Transvaal pound
E173565
The Transvaal pound was the former currency of the South African Republic (Transvaal) used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries before being superseded by the South African pound.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South African Republic pound | 1 |
| Transvaal pound canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1530087 — 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: Transvaal pound Context triple: [South African pound, replaced, Transvaal pound]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
South African pound
The South African pound was the former currency of South Africa, used before the country adopted the decimalized rand in 1961.
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D.
Saint Helena pound
The Saint Helena pound is the official currency of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, issued by the local government and maintained at parity with the British pound sterling.
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E.
New Zealand pound
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.
- 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: Transvaal pound Target entity description: The Transvaal pound was the former currency of the South African Republic (Transvaal) used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries before being superseded by the South African pound.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
South African pound
The South African pound was the former currency of South Africa, used before the country adopted the decimalized rand in 1961.
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D.
Saint Helena pound
The Saint Helena pound is the official currency of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, issued by the local government and maintained at parity with the British pound sterling.
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E.
New Zealand pound
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical currency
ⓘ
pound-denominated currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of South Africa
ⓘ
Modern obsolete currencies ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | South African Republic ⓘ |
| currencyCode | none ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | pounds, shillings and pence ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Boer republic era
ⓘ
pre-Union South Africa ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn | South African Republic ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority |
Volksraad of the South African Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
South African Republic government
|
| monetarySystemType | pre-decimal currency ⓘ |
| peggedTo | Pound sterling ⓘ |
| politicalEntity |
Boer republics
ⓘ
surface form:
Boer republic
|
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| relatedCurrency |
Pound sterling
ⓘ
South African pound ⓘ |
| replacedBy | South African pound ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit |
penny
ⓘ
shilling ⓘ |
| subunitRatio |
1 pound = 20 shillings
ⓘ
1 shilling = 12 pence ⓘ |
| successorCurrencyRegion |
Dominion of South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
Union of South Africa
|
| symbol | £ ⓘ |
| usedBefore | South African pound introduction ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic transactions in Transvaal
ⓘ
government revenues in South African Republic ⓘ |
| usedIn |
South African Republic
ⓘ
Transvaal ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Transvaal pound Description of subject: The Transvaal pound was the former currency of the South African Republic (Transvaal) used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries before being superseded by the South African pound.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
South African Republic pound