Sudanese dinar
E404067
The Sudanese dinar was the former currency of Sudan, used mainly in the 1990s and early 2000s before being replaced by a reintroduced Sudanese pound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sudanese dinar canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3987520 — 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: Sudanese dinar Context triple: [Sudanese pound, precededBy, Sudanese dinar]
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A.
Sudanese pound
The Sudanese pound is the official monetary unit of Sudan, used for everyday transactions and economic activities within the country.
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B.
South Sudanese pound
The South Sudanese pound is the official legal tender of South Sudan, introduced after the country’s independence to replace the Sudanese pound.
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C.
Iraqi dinar
The Iraqi dinar is the official fiat currency of Iraq, issued by the Central Bank of Iraq and subdivided into 1,000 fils.
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D.
Dirham
The dirham is a historical silver coin and monetary unit widely used in the Islamic world, originating as a standard currency under early Muslim caliphates.
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E.
Libyan dinar
The Libyan dinar is the official monetary unit of Libya, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
- 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: Sudanese dinar Target entity description: The Sudanese dinar was the former currency of Sudan, used mainly in the 1990s and early 2000s before being replaced by a reintroduced Sudanese pound.
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A.
Sudanese pound
The Sudanese pound is the official monetary unit of Sudan, used for everyday transactions and economic activities within the country.
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B.
South Sudanese pound
The South Sudanese pound is the official legal tender of South Sudan, introduced after the country’s independence to replace the Sudanese pound.
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C.
Iraqi dinar
The Iraqi dinar is the official fiat currency of Iraq, issued by the Central Bank of Iraq and subdivided into 1,000 fils.
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D.
Dirham
The dirham is a historical silver coin and monetary unit widely used in the Islamic world, originating as a standard currency under early Muslim caliphates.
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E.
Libyan dinar
The Libyan dinar is the official monetary unit of Libya, used for everyday transactions and economic activities throughout the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Africa
ⓘ
Economy of Sudan ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Sudan ⓘ |
| currencyOf |
Sudan
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of the Sudan
|
| currencySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| demonetized | 2007 ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| endDate | 2007 ⓘ |
| exchangeRegime | managed by Bank of Sudan ⓘ |
| historicalEra | post-1991 Sudanese economy ⓘ |
| inflationContext | introduced during period of high inflation in Sudan ⓘ |
| introduced | 1992 ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | SDD ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatus | no longer legal tender ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority |
Central Bank of Sudan
ⓘ
surface form:
Bank of Sudan
|
| namedAfter |
Dinar
ⓘ
surface form:
dinar (historical currency unit)
|
| predecessorCurrency |
Sudanese pound
ⓘ
surface form:
Sudanese pound (SDP)
|
| region | North Africa ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Sudanese pound
ⓘ
surface form:
Sudanese pound (second pound)
|
| replacedByAtRate | 1 Sudanese pound (second) = 100 Sudanese dinars ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency |
Sudanese pound
ⓘ
surface form:
Sudanese pound (first pound)
|
| startDate | 1992 ⓘ |
| status | obsolete currency ⓘ |
| subunit | qirsh ⓘ |
| subunitName | qirsh ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 qirsh = 1 Sudanese dinar ⓘ |
| successorCurrency |
Sudanese pound
ⓘ
surface form:
Sudanese pound (SDG)
|
| symbol | د.س ⓘ |
| usedBefore | reintroduction of the Sudanese pound in 2007 ⓘ |
| usedFor | domestic transactions in Sudan ⓘ |
| usedIn | Sudan ⓘ |
| usedMainlyInDecade |
1990s
ⓘ
2000s ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Arabic script ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sudanese dinar Description of subject: The Sudanese dinar was the former currency of Sudan, used mainly in the 1990s and early 2000s before being replaced by a reintroduced Sudanese pound.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.