German East African rupie
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The German East African rupie was the official colonial currency used in German East Africa during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, modeled on the Indian rupee and subdivided into smaller units.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| German East African rupie canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7219257 — 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: German East African rupie Context triple: [German East Africa, currency, German East African rupie]
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A.
Rhodesian dollar
The Rhodesian dollar was the former national currency of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), used during the country’s period of white-minority rule before being succeeded by the Zimbabwean dollar.
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B.
Transvaal pound
The Transvaal pound was the former currency of the South African Republic (Transvaal) used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries before being superseded by the South African pound.
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C.
British West African pound
The British West African pound was a colonial currency used in several British territories in West Africa, pegged to the British pound sterling and issued in the first half of the 20th century.
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D.
Rhodesian pound
The Rhodesian pound was the former currency of Rhodesia, used before the country adopted the Rhodesian dollar and later evolved into modern Zimbabwe’s monetary system.
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E.
Belgian Congo franc
The Belgian Congo franc was the colonial currency used in the Belgian Congo and its administered territories, including Ruanda-Urundi, during much of the 20th century.
- 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: German East African rupie Target entity description: The German East African rupie was the official colonial currency used in German East Africa during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, modeled on the Indian rupee and subdivided into smaller units.
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A.
Rhodesian dollar
The Rhodesian dollar was the former national currency of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), used during the country’s period of white-minority rule before being succeeded by the Zimbabwean dollar.
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B.
Transvaal pound
The Transvaal pound was the former currency of the South African Republic (Transvaal) used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries before being superseded by the South African pound.
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C.
British West African pound
The British West African pound was a colonial currency used in several British territories in West Africa, pegged to the British pound sterling and issued in the first half of the 20th century.
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D.
Rhodesian pound
The Rhodesian pound was the former currency of Rhodesia, used before the country adopted the Rhodesian dollar and later evolved into modern Zimbabwe’s monetary system.
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E.
Belgian Congo franc
The Belgian Congo franc was the colonial currency used in the Belgian Congo and its administered territories, including Ruanda-Urundi, during much of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical currency ⓘ |
| banknoteDenomination |
10 rupien
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100 rupien ⓘ 5 rupien ⓘ 50 rupien ⓘ |
| coinDenomination |
1 pesa
ⓘ
1 rupie ⓘ 1/2 rupie ⓘ 10 pesa ⓘ 2 rupien ⓘ 20 pesa ⓘ 5 pesa ⓘ 5 rupien ⓘ |
| countryOrRegionOfUse | German East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currencySymbol | Rupie ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| endTime | 1916 ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| introducedBy | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issuingBank | Deutsch-Ostafrikanische Bank NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency |
Arabic
ⓘ
German ⓘ Swahili ⓘ |
| metalUsedInCoins |
copper
ⓘ
gold ⓘ silver ⓘ |
| modeledOn | Indian rupee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | German colonial administration in East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | rupee ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Belgian Congo franc in some former areas
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British East African rupee in some occupied areas ⓘ East African shilling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | Indian rupee in German East Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptOnCurrency | Latin script ⓘ |
| startTime | 1890s ⓘ |
| subdivision |
cent
ⓘ
heller ⓘ pesa ⓘ |
| subdivisionRatio |
1 rupie = 100 cents
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1 rupie = 100 heller ⓘ 1 rupie = 64 pesa ⓘ |
| usedInTerritory |
parts of present-day Mozambique
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present-day Burundi ⓘ present-day Rwanda ⓘ present-day Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedUntilEvent |
Allied occupation of German East Africa
NERFINISHED
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World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: German East African rupie Description of subject: The German East African rupie was the official colonial currency used in German East Africa during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, modeled on the Indian rupee and subdivided into smaller units.
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