Canadian pound
E380573
The Canadian pound was the former currency of Canada, used before the country adopted the decimal-based Canadian dollar in the 19th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canadian pound canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3675171 — 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: Canadian pound Context triple: [Canadian dollar, replacedCurrency, Canadian pound]
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A.
Australian pound
The Australian pound was the former currency of Australia, used until the country adopted decimal currency in 1966.
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B.
Pound sterling
The pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s oldest continuously used monetary units.
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C.
Jersey pound
The Jersey pound is the official currency issued by the Government of Jersey, a British Crown dependency in the Channel Islands, and is pegged at par with the pound sterling.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Canadian pound Target entity description: The Canadian pound was the former currency of Canada, used before the country adopted the decimal-based Canadian dollar in the 19th century.
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A.
Australian pound
The Australian pound was the former currency of Australia, used until the country adopted decimal currency in 1966.
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B.
Pound sterling
The pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s oldest continuously used monetary units.
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C.
Jersey pound
The Jersey pound is the official currency issued by the Government of Jersey, a British Crown dependency in the Channel Islands, and is pegged at par with the pound sterling.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former currency
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| basedOn |
pound sterling
ⓘ
linked to:
Pound sterling
|
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| currencyCodeStatus | pre-ISO ⓘ |
| decimalizationReform | introduction of Canadian dollar ⓘ |
| denominationForm |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| denominationStructure | pounds, shillings, pence ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | British Empire ⓘ |
| historicalCategory |
Currencies of Canada
ⓘ
Currencies replaced by the Canadian dollar ⓘ |
| historicalEra | pre-Confederation Canada ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | obsolete ⓘ |
| issuer | colonial governments in British North America ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatus | demonetized ⓘ |
| monetaryPolicyInfluence | British monetary policy ⓘ |
| monetaryStandard | sterling standard ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | £sd ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
pound sterling
ⓘ
linked to:
Pound sterling
|
| regionType | British colony ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Canadian dollar
ⓘ
New Brunswick dollar ⓘ Newfoundland dollar ⓘ Nova Scotian dollar ⓘ |
| sameCurrencyFamilyAs |
British pound
ⓘ
linked to:
Pound sterling
New Brunswick pound ⓘ Newfoundland pound ⓘ Nova Scotian pound ⓘ |
| subunit |
pence
ⓘ
shilling ⓘ |
| subunitToUnitRatio |
12 pence = 1 shilling
ⓘ
20 shillings = 1 pound ⓘ 240 pence = 1 pound ⓘ |
| successorSystem | decimal currency system ⓘ |
| transitionReason | adoption of decimal-based Canadian dollar ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions
ⓘ
taxation ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| usedIn |
British North America
ⓘ
linked to:
British America
New Brunswick ⓘ Newfoundland ⓘ
linked to:
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia ⓘ Province of Canada ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Canadian pound Description of subject: The Canadian pound was the former currency of Canada, used before the country adopted the decimal-based Canadian dollar in the 19th century.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.