Portrait Series banknotes
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portrait Series banknotes canonical | 1 |
| Singapore Portrait Series banknotes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T434168 — 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: Portrait Series banknotes Context triple: [Singapore dollar, denominationSeries, Portrait Series banknotes]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Silver Certificate
A Silver Certificate was a form of U.S. paper currency once redeemable for a corresponding amount of silver, issued primarily in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Mahatma Gandhi New Series
Mahatma Gandhi New Series is the current family of Indian rupee banknotes featuring updated security features and redesigned motifs centered around Mahatma Gandhi.
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E.
Allied Military Currency
Allied Military Currency was a form of special-purpose money issued by Allied forces during and after World War II for use by military personnel in occupied or liberated territories to stabilize local economies and control currency circulation.
- 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: Portrait Series banknotes Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Silver Certificate
A Silver Certificate was a form of U.S. paper currency once redeemable for a corresponding amount of silver, issued primarily in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Mahatma Gandhi New Series
Mahatma Gandhi New Series is the current family of Indian rupee banknotes featuring updated security features and redesigned motifs centered around Mahatma Gandhi.
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E.
Allied Military Currency
Allied Military Currency was a form of special-purpose money issued by Allied forces during and after World War II for use by military personnel in occupied or liberated territories to stabilize local economies and control currency circulation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Singapore dollar banknotes
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family of banknotes ⓘ |
| country | Singapore ⓘ |
| currency | Singapore dollar ⓘ |
| denomination |
1,000 Singapore dollars
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10 Singapore dollars ⓘ 10,000 Singapore dollars ⓘ 100 Singapore dollars ⓘ 2 Singapore dollars ⓘ 5 Singapore dollars ⓘ 50 Singapore dollars ⓘ |
| depicts |
Singapore landmarks (on some denominations)
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Singaporean people and activities (on some denominations) ⓘ |
| designElement |
multi-lingual text
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national symbols of Singapore ⓘ |
| featuresPortraitOf |
Yusof Ishak
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surface form:
Yusof bin Ishak
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| featuresTitle |
President of Singapore
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surface form:
First President of Singapore
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| hasPortraitOrientation | obverse side ⓘ |
| includesPolymerNote |
10 Singapore dollars
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2 Singapore dollars ⓘ 5 Singapore dollars ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Monetary Authority of Singapore ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | SGD ⓘ |
| issuer | Monetary Authority of Singapore ⓘ |
| language |
Chinese
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English ⓘ Malay ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| material | paper ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | portrait of Yusof bin Ishak ⓘ |
| purpose |
enhanced security features
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modernisation of Singapore currency design ⓘ |
| regionOfCirculation | Singapore ⓘ |
| replacedSeries | Ship Series banknotes ⓘ |
| reverseTheme |
arts and culture (on some denominations)
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economy and transport (on some denominations) ⓘ education (on some denominations) ⓘ garden city and environment (on some denominations) ⓘ government and public services (on some denominations) ⓘ sports (on some denominations) ⓘ |
| securityFeature |
intaglio printing
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latent image ⓘ micro-printing ⓘ optically variable ink (on higher denominations) ⓘ polymer window (on polymer notes) ⓘ security thread ⓘ see-through registration feature ⓘ watermark ⓘ |
| status | legal tender in Singapore ⓘ |
| theme | Portrait of Yusof bin Ishak ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Portrait Series banknotes Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Singapore Portrait Series banknotes