Costa Rican colón
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The Costa Rican colón is the official monetary unit of Costa Rica, issued by the Central Bank of Costa Rica and commonly used for everyday transactions throughout the country.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Costa Rican colón canonical | 9 |
| colón costarricense | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T784791 — 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: Costa Rican colón Context triple: [Costa Rica, currency, Costa Rican colón]
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A.
Nicaraguan córdoba
The Nicaraguan córdoba is the official fiat currency of Nicaragua, issued and regulated by the Central Bank of Nicaragua.
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B.
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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C.
Belize dollar
The Belize dollar is the official monetary unit of Belize, typically pegged to the U.S. dollar at a fixed exchange rate.
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D.
Cuban peso
The Cuban peso is the official monetary unit of Cuba, used primarily for domestic transactions and issued by the Central Bank of Cuba.
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E.
Panamanian balboa
The Panamanian balboa is the official currency of Panama, used alongside the U.S. dollar and named after the Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
- 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: Costa Rican colón Target entity description: The Costa Rican colón is the official monetary unit of Costa Rica, issued by the Central Bank of Costa Rica and commonly used for everyday transactions throughout the country.
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A.
Nicaraguan córdoba
The Nicaraguan córdoba is the official fiat currency of Nicaragua, issued and regulated by the Central Bank of Nicaragua.
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B.
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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C.
Belize dollar
The Belize dollar is the official monetary unit of Belize, typically pegged to the U.S. dollar at a fixed exchange rate.
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D.
Cuban peso
The Cuban peso is the official monetary unit of Cuba, used primarily for domestic transactions and issued by the Central Bank of Cuba.
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E.
Panamanian balboa
The Panamanian balboa is the official currency of Panama, used alongside the U.S. dollar and named after the Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
national currency ⓘ |
| centralBank | Central Bank of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| country | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| currencySymbol | ₡ ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| hasInflation | yes ⓘ |
| introductionYear | 1896 ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | CRC ⓘ |
| issuer | Central Bank of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| localName |
colón
ⓘ
Costa Rican colón self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
colón costarricense
|
| localNameLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Central Bank of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| monetaryPolicyManagedBy | Central Bank of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Christopher Columbus ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOnNotes | Spanish ⓘ |
| region | Central America ⓘ |
| regulator | Central Bank of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | Costa Rican peso ⓘ |
| scriptUsedOnNotes | Latin script ⓘ |
| securityFeatures |
microprinting on banknotes
ⓘ
security threads on banknotes ⓘ watermarks on banknotes ⓘ |
| subunit | céntimo ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 céntimos = 1 colón ⓘ |
| typicalBanknoteDenominations |
1000 colones
ⓘ
10000 colones ⓘ 2000 colones ⓘ 20000 colones ⓘ 5000 colones ⓘ |
| typicalCoinDenominations |
10 colones
ⓘ
100 colones ⓘ 25 colones ⓘ 5 colones ⓘ 50 colones ⓘ 500 colones ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
US dollar
ⓘ
surface form:
United States dollar
|
| usedFor |
everyday transactions in Costa Rica
ⓘ
pricing of goods and services in Costa Rica ⓘ wages and salaries in Costa Rica ⓘ |
| usedIn |
cash transactions in Costa Rica
ⓘ
domestic banking in Costa Rica ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Costa Rican colón Description of subject: The Costa Rican colón is the official monetary unit of Costa Rica, issued by the Central Bank of Costa Rica and commonly used for everyday transactions throughout the country.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
colón costarricense