South African pound
E32419
The South African pound was the former currency of South Africa, used before the country adopted the decimalized rand in 1961.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South African pound canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T248205 — 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: South African pound Context triple: [South African rand, replaced, South African pound]
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: South African pound Target entity description: The South African pound was the former currency of South Africa, used before the country adopted the decimalized rand in 1961.
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former currency
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of South Africa
ⓘ
Currencies replaced by the rand ⓘ |
| country |
South Africa
ⓘ
Dominion of South Africa ⓘ
surface form:
Union of South Africa
|
| currencyCode | SAP ⓘ |
| dateOfAbolition | 1961 ⓘ |
| dateOfIntroduction | 1910 ⓘ |
| decimalizationRelatedTo | introduction of South African rand ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | pounds, shillings, pence ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Union of South Africa era
ⓘ
early Republic of South Africa transition ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legalTenderUntil | 1961-02-13 ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority |
South African Reserve Bank
ⓘ
South African Reserve Bank ⓘ
surface form:
South African Treasury (early period)
|
| monetarySystem | pre-decimal ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sterling area
ⓘ
surface form:
sterling area
|
| peggedAt | par with pound sterling ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
Pound sterling
ⓘ
surface form:
pound sterling
|
| reasonForReplacement |
creation of distinct national currency (rand) separate from sterling
ⓘ
decimalization of South African currency system ⓘ |
| region | Southern Africa ⓘ |
| replaced |
Cape rixdollar
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape pound
Natal pound ⓘ Orange River Colony pound ⓘ Transvaal pound ⓘ pound sterling (in Union of South Africa) ⓘ |
| replacedBy | South African rand ⓘ |
| replacedByAtRate |
1 rand = 10 shillings
ⓘ
2 rand = 1 pound ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit |
penny
ⓘ
shilling ⓘ |
| subunitRatio |
1 pound = 20 shillings
ⓘ
1 pound = 240 pence ⓘ 1 shilling = 12 pence ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | South African rand banknotes and coins ⓘ |
| symbol | £ ⓘ |
| type | fiduciary money ⓘ |
| usedAlongside | pound sterling (in some external transactions) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
South African Reserve Bank
ⓘ
surface form:
South African Reserve Bank (late period)
government of the Union of South Africa ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic transactions in South Africa
ⓘ
international trade settlements linked to sterling area ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Namibia
ⓘ
surface form:
South West Africa
|
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Subject: South African pound Description of subject: The South African pound was the former currency of South Africa, used before the country adopted the decimalized rand in 1961.
Referenced by (10)
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