Samoan pound
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The Samoan pound was the former currency of Samoa, used before the introduction of the Samoan tālā in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samoan pound canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5613650 — 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: Samoan pound Context triple: [Samoan tālā, replacedCurrency, Samoan pound]
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A.
Samoan tālā
The Samoan tālā is the official monetary unit of Samoa, used for everyday transactions and financial activities throughout the country.
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B.
Solomon Islands dollar
The Solomon Islands dollar is the official currency of the Solomon Islands, used throughout the country for everyday transactions and issued by the Central Bank of Solomon Islands.
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C.
Tuvaluan dollar
The Tuvaluan dollar is the national currency of Tuvalu, used alongside the Australian dollar and issued in distinctive local coinage.
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D.
Fijian pound
The Fijian pound was the former currency of Fiji, used during the colonial and early post-colonial period before being replaced by the Fijian dollar.
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E.
Cook Islands dollar
The Cook Islands dollar is the local currency used in the Cook Islands alongside the New Zealand dollar, featuring distinctive coins and banknotes with island-themed designs.
- 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: Samoan pound Target entity description: The Samoan pound was the former currency of Samoa, used before the introduction of the Samoan tālā in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Samoan tālā
The Samoan tālā is the official monetary unit of Samoa, used for everyday transactions and financial activities throughout the country.
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B.
Solomon Islands dollar
The Solomon Islands dollar is the official currency of the Solomon Islands, used throughout the country for everyday transactions and issued by the Central Bank of Solomon Islands.
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C.
Tuvaluan dollar
The Tuvaluan dollar is the national currency of Tuvalu, used alongside the Australian dollar and issued in distinctive local coinage.
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D.
Fijian pound
The Fijian pound was the former currency of Fiji, used during the colonial and early post-colonial period before being replaced by the Fijian dollar.
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E.
Cook Islands dollar
The Cook Islands dollar is the local currency used in the Cook Islands alongside the New Zealand dollar, featuring distinctive coins and banknotes with island-themed designs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former currency ⓘ |
| basedOnCurrencySystem |
pound sterling
ⓘ
linked to:
Pound sterling
|
| category |
Currencies of Samoa
ⓘ
Pound (currency) ⓘ |
| countryAtTimeOfUse |
Trust Territory of Western Samoa
ⓘ
linked to:
Samoa
|
| denominationSystem | pounds, shillings, pence ⓘ |
| exchangeRateToSuccessor | 1 Samoan pound = 2 Samoan tālā ⓘ |
| historicalEra | mid‑20th century and earlier ⓘ |
| ISO4217Status | pre‑ISO currency ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | New Zealand administration (historical) ⓘ |
| monetarySystemType | pre‑decimal currency ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Samoan tālā ⓘ |
| replacedInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| replacedInYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| status | no longer in circulation ⓘ |
| subdivision |
20 shillings
ⓘ
240 pence ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | Samoan tālā ⓘ |
| successorCurrencyCountry | Samoa ⓘ |
| symbol | £ ⓘ |
| usedBeforeIndependenceOf | Samoa ⓘ |
| usedDuringPoliticalStatus | New Zealand administration of Western Samoa ⓘ |
| usedFor |
accounting and government finances in Western Samoa
ⓘ
domestic transactions in Western Samoa ⓘ |
| usedInCountry |
Samoa
ⓘ
Western Samoa ⓘ
linked to:
Samoa
|
| usedInRegion |
Savaiʻi
ⓘ
Upolu ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Samoan pound Description of subject: The Samoan pound was the former currency of Samoa, used before the introduction of the Samoan tālā in the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.