Russian ruble (Empire)
E6794
The Russian ruble (Empire) was the currency of the Russian Empire, used from the early modern period until the 1917 revolution and the subsequent establishment of Soviet monetary systems.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Russian ruble | 9 |
| Russian ruble (Empire) canonical | 1 |
| Russian ruble (Tsardom of Russia) | 1 |
| Russian ruble (imperial) | 1 |
| Russian ruble in former Congress Poland | 1 |
| ruble | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T64125 — 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: Russian ruble (Empire) Context triple: [Soviet ruble, replaced, Russian ruble (Empire)]
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A.
Soviet ruble
The Soviet ruble was the official monetary unit of the USSR, used throughout the Soviet planned economy until the country's dissolution in 1991.
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B.
Dutch guilder
The Dutch guilder was the former national currency of the Netherlands, used for centuries until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
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C.
State Bank of the USSR
The State Bank of the USSR was the central bank of the Soviet Union, responsible for issuing currency, managing state credit, and overseeing the socialist planned economy’s financial system.
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D.
Ukrainian karbovanets
The Ukrainian karbovanets was the transitional national currency of Ukraine introduced after independence, used primarily in the early 1990s before being replaced by the hryvnia.
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E.
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a vast, autocratic state that existed from 1721 to 1917, spanning Eastern Europe, Northern Asia, and parts of North America, and serving as a major political and military power in world affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Russian ruble (Empire) Target entity description: The Russian ruble (Empire) was the currency of the Russian Empire, used from the early modern period until the 1917 revolution and the subsequent establishment of Soviet monetary systems.
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A.
Soviet ruble
The Soviet ruble was the official monetary unit of the USSR, used throughout the Soviet planned economy until the country's dissolution in 1991.
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B.
Dutch guilder
The Dutch guilder was the former national currency of the Netherlands, used for centuries until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
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C.
State Bank of the USSR
The State Bank of the USSR was the central bank of the Soviet Union, responsible for issuing currency, managing state credit, and overseeing the socialist planned economy’s financial system.
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D.
Ukrainian karbovanets
The Ukrainian karbovanets was the transitional national currency of Ukraine introduced after independence, used primarily in the early 1990s before being replaced by the hryvnia.
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E.
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a vast, autocratic state that existed from 1721 to 1917, spanning Eastern Europe, Northern Asia, and parts of North America, and serving as a major political and military power in world affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| denomination |
1 kopeck coin
ⓘ
1 ruble coin ⓘ 10 kopeck coin ⓘ 10 ruble banknote ⓘ 100 ruble banknote ⓘ 1000 ruble banknote ⓘ 15 kopeck coin ⓘ 2 kopeck coin ⓘ 20 kopeck coin ⓘ 25 kopeck coin ⓘ 25 ruble banknote ⓘ 3 kopeck coin ⓘ 3 ruble banknote ⓘ 5 kopeck coin ⓘ 5 ruble banknote ⓘ 50 kopeck coin ⓘ 50 ruble banknote ⓘ 500 ruble banknote ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| endUse | 1917 ⓘ |
| endUseEvent |
Russian Revolution
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surface form:
Russian Revolution of 1917
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| goldStandardAdoption | 1897 ⓘ |
| goldStandardSuspension | World War I ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Eastern Europe
ⓘ
North Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Asia
|
| ISO4217LikeCode | none ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency | Russian ⓘ |
| legalTender | yes ⓘ |
| majorReform |
1839–1843 monetary reform
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1897 gold standard reform ⓘ |
| metalContent |
gold standard (late 19th–early 20th century)
ⓘ
silver standard (18th–19th century) ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority |
Ministry of Finance of the Russian Empire
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State Bank of the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Soviet ruble ⓘ |
| replaces |
Russian ruble (Empire)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Russian ruble (Tsardom of Russia)
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| scriptOnCurrency | Cyrillic ⓘ |
| standard |
gold ruble
ⓘ
silver ruble ⓘ |
| startUse | early modern period ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit | kopeck ⓘ |
| subunitRatio | 1 ruble = 100 kopecks ⓘ |
| symbol | руб. ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Congress Poland
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Grand Duchy of Finland ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ |
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Subject: Russian ruble (Empire) Description of subject: The Russian ruble (Empire) was the currency of the Russian Empire, used from the early modern period until the 1917 revolution and the subsequent establishment of Soviet monetary systems.
Referenced by (14)
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