British West African pound
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The British West African pound was a colonial currency used in several British territories in West Africa, pegged to the British pound sterling and issued in the first half of the 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British West African pound canonical | 8 |
| West African pound | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2584070 — 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 African pound Context triple: [British Gold Coast, currency, British West 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.
Transvaal pound
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former currency of the South African Republic (Transvaal) used in the late 19th and early 20th centuries before being superseded by the South African pound.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
British Guiana dollar
The British Guiana dollar was the former monetary unit used in the British colony of British Guiana before it became independent Guyana.
- 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 African pound Target entity description: The British West African pound was a colonial currency used in several British territories in West Africa, pegged to the British pound sterling and issued in the first half of the 20th century.
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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.
Transvaal pound
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
British Guiana dollar
The British Guiana dollar was the former monetary unit used in the British colony of British Guiana before it became independent Guyana.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial currency
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| country | British West Africa ⓘ |
| currencySymbol | £ ⓘ |
| dateDissolved | 1960s ⓘ |
| denomination |
1 penny coin
ⓘ
1 pound banknote ⓘ 1 shilling coin ⓘ 10 shillings banknote ⓘ 2 shillings 6 pence coin ⓘ 2 shillings coin ⓘ 3 pence coin ⓘ 5 pounds banknote ⓘ 5 shillings coin ⓘ 6 pence coin ⓘ |
| exchangeParityWithPoundSterling | 1:1 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1912 ⓘ |
| issuer | West African Currency Board ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn |
The Gambia
ⓘ
surface form:
Gambia
Gold Coast ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | £sd ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
Pound sterling
ⓘ
surface form:
pound sterling
|
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Gambian pound
ⓘ
Ghanaian cedi ⓘ
surface form:
Ghanaian pound
Nigerian pound ⓘ Sierra Leonean pound ⓘ local post-independence currencies in West Africa ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency |
Pound sterling
ⓘ
surface form:
British pound sterling
various local currencies in British West Africa ⓘ |
| subunit |
penny
ⓘ
shilling ⓘ |
| subunitToUnitRatio |
12 pence = 1 shilling
ⓘ
20 shillings = 1 pound ⓘ 240 pence = 1 pound ⓘ |
| usedFrom | 1912 ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration
ⓘ
surface form:
British Cameroon
The Gambia ⓘ
surface form:
Gambia
Ghana ⓘ Gold Coast ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| usedInColonialAdministrationOf |
British West Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
British West African colonies
|
| usedUntil | 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: British West African pound Description of subject: The British West African pound was a colonial currency used in several British territories in West Africa, pegged to the British pound sterling and issued in the first half of the 20th century.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
West African pound