Colombian real
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The Colombian real was the historical currency of Colombia used during the colonial and early republican periods before being replaced by the Colombian peso.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colombian real canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T369803 — 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 real Context triple: [Colombian peso, replacedCurrency, Colombian real]
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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.
Spanish dollar
The Spanish dollar was a widely circulated silver coin that became a de facto global currency from the 16th to 19th centuries, heavily used in international trade across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
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C.
Mexican peso
The Mexican peso is Mexico's official national currency and one of the most traded currencies in the world, widely used in international foreign exchange markets.
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D.
Chilean peso
The Chilean peso is the official monetary unit of Chile, used for everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the country.
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E.
Ecuadorian sucre (former currency code ECS)
The Ecuadorian sucre (ECS) was the former national currency of Ecuador, used until it was replaced by the U.S. dollar in 2000.
- 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 real Target entity description: The Colombian real was the historical currency of Colombia used 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.
Spanish dollar
The Spanish dollar was a widely circulated silver coin that became a de facto global currency from the 16th to 19th centuries, heavily used in international trade across Europe, the Americas, and Asia.
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C.
Mexican peso
The Mexican peso is Mexico's official national currency and one of the most traded currencies in the world, widely used in international foreign exchange markets.
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D.
Chilean peso
The Chilean peso is the official monetary unit of Chile, used for everyday transactions and financial operations throughout the country.
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E.
Ecuadorian sucre (former currency code ECS)
The Ecuadorian sucre (ECS) was the former national currency of Ecuador, used until it was replaced by the U.S. dollar in 2000.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former currency of Colombia
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| basedOn | Spanish real ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Colombia
ⓘ
Obsolete currencies of South America ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| currencySymbol | "R" ⓘ |
| denominationType |
copper coin
ⓘ
gold coin (as part of escudo system) ⓘ silver coin ⓘ |
| fractionalUnit |
cuartillo
ⓘ
medio real ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
medium of exchange in colonial Colombia
ⓘ
unit of account in early Colombian republic ⓘ |
| issuer |
Gran Colombia
ⓘ
Republic of New Granada ⓘ Spanish monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish Crown
Republic of New Granada ⓘ
surface form:
United States of Colombia
|
| languageOfInscription | Spanish ⓘ |
| metalContent |
copper
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| mintedIn |
Bogotá
ⓘ
Cartagena, Colombia ⓘ
surface form:
Cartagena de Indias
Popayán ⓘ |
| monetaryStandard | silver standard ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | Spanish colonial real system ⓘ |
| periodOfUse |
colonial period of Colombia
ⓘ
early republican period of Colombia ⓘ |
| region | South America ⓘ |
| relatedCurrency |
Ecuadorian real
ⓘ
Spanish colonial real ⓘ Venezuelan real ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Colombian peso
ⓘ
decimal peso system ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunitOf | Colombian escudo ⓘ |
| subunitRatio |
"16 reales = 1 escudo"
ⓘ
"8 reales = 1 peso" ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | Colombian peso ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Gran Colombia
ⓘ
Republic of New Granada ⓘ Republic of New Granada ⓘ
surface form:
United States of Colombia
Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colombian real Description of subject: The Colombian real was the historical currency of Colombia used during the colonial and early republican periods before being replaced by the Colombian peso.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.