875 ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Deutsche Bundesbank
ⓘ
surface form:
Bank deutscher Länder
Deutsche Bundesbank ⓘ |
| replaces |
Reichsbank
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Preußische Bank
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| significantEvent |
Reichsmark
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surface form:
German monetary reform of 1923
Nazi economic policy ⓘ World War II ⓘ hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
German Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
German Empire government
Nazi Germany ⓘ
surface form:
Nazi regime
Weimar Republic ⓘ
surface form:
Weimar Republic government
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Subject: Reichsbank Description of subject: The Reichsbank was the central bank of Germany from the late 19th century through the Weimar Republic and much of the Nazi era, responsible for issuing currency and managing the nation’s monetary policy.
Referenced by (22)
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