Palestine Currency Board
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The Palestine Currency Board was the British Mandate-era authority responsible for managing and issuing the official currency in Palestine and neighboring territories before 1948.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palestine Currency Board canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2570684 — 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: Palestine Currency Board Context triple: [Palestine pound, issuingAuthority, Palestine Currency Board]
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A.
Anglo-Palestine Bank (as issuer of currency in Mandatory Palestine)
Anglo-Palestine Bank was a Zionist-founded financial institution that functioned as the de facto central bank and primary issuer of currency in Mandatory Palestine before the establishment of the Bank of Israel.
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B.
Bank of Israel
The Bank of Israel is the central bank of the State of Israel, responsible for formulating monetary policy, maintaining financial stability, and managing the country’s currency and foreign exchange reserves.
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C.
Banque du Liban
Banque du Liban is the central bank of Lebanon, responsible for issuing the national currency, regulating the banking sector, and implementing the country’s monetary policy.
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D.
Central Bank of Jordan
The Central Bank of Jordan is the country’s primary monetary authority, responsible for issuing currency, formulating monetary policy, and overseeing the stability of Jordan’s banking and financial system.
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E.
Arab Monetary Fund
The Arab Monetary Fund is a regional financial institution that promotes monetary cooperation, economic integration, and development among Arab 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: Palestine Currency Board Target entity description: The Palestine Currency Board was the British Mandate-era authority responsible for managing and issuing the official currency in Palestine and neighboring territories before 1948.
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A.
Anglo-Palestine Bank (as issuer of currency in Mandatory Palestine)
Anglo-Palestine Bank was a Zionist-founded financial institution that functioned as the de facto central bank and primary issuer of currency in Mandatory Palestine before the establishment of the Bank of Israel.
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B.
Bank of Israel
The Bank of Israel is the central bank of the State of Israel, responsible for formulating monetary policy, maintaining financial stability, and managing the country’s currency and foreign exchange reserves.
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C.
Banque du Liban
Banque du Liban is the central bank of Lebanon, responsible for issuing the national currency, regulating the banking sector, and implementing the country’s monetary policy.
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D.
Central Bank of Jordan
The Central Bank of Jordan is the country’s primary monetary authority, responsible for issuing currency, formulating monetary policy, and overseeing the stability of Jordan’s banking and financial system.
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E.
Arab Monetary Fund
The Arab Monetary Fund is a regional financial institution that promotes monetary cooperation, economic integration, and development among Arab countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency board
ⓘ
government agency ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod |
British Mandate for Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
British Mandate period
|
| appliesToTerritory |
British Mandate territories in the region
ⓘ
Palestine ⓘ Transjordan ⓘ |
| archivesAt |
The National Archives
ⓘ
surface form:
The National Archives of the United Kingdom
|
| country |
Mandatory Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
British Mandate of Palestine
|
| currencyCode | Palestine pound ⓘ |
| currencyIssued | Palestine pound ⓘ |
| dissolutionResultedIn | replacement of Palestine pound by successor national currencies ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1948 ⓘ |
| endCause | end of the British Mandate in Palestine ⓘ |
| establishedBy | British colonial authorities ⓘ |
| exchangeRate | 1 Palestine pound = 1 pound sterling ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Jerusalem
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| inception | 1927 ⓘ |
| issued |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Mandatory Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
British Mandate of Palestine
Transjordan ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Orders of Council
ⓘ
surface form:
British Orders in Council
|
| legalTender |
Palestine pound banknotes
ⓘ
Palestine pound ⓘ
surface form:
Palestine pound coins
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
issue currency
ⓘ
maintain currency stability ⓘ manage currency circulation ⓘ manage currency reserves ⓘ |
| notableFor |
issuing trilingual banknotes in English, Arabic, and Hebrew
ⓘ
managing a sterling-backed currency in the Middle East ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
British Empire
ⓘ
Mandatory Palestine ⓘ Transjordan ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British Government
|
| peggedTo | Pound sterling ⓘ |
| regulates |
monetary system of Mandatory Palestine
ⓘ
monetary system of Transjordan ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Bank of Israel
ⓘ
Egyptian currency in Gaza Strip ⓘ Jordan Currency Board ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency |
Egyptian pound
ⓘ
Ottoman lira remnants ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Colonial Office
ⓘ
surface form:
Colonial Office of the United Kingdom
|
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Input
Subject: Palestine Currency Board Description of subject: The Palestine Currency Board was the British Mandate-era authority responsible for managing and issuing the official currency in Palestine and neighboring territories before 1948.
Referenced by (1)
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