Sri Lankan rupee
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The Sri Lankan rupee is the official currency of Sri Lanka, issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and used for all domestic financial transactions and markets.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sri Lankan rupee canonical | 4 |
| Lankan Rupee | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22407017 — 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: Sri Lankan rupee Context triple: [Colombo Stock Exchange, currency, Sri Lankan rupee]
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A.
Ceylon rupee
The Ceylon rupee was the former official currency of British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) used during the colonial and early post-colonial period before being replaced by the Sri Lankan rupee.
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B.
Ceylon rixdollar
The Ceylon rixdollar was a historical currency used in Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka) during the colonial period before being replaced by the Ceylon rupee.
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C.
Straits dollar
The Straits dollar was a historical currency used in British-controlled territories in Southeast Asia, including parts of present-day Malaysia and Singapore, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Seychellois rupee
The Seychellois rupee is the official monetary unit of the Republic of Seychelles, used for all domestic transactions and issued by the country's central bank.
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E.
Burmese rupee
The Burmese rupee was the former currency of Burma (now Myanmar) used during the British colonial and early independence periods before being succeeded by the kyat.
- 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: Sri Lankan rupee Target entity description: The Sri Lankan rupee is the official currency of Sri Lanka, issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and used for all domestic financial transactions and markets.
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A.
Ceylon rupee
The Ceylon rupee was the former official currency of British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) used during the colonial and early post-colonial period before being replaced by the Sri Lankan rupee.
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B.
Ceylon rixdollar
The Ceylon rixdollar was a historical currency used in Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka) during the colonial period before being replaced by the Ceylon rupee.
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C.
Straits dollar
The Straits dollar was a historical currency used in British-controlled territories in Southeast Asia, including parts of present-day Malaysia and Singapore, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Seychellois rupee
The Seychellois rupee is the official monetary unit of the Republic of Seychelles, used for all domestic transactions and issued by the country's central bank.
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E.
Burmese rupee
The Burmese rupee was the former currency of Burma (now Myanmar) used during the British colonial and early independence periods before being succeeded by the kyat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sri Lankan rupee