Saint Helena pound
E19618
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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Helena pound canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T142486 — 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: Saint Helena pound Context triple: [Pound sterling, peggedCurrencies, Saint Helena pound]
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A.
Gibraltar pound
The Gibraltar pound is the official currency of Gibraltar, issued by the Government of Gibraltar and maintained at parity with the British pound sterling.
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B.
Falkland Islands pound
The Falkland Islands pound is the official currency of the Falkland Islands, issued locally but maintained at parity with the British pound sterling.
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C.
Australian pound
The Australian pound was the former currency of Australia, used until the country adopted decimal currency in 1966.
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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.
Pound sterling
The pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s oldest continuously used monetary units.
- 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: Saint Helena pound Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Gibraltar pound
The Gibraltar pound is the official currency of Gibraltar, issued by the Government of Gibraltar and maintained at parity with the British pound sterling.
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B.
Falkland Islands pound
The Falkland Islands pound is the official currency of the Falkland Islands, issued locally but maintained at parity with the British pound sterling.
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C.
Australian pound
The Australian pound was the former currency of Australia, used until the country adopted decimal currency in 1966.
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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.
Pound sterling
The pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s oldest continuously used monetary units.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
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legal tender ⓘ |
| circulatesAlongside |
Pound sterling
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surface form:
British pound sterling
|
| country |
British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
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surface form:
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
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| denominationName |
pence
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pound ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknote
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coin ⓘ |
| exchangeRatePolicy | maintained at parity with the British pound sterling ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | SHP ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | Government of Saint Helena ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
legal tender in Ascension Island
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legal tender in Saint Helena ⓘ legal tender in Tristan da Cunha ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority |
Government of Saint Helena
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surface form:
Saint Helena Government
|
| officialCurrencyOf |
Ascension Island
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Saint Helena ⓘ Tristan da Cunha ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
Pound sterling
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surface form:
pound sterling
|
| region |
Atlantic Ocean
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surface form:
South Atlantic Ocean
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| sameValueAs | British pound sterling at par ⓘ |
| subunit | penny ⓘ |
| subunitRatio | 1 pound = 100 pence ⓘ |
| symbol | £ ⓘ |
| territoryType | British Overseas Territory currency ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Ascension Island
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Saint Helena ⓘ Tristan da Cunha ⓘ |
| usedWith |
Pound sterling
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surface form:
pound sterling
|
| usesDecimalSystem | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Helena pound Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
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currency
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Saint Helena pound
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