Ship Series banknotes
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Ship Series banknotes were a series of Singapore currency notes featuring maritime vessels that circulated before being succeeded by the Portrait Series.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orchid Series banknotes | 1 |
| Ship Series banknotes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2659638 — 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: Ship Series banknotes Context triple: [Portrait Series banknotes, replacedSeries, Ship Series banknotes]
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A.
Portrait Series banknotes
Portrait Series banknotes are a family of Singapore dollar notes featuring the portrait of Singapore’s first president, Yusof bin Ishak, and incorporating modern security and design elements.
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B.
National Bank Note
A National Bank Note was a type of U.S. paper currency issued by federally chartered national banks and backed by U.S. government bonds during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
U.S. savings notes
U.S. savings notes were non-marketable U.S. government savings securities, similar to savings bonds, that allowed individuals to invest small amounts in Treasury debt and earn interest over time.
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D.
Renminbi banknotes
Renminbi banknotes are the official paper currency of the People’s Republic of China, notable for prominently featuring a portrait of Mao Zedong on most modern denominations.
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E.
United States Note
A United States Note was a form of U.S. government-issued paper currency, distinct from Federal Reserve Notes, that circulated as legal tender from the 19th century until its phase-out in the late 20th century.
- 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: Ship Series banknotes Target entity description: Ship Series banknotes were a series of Singapore currency notes featuring maritime vessels that circulated before being succeeded by the Portrait Series.
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A.
Portrait Series banknotes
Portrait Series banknotes are a family of Singapore dollar notes featuring the portrait of Singapore’s first president, Yusof bin Ishak, and incorporating modern security and design elements.
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B.
National Bank Note
A National Bank Note was a type of U.S. paper currency issued by federally chartered national banks and backed by U.S. government bonds during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
U.S. savings notes
U.S. savings notes were non-marketable U.S. government savings securities, similar to savings bonds, that allowed individuals to invest small amounts in Treasury debt and earn interest over time.
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D.
Renminbi banknotes
Renminbi banknotes are the official paper currency of the People’s Republic of China, notable for prominently featuring a portrait of Mao Zedong on most modern denominations.
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E.
United States Note
A United States Note was a form of U.S. government-issued paper currency, distinct from Federal Reserve Notes, that circulated as legal tender from the 19th century until its phase-out in the late 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Singapore banknote series
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series of banknotes ⓘ |
| category | Banknotes of Singapore ⓘ |
| circulationStatus | withdrawn from circulation ⓘ |
| country | Singapore ⓘ |
| currency | SGD ⓘ |
| denominationType | banknote ⓘ |
| designMotivation | to highlight Singapore’s maritime heritage ⓘ |
| followedBy | Portrait Series banknotes ⓘ |
| hasDenomination |
10 Singapore dollars
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100 Singapore dollars ⓘ 1000 Singapore dollars ⓘ 10000 Singapore dollars ⓘ 2 Singapore dollars ⓘ 5 Singapore dollars ⓘ 50 Singapore dollars ⓘ 500 Singapore dollars ⓘ |
| issuer | Monetary Authority of Singapore ⓘ |
| legalTenderFor | Singapore ⓘ |
| material | paper ⓘ |
| obverseDesignFeature | portrait of a ship ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Bird Series banknotes
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Ship Series banknotes self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Orchid Series banknotes
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| regionOfUse | Singapore ⓘ |
| reverseDesignFeature | Singapore-related motifs ⓘ |
| scriptOnNotes |
Chinese characters
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Jawi script ⓘ Latin alphabet ⓘ Tamil script ⓘ |
| securityFeatures |
latent image
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microprinting ⓘ security thread ⓘ watermark ⓘ |
| theme |
maritime vessels
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ships ⓘ |
| usedIn | Singapore dollar ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ship Series banknotes Description of subject: Ship Series banknotes were a series of Singapore currency notes featuring maritime vessels that circulated before being succeeded by the Portrait Series.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Orchid Series banknotes