Nova Scotian pound
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The Nova Scotian pound was a pre-Confederation colonial currency used in Nova Scotia, Canada, before being replaced by the Canadian dollar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nova Scotian pound canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15700247 — 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: Nova Scotian pound Context triple: [Canadian pound, sameCurrencyFamilyAs, Nova Scotian pound]
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A.
Newfoundland dollar
The Newfoundland dollar was the former currency of the Dominion of Newfoundland before it joined Canada and adopted the Canadian dollar.
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B.
New Brunswick dollar
The New Brunswick dollar was a 19th-century colonial currency used in the Canadian province of New Brunswick before the adoption of the Canadian dollar.
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C.
Bermudian pound
The Bermudian pound was the former currency of Bermuda, used when the territory followed the British sterling system before adopting the Bermudian dollar.
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D.
Bermudian dollar
The Bermudian dollar is the official currency of Bermuda, pegged at par with the U.S. dollar and commonly used interchangeably with it on the islands.
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E.
Saint Helena pound
The Saint Helena pound is the official currency of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, issued by the local government and maintained at parity with the British pound sterling.
- 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: Nova Scotian pound Target entity description: The Nova Scotian pound was a pre-Confederation colonial currency used in Nova Scotia, Canada, before being replaced by the Canadian dollar.
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A.
Newfoundland dollar
The Newfoundland dollar was the former currency of the Dominion of Newfoundland before it joined Canada and adopted the Canadian dollar.
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B.
New Brunswick dollar
The New Brunswick dollar was a 19th-century colonial currency used in the Canadian province of New Brunswick before the adoption of the Canadian dollar.
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C.
Bermudian pound
The Bermudian pound was the former currency of Bermuda, used when the territory followed the British sterling system before adopting the Bermudian dollar.
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D.
Bermudian dollar
The Bermudian dollar is the official currency of Bermuda, pegged at par with the U.S. dollar and commonly used interchangeably with it on the islands.
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E.
Saint Helena pound
The Saint Helena pound is the official currency of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, issued by the local government and maintained at parity with the British pound sterling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.