West African Currency Board
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The West African Currency Board was a colonial-era monetary authority that issued and managed a common currency for several British West African territories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West African Currency Board canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4159607 — 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: West African Currency Board Context triple: [British West Africa, linkedBy, West African Currency Board]
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A.
West African Monetary Institute
The West African Monetary Institute is a regional body responsible for preparing and coordinating the monetary and financial integration of West African states, including the planned introduction of the Eco common currency.
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B.
Central Bank of West African States
The Central Bank of West African States is the regional monetary authority that manages monetary policy and financial stability for the eight member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union.
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C.
African Monetary Union
The African Monetary Union is a proposed initiative to create a single continental currency and unified monetary policy for member states of the African Union.
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D.
Economic Community of West African States Monetary Zone
The Economic Community of West African States Monetary Zone is a subregional initiative within West Africa aimed at creating a common currency and deeper monetary integration among participating ECOWAS member states.
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E.
African Monetary Fund
The African Monetary Fund is a planned specialized financial institution of the African Union intended to promote monetary cooperation, financial stability, and economic integration across African 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: West African Currency Board Target entity description: The West African Currency Board was a colonial-era monetary authority that issued and managed a common currency for several British West African territories.
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A.
West African Monetary Institute
The West African Monetary Institute is a regional body responsible for preparing and coordinating the monetary and financial integration of West African states, including the planned introduction of the Eco common currency.
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B.
Central Bank of West African States
The Central Bank of West African States is the regional monetary authority that manages monetary policy and financial stability for the eight member countries of the West African Economic and Monetary Union.
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C.
African Monetary Union
The African Monetary Union is a proposed initiative to create a single continental currency and unified monetary policy for member states of the African Union.
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D.
Economic Community of West African States Monetary Zone
The Economic Community of West African States Monetary Zone is a subregional initiative within West Africa aimed at creating a common currency and deeper monetary integration among participating ECOWAS member states.
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E.
African Monetary Fund
The African Monetary Fund is a planned specialized financial institution of the African Union intended to promote monetary cooperation, financial stability, and economic integration across African countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial monetary authority
ⓘ
currency board ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Trust Territory of Cameroon under British administration
ⓘ
surface form:
British Cameroon
British West Africa ⓘ Eastern Region of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Gambia NERFINISHED ⓘ Gold Coast ⓘ Nigeria ⓘ Northern Region of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Leone ⓘ Togoland region ⓘ
surface form:
Togoland
Western Region of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archivesAt | The National Archives, Kew ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currencyCode | GWP ⓘ |
| currencyTypeIssued |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| dissolutionReason |
creation of national central banks
ⓘ
decolonization ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1962 ⓘ |
| followed | West African silver coinage system ⓘ |
| followedBy | independent national currencies in West Africa ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
|
| hasPolicy |
fixed exchange rate with pound sterling
ⓘ
full sterling backing of note issue ⓘ |
| hasRole |
issue currency
ⓘ
maintain currency convertibility ⓘ manage currency reserves ⓘ stabilize colonial monetary system ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| historicalPeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| inception | 1912 ⓘ |
| legalForm | statutory body ⓘ |
| mainCurrency |
British West African pound
ⓘ
surface form:
West African pound
|
| monitoredBy |
Colonial Office
ⓘ
surface form:
British Colonial Office
|
| operatedInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| operatingLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire financial system ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
Pound sterling
ⓘ
surface form:
pound sterling
|
| regulates | West African pound circulation ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Bank of Ghana
ⓘ
Bank of Sierra Leone ⓘ Central Bank of Nigeria ⓘ Central Bank of The Gambia ⓘ national central banks of member territories ⓘ |
| serviceArea | British colonial territories in West Africa ⓘ |
| usesMonetaryStandard | sterling exchange standard ⓘ |
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Subject: West African Currency Board Description of subject: The West African Currency Board was a colonial-era monetary authority that issued and managed a common currency for several British West African territories.
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