Libyan pound
E510093
The Libyan pound was the former national currency of Libya used during the monarchy period before being replaced by the Libyan dinar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Libyan pound canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5297259 — 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: Libyan pound Context triple: [Kingdom of Libya era, currency, Libyan pound]
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A.
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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B.
Algerian dinar
The Algerian dinar is the official monetary unit of Algeria, issued and regulated by the Bank of Algeria.
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C.
Tunisian dinar
The Tunisian dinar is the official monetary unit of Tunisia, subdivided into 1,000 millimes and used for all domestic financial transactions.
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D.
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.
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E.
Sudanese pound
The Sudanese pound is the official monetary unit of Sudan, used for everyday transactions and economic activities within the country.
- 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: Libyan pound Target entity description: The Libyan pound was the former national currency of Libya used during the monarchy period before being replaced by the Libyan dinar.
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A.
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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B.
Algerian dinar
The Algerian dinar is the official monetary unit of Algeria, issued and regulated by the Bank of Algeria.
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C.
Tunisian dinar
The Tunisian dinar is the official monetary unit of Tunisia, subdivided into 1,000 millimes and used for all domestic financial transactions.
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D.
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.
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E.
Sudanese pound
The Sudanese pound is the official monetary unit of Sudan, used for everyday transactions and economic activities within the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former national currency ⓘ |
| abolished | 1971 ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Libya
ⓘ
Historical currencies ⓘ |
| country | Libya ⓘ |
| exchangeRateToLibyanDinar | 1 Libyan pound = 1 Libyan dinar ⓘ |
| introduced | 1951 ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | none ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority |
Central Bank of Libya
ⓘ
National Bank of Libya ⓘ
linked to:
Central Bank of Libya
|
| languageOnBanknotes |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatus | no ⓘ |
| mainUnit | pound ⓘ |
| monarchDuringIntroduction |
Idris I of Libya
ⓘ
linked to:
King Idris I of Libya
|
| monetarySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Algerian franc (in Fezzan)
ⓘ
linked to:
Algerian new franc
Egyptian pound (in Cyrenaica) ⓘ
linked to:
Egyptian pound
Italian lira (in Libya) ⓘ
linked to:
Italian lira
Tunisian franc (in Tripolitania) ⓘ
linked to:
Tunisian franc
|
| reasonForReplacement | currency reform ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Libyan dinar ⓘ |
| replacedByAtPar | Libyan dinar ⓘ |
| status | obsolete currency ⓘ |
| subunit |
piastre
ⓘ
qirsh ⓘ |
| subunitToUnitRatio | 100 piastres = 1 pound ⓘ |
| symbol | £ ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Libyan monarchy period ⓘ |
| usedFrom | 1951 ⓘ |
| usedIn | Kingdom of Libya ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 1971 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Libyan pound Description of subject: The Libyan pound was the former national currency of Libya used during the monarchy period before being replaced by the Libyan dinar.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.