Ian Rank-Broadley
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Ian Rank-Broadley is a British sculptor best known for his portraits and coinage designs, including the widely used effigy of Queen Elizabeth II on UK and Commonwealth coins.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ian Rank-Broadley canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12864440 — 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: Ian Rank-Broadley Context triple: [Statue of Diana, Princess of Wales, artist, Ian Rank-Broadley]
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A.
Mark Bedford
Mark Bedford is an English bassist best known as a member of the ska and pop band Madness.
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B.
Alun Weaver
Alun Weaver is the aging, hard-drinking former TV personality at the center of Kingsley Amis’s novel "The Old Devils," whose return to Wales disrupts and rekindles old friendships and rivalries.
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C.
Peter Butterworth
Peter Butterworth was an English comic actor best known for his roles in the "Carry On" film series and various British television comedies.
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D.
Ian Black
Ian Black is a name shared by several notable individuals, including a British journalist and author known for his work on Middle Eastern affairs.
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E.
Jonathan Rees
Jonathan Rees is a computer scientist and software engineer known for his contributions to the Scheme programming language and programming language theory.
- 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: Ian Rank-Broadley Target entity description: Ian Rank-Broadley is a British sculptor best known for his portraits and coinage designs, including the widely used effigy of Queen Elizabeth II on UK and Commonwealth coins.
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A.
Mark Bedford
Mark Bedford is an English bassist best known as a member of the ska and pop band Madness.
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B.
Alun Weaver
Alun Weaver is the aging, hard-drinking former TV personality at the center of Kingsley Amis’s novel "The Old Devils," whose return to Wales disrupts and rekindles old friendships and rivalries.
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C.
Peter Butterworth
Peter Butterworth was an English comic actor best known for his roles in the "Carry On" film series and various British television comedies.
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D.
Ian Black
Ian Black is a name shared by several notable individuals, including a British journalist and author known for his work on Middle Eastern affairs.
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E.
Jonathan Rees
Jonathan Rees is a computer scientist and software engineer known for his contributions to the Scheme programming language and programming language theory.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coin designer
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human ⓘ medallist ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| alive | true ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | realism ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Royal Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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| educatedAt |
Slade School of Fine Art
NERFINISHED
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University College London Slade School of Fine Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Rank-Broadley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
numismatic design
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sculpture ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | figurative sculpture ⓘ |
| givenName | Ian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCreated |
coin portraits of Queen Elizabeth II
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public monuments ⓘ sculptural portraits ⓘ |
| hasDesigned |
coinage for Commonwealth countries
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commemorative coins ⓘ obverse of UK coins featuring Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection | Royal Mint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Ian Rank-Broadley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
British coinage design
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designing a widely used effigy of Queen Elizabeth II for coins ⓘ |
| notableWork |
effigy of Queen Elizabeth II for UK coinage
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memorial sculptures ⓘ obverse design of British coins featuring Queen Elizabeth II introduced in 1998 ⓘ portrait of Queen Elizabeth II used on Commonwealth coins ⓘ |
| occupation |
coin designer
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medallist ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
numismatic portraiture
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portrait sculpture ⓘ |
| workLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ian Rank-Broadley Description of subject: Ian Rank-Broadley is a British sculptor best known for his portraits and coinage designs, including the widely used effigy of Queen Elizabeth II on UK and Commonwealth coins.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Statue of Diana, Princess of Wales