Malawian pound
E646085
The Malawian pound was the former official currency of Malawi, used before the adoption of the Malawian kwacha in the 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malawian pound canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7152229 — 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: Malawian pound Context triple: [Malawian kwacha, replacedCurrency, Malawian pound]
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A.
Malawian kwacha
The Malawian kwacha is the official fiat currency of Malawi, used for everyday transactions and monetary policy in the country.
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B.
Mozambican metical
The Mozambican metical is the official monetary unit used in Mozambique for all financial transactions and economic activities.
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C.
Zambian pound
The Zambian pound was the former currency of Zambia, used during the period following independence until it was replaced by the Zambian kwacha in the 1960s–1970s currency reform.
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D.
Zambian kwacha
The Zambian kwacha is the official fiat currency of Zambia, used for everyday transactions and issued by the Bank of Zambia.
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E.
Mozambican escudo
The Mozambican escudo was the former national currency of Mozambique used during the period of Portuguese colonial rule and shortly after independence, before being replaced by the metical.
- 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: Malawian pound Target entity description: The Malawian pound was the former official currency of Malawi, used before the adoption of the Malawian kwacha in the 1970s.
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A.
Malawian kwacha
The Malawian kwacha is the official fiat currency of Malawi, used for everyday transactions and monetary policy in the country.
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B.
Mozambican metical
The Mozambican metical is the official monetary unit used in Mozambique for all financial transactions and economic activities.
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C.
Zambian pound
The Zambian pound was the former currency of Zambia, used during the period following independence until it was replaced by the Zambian kwacha in the 1960s–1970s currency reform.
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D.
Zambian kwacha
The Zambian kwacha is the official fiat currency of Zambia, used for everyday transactions and issued by the Bank of Zambia.
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E.
Mozambican escudo
The Mozambican escudo was the former national currency of Mozambique used during the period of Portuguese colonial rule and shortly after independence, before being replaced by the metical.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former currency ⓘ |
| country | Malawi ⓘ |
| currencyCode | MWP ⓘ |
| dateOfIntroduction | 1964 ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | pounds, shillings and pence ⓘ |
| dividedInto |
20 shillings
ⓘ
240 pence ⓘ |
| exchangeRateOnReplacement | 2 Malawian kwacha = 1 Malawian pound ⓘ |
| followsSystem | pre-decimal currency system ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| introducedAfter | Nyasaland pound ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Reserve Bank of Malawi ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | Malawi ⓘ |
| region | Africa ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Malawian kwacha
ⓘ
Malawian kwacha at 2 kwacha = 1 pound ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit |
pence
ⓘ
shilling ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | Malawian kwacha ⓘ |
| symbol | £ ⓘ |
| usedBefore | Malawian kwacha ⓘ |
| usedFor | domestic transactions in Malawi ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Malawi
ⓘ
Republic of Malawi ⓘ
linked to:
Malawi
post-independence Malawi ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 1971 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Malawian pound Description of subject: The Malawian pound was the former official currency of Malawi, used before the adoption of the Malawian kwacha in the 1970s.
Referenced by (1)
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