Rhodesian pound
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rhodesian pound canonical | 6 |
| Southern Rhodesian pound | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T199651 — 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 pound Context triple: [Zimbabwean dollar, replacedCurrency, Rhodesian pound]
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A.
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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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.
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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D.
Australian pound
The Australian pound was the former currency of Australia, used until the country adopted decimal currency in 1966.
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E.
Gibraltar pound
The Gibraltar pound is the official currency of Gibraltar, issued by the Government of Gibraltar and maintained at parity with the British 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: Rhodesian pound Target entity description: 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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A.
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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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.
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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D.
Australian pound
The Australian pound was the former currency of Australia, used until the country adopted decimal currency in 1966.
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E.
Gibraltar pound
The Gibraltar pound is the official currency of Gibraltar, issued by the Government of Gibraltar and maintained at parity with the British pound sterling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| category | currencies of former countries ⓘ |
| country | Rhodesia ⓘ |
| decimalizationChange | replaced by decimal-based Rhodesian dollar ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| exchangeRateToSuccessor | 1 Rhodesian pound = 2 Rhodesian dollars ⓘ |
| historicalRelation | successor to earlier British colonial pound issues in the region ⓘ |
| isoStatus | obsolete ⓘ |
| legalTenderFor | Rhodesian economy ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Reserve Bank of Rhodesia ⓘ |
| monetarySystemEvolution | part of historical evolution toward Zimbabwean monetary system ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
Pound sterling
ⓘ
surface form:
pound sterling
|
| predecessorOf | Rhodesian dollar ⓘ |
| region |
Southern Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
southern Africa
|
| replacedBy | Rhodesian dollar ⓘ |
| status | no longer in circulation ⓘ |
| subunit |
penny
ⓘ
shilling ⓘ |
| subunitToUnitRatio |
12 pence = 1 shilling
ⓘ
20 shillings = 1 pound ⓘ 240 pence = 1 pound ⓘ |
| successorCurrencyInTerritory | Zimbabwean dollar ⓘ |
| symbol | £ ⓘ |
| usedBefore | introduction of Rhodesian dollar ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
ⓘ
Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland ⓘ
surface form:
Rhodesia and Nyasaland
Rhodesia ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Rhodesia
|
| usedUntil | introduction of Rhodesian dollar in the 1970s ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rhodesian pound Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Southern Rhodesian pound