pound (unit of currency)
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The pound is a traditional unit of currency used by several countries, historically linked to the British monetary system and typically subdivided into 100 smaller units such as pence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| pound (unit of currency) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9260544 — 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: pound (unit of currency) Context triple: [South Sudanese pound, namedAfter, pound (unit of currency)]
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A.
Canadian pound
The Canadian pound was the former currency of Canada, used before the country adopted the decimal-based Canadian dollar in the 19th century.
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B.
Australian pound
The Australian pound was the former currency of Australia, used until the country adopted decimal currency in 1966.
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C.
Pound sterling
The pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s oldest continuously used monetary units.
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D.
Pound Scots
Pound Scots was the historical monetary unit of the Kingdom of Scotland prior to its union of currency with England.
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E.
Jersey pound
The Jersey pound is the official currency issued by the Government of Jersey, a British Crown dependency in the Channel Islands, and is pegged at par with the pound sterling.
- 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: pound (unit of currency) Target entity description: The pound is a traditional unit of currency used by several countries, historically linked to the British monetary system and typically subdivided into 100 smaller units such as pence.
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A.
Canadian pound
The Canadian pound was the former currency of Canada, used before the country adopted the decimal-based Canadian dollar in the 19th century.
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B.
Australian pound
The Australian pound was the former currency of Australia, used until the country adopted decimal currency in 1966.
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C.
Pound sterling
The pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s oldest continuously used monetary units.
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D.
Pound Scots
Pound Scots was the historical monetary unit of the Kingdom of Scotland prior to its union of currency with England.
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E.
Jersey pound
The Jersey pound is the official currency issued by the Government of Jersey, a British Crown dependency in the Channel Islands, and is pegged at par with the pound sterling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency unit
ⓘ
unit of account ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
pound
ⓘ
pound sterling (for the UK variant) ⓘ £ ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalBasis | pound of silver ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalOrigin | Roman libra (pound of weight) ⓘ |
| hasISOCodeExample |
EGP
ⓘ
FKP ⓘ GBP ⓘ
linked to:
Pound sterling
GIP ⓘ LBP ⓘ SDG ⓘ SHP ⓘ SSP ⓘ SYP ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | derived from Latin libra pondo ⓘ |
| hasSubdivisionTypical |
100 pence
ⓘ
100 piastres (for some Arab pounds) ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | £ ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedInCountry |
Australia
ⓘ
British colonies and protectorates ⓘ
linked to:
British colonies
Canada ⓘ Cyprus ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Malta ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Rhodesia ⓘ South Africa ⓘ |
| isCommonlyAbbreviatedAs | £1 for one pound ⓘ |
| isLegalTenderInExample |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
United Kingdom
|
| isUsedFor |
denominating banknotes and coins
ⓘ
pricing goods and services ⓘ |
| linkedToMonetarySystem | British monetary system ⓘ |
| typicalDecimalizationYearExample | 1971 (United Kingdom decimalization) ⓘ |
| usedInCountry |
Ascension Island
ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ Falkland Islands ⓘ Gibraltar ⓘ Lebanon ⓘ Saint Helena ⓘ South Sudan ⓘ Sudan ⓘ Syria ⓘ Tristan da Cunha ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| wasTraditionallySubdividedInto |
20 shillings (in pre-decimal British system)
ⓘ
240 pence (in pre-decimal British system) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: pound (unit of currency) Description of subject: The pound is a traditional unit of currency used by several countries, historically linked to the British monetary system and typically subdivided into 100 smaller units such as pence.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.