British West Indies dollar
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The British West Indies dollar was a regional colonial currency used in several British Caribbean territories before being replaced by their modern national currencies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British West Indies dollar canonical | 4 |
| West Indies dollar | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T42669 — 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: British West Indies dollar Context triple: [British West Indies, usedCurrency, British West Indies dollar]
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A.
Bermudian dollar
The Bermudian dollar is the official currency of Bermuda, pegged at par with the U.S. dollar and commonly used interchangeably with it on the islands.
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B.
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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C.
Dutch guilder
The Dutch guilder was the former national currency of the Netherlands, used for centuries until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
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D.
Bahamas
The Bahamas is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean, known for its tropical climate, coral-based archipelago, and status as a popular tourist and offshore financial center.
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E.
Mexican peso
The Mexican peso is Mexico's official national currency and one of the most traded currencies in the world, widely used in international foreign exchange markets.
- 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: British West Indies dollar Target entity description: The British West Indies dollar was a regional colonial currency used in several British Caribbean territories before being replaced by their modern national currencies.
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A.
Bermudian dollar
The Bermudian dollar is the official currency of Bermuda, pegged at par with the U.S. dollar and commonly used interchangeably with it on the islands.
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B.
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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C.
Dutch guilder
The Dutch guilder was the former national currency of the Netherlands, used for centuries until it was replaced by the euro in 2002.
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D.
Bahamas
The Bahamas is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean, known for its tropical climate, coral-based archipelago, and status as a popular tourist and offshore financial center.
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E.
Mexican peso
The Mexican peso is Mexico's official national currency and one of the most traded currencies in the world, widely used in international foreign exchange markets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial currency
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currencyCodeStatus | no longer in use ⓘ |
| currencyOf | British West Indies ⓘ |
| denominatedIn |
cents
ⓘ
dollars ⓘ |
| issuer | British colonial authorities ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| region | Caribbean ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Barbadian dollar
ⓘ
East Caribbean dollar ⓘ Guyanese dollar ⓘ Jamaican dollar ⓘ Trinidad and Tobago dollar ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit | cent ⓘ |
| usedBefore | modern national currencies of British Caribbean territories ⓘ |
| usedBy | British colonies in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Barbados
ⓘ
British West Indies ⓘ
surface form:
British Caribbean territories
British Guiana ⓘ Jamaica ⓘ Leeward Islands ⓘ Trinidad and Tobago ⓘ Windward Islands ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: British West Indies dollar Description of subject: The British West Indies dollar was a regional colonial currency used in several British Caribbean territories before being replaced by their modern national currencies.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
West Indies dollar