French monetary reform of 1795
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The French monetary reform of 1795 was the post-Revolution overhaul of France’s currency system that replaced the livre with the franc and introduced a decimalized monetary structure.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French Revolutionary economic policy | 1 |
| French monetary reform of 1795 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6601429 — 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: French monetary reform of 1795 Context triple: [French livre, relatedTo, French monetary reform of 1795]
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Monnaie de Paris
Monnaie de Paris is France’s historic national mint, responsible for producing the country’s coins and medals and housing a major institution of numismatic art and heritage.
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B.
Code of 1793
The Code of 1793, or Cornwallis Code, was a major legal and administrative reform package introduced by Lord Cornwallis in British-ruled India that restructured revenue collection, judicial systems, and civil administration.
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C.
Law of 22 Prairial
The Law of 22 Prairial was a radical decree during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror that streamlined Revolutionary Tribunal procedures, curtailed defendants’ rights, and greatly expanded the use of the guillotine against perceived enemies of the Republic.
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D.
Act making further provision for the support of public credit (1795–1796 measures)
The Act making further provision for the support of public credit (1795–1796 measures) was a U.S. federal statute that refined early national fiscal policy by adjusting revenue and debt provisions to strengthen the young republic’s public credit system.
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E.
French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
The French franc of the Latin Monetary Union was a 19th–20th century gold and silver-based currency standard that served as the reference unit for several European currencies, including the Italian lira.
- 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: French monetary reform of 1795 Target entity description: The French monetary reform of 1795 was the post-Revolution overhaul of France’s currency system that replaced the livre with the franc and introduced a decimalized monetary structure.
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A.
Monnaie de Paris
Monnaie de Paris is France’s historic national mint, responsible for producing the country’s coins and medals and housing a major institution of numismatic art and heritage.
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B.
Code of 1793
The Code of 1793, or Cornwallis Code, was a major legal and administrative reform package introduced by Lord Cornwallis in British-ruled India that restructured revenue collection, judicial systems, and civil administration.
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C.
Law of 22 Prairial
The Law of 22 Prairial was a radical decree during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror that streamlined Revolutionary Tribunal procedures, curtailed defendants’ rights, and greatly expanded the use of the guillotine against perceived enemies of the Republic.
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D.
Act making further provision for the support of public credit (1795–1796 measures)
The Act making further provision for the support of public credit (1795–1796 measures) was a U.S. federal statute that refined early national fiscal policy by adjusting revenue and debt provisions to strengthen the young republic’s public credit system.
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E.
French franc (Latin Monetary Union)
The French franc of the Latin Monetary Union was a 19th–20th century gold and silver-based currency standard that served as the reference unit for several European currencies, including the Italian lira.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic policy
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historical event ⓘ monetary reform ⓘ |
| affectedInstrument |
banking and accounting practices
ⓘ
coinage ⓘ |
| aimedAt | restoring confidence in French money ⓘ |
| associatedGovernment | French First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalRelation | followed radical phase of the French Revolution ⓘ |
| context |
collapse of assignats
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post-Revolutionary financial instability ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateImplemented | 1795 ⓘ |
| economicDomain | monetary policy ⓘ |
| field | economic history of France ⓘ |
| geographicScope | metropolitan France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Enlightenment ideas on rational measurement ⓘ |
| introducedCurrency | French franc NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedSubdivision |
1 franc = 10 décimes
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1 franc = 100 centimes ⓘ |
| introducedUnitOfAccount | franc germinal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfLegislation | French ⓘ |
| legalBasis | law of 18 germinal an III ⓘ |
| legalBasisCalendar | French Republican Calendar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | National Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTermImpact |
establishment of the franc as France’s principal currency
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model for later decimal currency reforms in other countries ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | decimal currency system ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ancien Régime monetary system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
introduction of decimalization in currency
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simplification of monetary system ⓘ stabilization of French currency ⓘ |
| relatedReform | introduction of the metric system in France ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | French livre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedNonDecimalStructure | livre–sol–denier system ⓘ |
| replacedUnitOfAccount | livre tournois ⓘ |
| result |
greater ease of calculation in commerce
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replacement of pre-Revolutionary coinage ⓘ standardization of French currency ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Year III of the French Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: French monetary reform of 1795 Description of subject: The French monetary reform of 1795 was the post-Revolution overhaul of France’s currency system that replaced the livre with the franc and introduced a decimalized monetary structure.
Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
maximum on prices
this entity surface form:
French Revolutionary economic policy