Bank of England £5 note
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The Bank of England £5 note is a sterling banknote that has featured prominent historical figures, including social reformer Elizabeth Fry, and is widely used as low-denomination currency in the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bank of England £5 note canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4310005 — 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: Bank of England £5 note Context triple: [Elizabeth Fry, honouredIn, Bank of England £5 note]
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A.
Pound sterling
The pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s oldest continuously used monetary units.
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B.
National Bank Note
A National Bank Note was a type of U.S. paper currency issued by federally chartered national banks and backed by U.S. government bonds during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Australian pound
The Australian pound was the former currency of Australia, used until the country adopted decimal currency in 1966.
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D.
Westminster Quarters
Westminster Quarters is the famous melodic clock chime sequence, best known for ringing from the clock tower housing Big Ben in London.
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E.
Treasury of the United Kingdom
The Treasury of the United Kingdom is the government department responsible for developing and executing the country's public finance and economic policy.
- 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: Bank of England £5 note Target entity description: The Bank of England £5 note is a sterling banknote that has featured prominent historical figures, including social reformer Elizabeth Fry, and is widely used as low-denomination currency in the United Kingdom.
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A.
Pound sterling
The pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s oldest continuously used monetary units.
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B.
National Bank Note
A National Bank Note was a type of U.S. paper currency issued by federally chartered national banks and backed by U.S. government bonds during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Australian pound
The Australian pound was the former currency of Australia, used until the country adopted decimal currency in 1966.
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D.
Westminster Quarters
Westminster Quarters is the famous melodic clock chime sequence, best known for ringing from the clock tower housing Big Ben in London.
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E.
Treasury of the United Kingdom
The Treasury of the United Kingdom is the government department responsible for developing and executing the country's public finance and economic policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
banknote
ⓘ
sterling banknote ⓘ |
| circulationArea |
England
NERFINISHED
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Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colour | blue-green ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currency | Pound sterling ⓘ |
| denomination | £5 ⓘ |
| firstPolymerNoteOfIssuer | true ⓘ |
| introducedAsPolymer | 2016 ⓘ |
| issuer | Bank of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatusOfPaperNoteEnded | 2017 ⓘ |
| material |
paper
ⓘ
polymer ⓘ |
| obverseDesign | Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ |
| obverseFeature |
Bank of England logo
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Holographic security elements ⓘ Security thread (on paper series) ⓘ Watermark (on paper series) ⓘ |
| polymerSeries | G-series ⓘ |
| positionInDenominations | lowest Bank of England note denomination ⓘ |
| regulator | Bank of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseDesign |
Elizabeth Fry
NERFINISHED
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Winston Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reverseFeature |
Excerpt from Winston Churchill’s “We shall fight on the beaches” speech
NERFINISHED
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Image of the Houses of Parliament ⓘ Vignette of Elizabeth Fry reading to prisoners ⓘ |
| reverseTheme |
Social reform
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World War II leadership ⓘ |
| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| securityFeature |
Foil patches
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Hologram ⓘ Metallic thread (paper series) ⓘ Microprinting ⓘ Raised print ⓘ See-through register ⓘ Transparent window (polymer series) ⓘ Ultraviolet feature ⓘ |
| series |
E-series
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F-series ⓘ G-series ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular ⓘ |
| usedAs | legal tender ⓘ |
| usedFor | everyday transactions ⓘ |
| valueInPence | 500 pence ⓘ |
| withdrawalOfElizabethFryNote | 2017 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bank of England £5 note Description of subject: The Bank of England £5 note is a sterling banknote that has featured prominent historical figures, including social reformer Elizabeth Fry, and is widely used as low-denomination currency in the United Kingdom.
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