New Zealand pound
E62049
The New Zealand pound was the former official currency of New Zealand, used until it was decimalised and replaced by the New Zealand dollar in 1967.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New Zealand pound canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T496538 — 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: New Zealand pound Context triple: [New Zealand dollar, replacedCurrency, New Zealand pound]
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A.
New Zealand dollar
The New Zealand dollar is the official monetary unit of New Zealand and several Pacific territories, commonly traded on global foreign exchange markets under the code NZD.
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B.
Falkland Islands pound
The Falkland Islands pound is the official currency of the Falkland Islands, issued locally but maintained at parity with the British pound sterling.
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C.
Rhodesian dollar
The Rhodesian dollar was the former national currency of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), used during the country’s period of white-minority rule before being succeeded by the Zimbabwean dollar.
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D.
Rhodesian pound
The Rhodesian pound was the former currency of Rhodesia, used before the country adopted the Rhodesian dollar and later evolved into modern Zimbabwe’s monetary system.
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E.
Australian pound
The Australian pound was the former currency of Australia, used until the country adopted decimal currency in 1966.
- 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: New Zealand pound Target entity description: The New Zealand pound was the former official currency of New Zealand, used until it was decimalised and replaced by the New Zealand dollar in 1967.
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A.
New Zealand dollar
The New Zealand dollar is the official monetary unit of New Zealand and several Pacific territories, commonly traded on global foreign exchange markets under the code NZD.
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B.
Falkland Islands pound
The Falkland Islands pound is the official currency of the Falkland Islands, issued locally but maintained at parity with the British pound sterling.
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C.
Rhodesian dollar
The Rhodesian dollar was the former national currency of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), used during the country’s period of white-minority rule before being succeeded by the Zimbabwean dollar.
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D.
Rhodesian pound
The Rhodesian pound was the former currency of Rhodesia, used before the country adopted the Rhodesian dollar and later evolved into modern Zimbabwe’s monetary system.
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E.
Australian pound
The Australian pound was the former currency of Australia, used until the country adopted decimal currency in 1966.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former currency
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of New Zealand
ⓘ
Modern obsolete currencies ⓘ |
| centralBank | Reserve Bank of New Zealand ⓘ |
| centralBankRoleStart | 1934 ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| currencyCode | NZP ⓘ |
| dateOfAbolition | 1967 ⓘ |
| dateOfIntroduction | 1840 ⓘ |
| decimalisation | 1967 ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | pounds, shillings and pence ⓘ |
| exchangeSystemChange | conversion to decimal New Zealand dollar ⓘ |
| faceValueSystem | £sd (pounds–shillings–pence) ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | English ⓘ |
| legalTender | yes ⓘ |
| monetaryReform | New Zealand decimal currency changeover ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | pre-decimal ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | New Zealand ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
Pound sterling
ⓘ
surface form:
pound sterling
|
| previouslyIssuedBy |
New Zealand government
ⓘ
surface form:
New Zealand Government
trading banks in New Zealand ⓘ |
| region | Oceania ⓘ |
| relatedCurrency |
Australian pound
ⓘ
Pound sterling ⓘ
surface form:
British pound sterling
|
| replacedBy | New Zealand dollar ⓘ |
| replacedByOnDate | 10 July 1967 ⓘ |
| replacementRate |
1 New Zealand dollar = 10 shillings
ⓘ
2 New Zealand dollars = 1 New Zealand pound ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit |
penny
ⓘ
shilling ⓘ |
| subunitRatio |
1 pound = 20 shillings
ⓘ
1 shilling = 12 pence ⓘ |
| symbol | £ ⓘ |
| typeOf | pound currency ⓘ |
| usedIn |
New Zealand
ⓘ
surface form:
Colony of New Zealand
New Zealand ⓘ
surface form:
Dominion of New Zealand
|
| usedUntil | 1967 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Zealand pound Description of subject: The New Zealand pound was the former official currency of New Zealand, used until it was decimalised and replaced by the New Zealand dollar in 1967.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.