Guernsey pound
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The Guernsey pound is the local currency issued by the States of Guernsey, circulating alongside the British pound sterling and used primarily on the island of Guernsey.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guernsey pound canonical | 6 |
| Guernsey pound sterling | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T231904 — 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: Guernsey pound Context triple: [Channel Islands, currency, Guernsey pound]
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A.
Jersey pound
The Jersey pound is the official currency issued by the Government of Jersey, a British Crown dependency in the Channel Islands, and is pegged at par with the pound sterling.
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B.
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.
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C.
Manx pound
The Manx pound is the official currency of the Isle of Man, issued by the island’s own authorities and pegged at parity with the British pound sterling.
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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.
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.
- 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: Guernsey pound Target entity description: The Guernsey pound is the local currency issued by the States of Guernsey, circulating alongside the British pound sterling and used primarily on the island of Guernsey.
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A.
Jersey pound
The Jersey pound is the official currency issued by the Government of Jersey, a British Crown dependency in the Channel Islands, and is pegged at par with the pound sterling.
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B.
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.
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C.
Manx pound
The Manx pound is the official currency of the Isle of Man, issued by the island’s own authorities and pegged at parity with the British pound sterling.
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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
local currency ⓘ |
| acceptedIn | United Kingdom (at discretion of retailers and banks) ⓘ |
| banknoteIssuer |
States of Guernsey Policy Council
ⓘ
surface form:
States of Guernsey
|
| category |
Currencies of Europe
ⓘ
Currencies of the Channel Islands ⓘ Pound sterling ⓘ
surface form:
Pound (currency)
|
| centralBank |
States of Guernsey Policy Council
ⓘ
surface form:
States of Guernsey
|
| circulatesAlongside | Pound sterling ⓘ |
| circulationStatus | in circulation ⓘ |
| coinIssuer |
States of Guernsey Policy Council
ⓘ
surface form:
States of Guernsey
|
| country |
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
ⓘ
surface form:
Guernsey
|
| denominationSystem | pounds and pence ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknote
ⓘ
coin ⓘ |
| exchangeability | freely exchangeable at par with pound sterling within Guernsey ⓘ |
| governingBody | States of Guernsey Policy Council ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
denominated in pounds and pence
ⓘ
distinct designs from Bank of England notes ⓘ |
| hasLocalName |
Guernsey pound
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Guernsey pound sterling
|
| historicalLink |
Pound sterling
ⓘ
surface form:
British pound sterling
|
| ISO4217Code | none ⓘ |
| issuer |
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
ⓘ
surface form:
States of Guernsey
|
| legalTenderIn |
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
ⓘ
surface form:
Guernsey
|
| localNotation | GGP ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority |
States of Guernsey Policy Council
ⓘ
surface form:
States of Guernsey
|
| monetarySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| monetaryUnion | Sterling area ⓘ |
| notLegalTenderIn |
Isle of Man (crown dependency)
ⓘ
surface form:
Isle of Man
Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
surface form:
Jersey
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| peggedAtParWith | Pound sterling ⓘ |
| peggedTo | Pound sterling ⓘ |
| region |
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
ⓘ
surface form:
Channel Islands
|
| regulatoryFramework | Guernsey financial legislation ⓘ |
| relatedCurrency |
Jersey pound
ⓘ
Manx pound ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Ireland banknotes
Scottish banknotes ⓘ |
| subunit | penny ⓘ |
| subunitToUnitRatio | 100 ⓘ |
| symbol | £ ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic transactions in Guernsey
ⓘ
tourism-related payments in Guernsey ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
ⓘ
surface form:
Alderney
Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
surface form:
Guernsey
|
| usedPrimarilyOn |
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
ⓘ
surface form:
island of Guernsey
|
| valueRelation | 1 Guernsey pound = 1 pound sterling ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Guernsey pound Description of subject: The Guernsey pound is the local currency issued by the States of Guernsey, circulating alongside the British pound sterling and used primarily on the island of Guernsey.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Channel Islands
this entity surface form:
Guernsey pound sterling