Jordanian dinar
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The Jordanian dinar is the official currency of Jordan and one of the region’s more stable and widely used Middle Eastern currencies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jordanian dinar canonical | 27 |
| Jordanian pound | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T336455 — 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: Jordanian dinar Context triple: [Palestinian government, usesCurrency, Jordanian dinar]
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A.
Saudi riyal
The Saudi riyal is the official monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, used nationwide for all financial transactions and pegged to the US dollar.
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B.
Iraqi dinar
The Iraqi dinar is the official fiat currency of Iraq, issued by the Central Bank of Iraq and subdivided into 1,000 fils.
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C.
Algerian dinar
The Algerian dinar is the official monetary unit of Algeria, issued and regulated by the Bank of Algeria.
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D.
Libyan dinar
The Libyan dinar is the official monetary unit of Libya, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
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E.
Lebanese pound
The Lebanese pound is the official currency of Lebanon, historically pegged to the US dollar but heavily devalued in recent years due to the country’s financial crisis.
- 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: Jordanian dinar Target entity description: The Jordanian dinar is the official currency of Jordan and one of the region’s more stable and widely used Middle Eastern currencies.
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A.
Saudi riyal
The Saudi riyal is the official monetary unit of Saudi Arabia, used nationwide for all financial transactions and pegged to the US dollar.
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B.
Iraqi dinar
The Iraqi dinar is the official fiat currency of Iraq, issued by the Central Bank of Iraq and subdivided into 1,000 fils.
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C.
Algerian dinar
The Algerian dinar is the official monetary unit of Algeria, issued and regulated by the Bank of Algeria.
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D.
Libyan dinar
The Libyan dinar is the official monetary unit of Libya, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
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E.
Lebanese pound
The Lebanese pound is the official currency of Lebanon, historically pegged to the US dollar but heavily devalued in recent years due to the country’s financial crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
fiat currency ⓘ |
| banknoteDenominations |
1 dinar
ⓘ
10 dinars ⓘ 20 dinars ⓘ 5 dinars ⓘ 50 dinars ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Asia
ⓘ
Economy of Jordan ⓘ |
| centralBank | Central Bank of Jordan ⓘ |
| coinDenominations |
0.5 dinar
ⓘ
1 dinar ⓘ 1 qirsh ⓘ 10 qirsh ⓘ 25 qirsh ⓘ 5 qirsh ⓘ 50 qirsh ⓘ |
| country | Jordan ⓘ |
| exchangeRateRegime | fixed peg ⓘ |
| introduced | 1950 ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | JOD ⓘ |
| knownFor | relative stability ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legalTenderSince | 1950 ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Central Bank of Jordan ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | Jordan ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
SDR
ⓘ
International Monetary Fund ⓘ
surface form:
Special Drawing Rights
basket of major currencies ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | Palestine pound ⓘ |
| status | legal tender in Jordan ⓘ |
| subunit |
fils
ⓘ
piastre ⓘ qirsh ⓘ |
| subunitRatio |
1 dinar = 100 qirsh
ⓘ
1 dinar = 1000 fils ⓘ |
| symbol | JD ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
Israeli new shekel in West Bank
ⓘ
US dollar in some transactions ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic payments in Jordan
ⓘ
government budgeting in Jordan ⓘ pricing of many contracts in West Bank ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Jordan
ⓘ
West Bank ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Arabic numerals and script on notes ⓘ |
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: Jordanian dinar Description of subject: The Jordanian dinar is the official currency of Jordan and one of the region’s more stable and widely used Middle Eastern currencies.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Jordanian pound
subject surface form:
Palestinian Authority