Rhodesian dollar
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rhodesian dollar canonical | 7 |
| Rhodesian dollar system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T199650 — 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: Rhodesian dollar Context triple: [Zimbabwean dollar, replacedCurrency, Rhodesian dollar]
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A.
Zimbabwean dollar
The Zimbabwean dollar was the former national currency of Zimbabwe, notorious for its extreme hyperinflation before being abandoned in favor of foreign currencies.
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B.
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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C.
Botswana pula
The Botswana pula is the official currency of Botswana, known for its relative stability and use in some cross-border transactions in Southern Africa.
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D.
Falkland Islands pound
The Falkland Islands pound is the official currency of the Falkland Islands, issued locally but maintained at parity with the British pound sterling.
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E.
South African rand
The South African rand is the official currency of South Africa and a key regional medium of exchange used in several neighboring countries.
- 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: Rhodesian dollar Target entity description: 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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A.
Zimbabwean dollar
The Zimbabwean dollar was the former national currency of Zimbabwe, notorious for its extreme hyperinflation before being abandoned in favor of foreign currencies.
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B.
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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C.
Botswana pula
The Botswana pula is the official currency of Botswana, known for its relative stability and use in some cross-border transactions in Southern Africa.
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D.
Falkland Islands pound
The Falkland Islands pound is the official currency of the Falkland Islands, issued locally but maintained at parity with the British pound sterling.
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E.
South African rand
The South African rand is the official currency of South Africa and a key regional medium of exchange used in several neighboring countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former national currency ⓘ |
| associatedWith | international sanctions on Rhodesia ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of former countries
ⓘ
Economy of Rhodesia ⓘ |
| country | Rhodesia ⓘ |
| decimalizationBasis |
1 Rhodesian dollar = 0.5 Rhodesian pound
ⓘ
1 Rhodesian dollar = 10 shillings ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknote
ⓘ
coin ⓘ |
| exchangeControlRegime | strict foreign-exchange controls in Rhodesia ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
domestic transactions in Rhodesia
ⓘ
government finance in Rhodesia ⓘ wage payments in Rhodesia ⓘ |
| inflationStatus | experienced inflation in late Rhodesian period ⓘ |
| introducedAsDecimalCurrency | true ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | RHD ⓘ |
| languageOnNotes | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | legal tender only within Rhodesia during its existence ⓘ |
| legalTenderInSuccessorState |
Zimbabwe
ⓘ
surface form:
Zimbabwe (transitional period)
|
| linkedTo |
South African rand
ⓘ
Pound sterling ⓘ
surface form:
pound sterling
|
| monetaryAuthority | Reserve Bank of Rhodesia ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthoritySuccessor | Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rhodesia ⓘ |
| region | Africa ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Zimbabwean dollar as legal tender ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | Rhodesian pound ⓘ |
| scriptOnNotes | Latin script ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit | cent ⓘ |
| subunitNamePlural | cents ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 cents = 1 Rhodesian dollar ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | Zimbabwean dollar ⓘ |
| successorState | Zimbabwe ⓘ |
| symbol | $ ⓘ |
| type | national currency ⓘ |
| unit | dollar ⓘ |
| usedDuring | white-minority rule in Rhodesia ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Rhodesia
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Rhodesia
Rhodesia ⓘ Rhodesia ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Rhodesia
|
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Input
Subject: Rhodesian dollar Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rhodesian dollar system