South Yemeni dinar
E461947
The South Yemeni dinar was the former official currency of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) prior to its unification with North Yemen.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Yemeni dinar canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4607540 — 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 Yemeni dinar Context triple: [Yemeni rial, replacedCurrency, South Yemeni dinar]
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A.
Yemeni rial
The Yemeni rial is the official monetary unit of Yemen, used for everyday transactions and issued by the Central Bank of Yemen.
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B.
Sudanese dinar
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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C.
South Arabian dinar of the Federation of South Arabia
The South Arabian dinar of the Federation of South Arabia was the short-lived national currency introduced in the 1960s for the Federation of South Arabia in the region of present-day southern Yemen.
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D.
Aden shilling
The Aden shilling was the official monetary unit used in the British-controlled Colony of Aden in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Aden rupee
The Aden rupee was the former currency of the British-controlled port of Aden, used before being succeeded by the Aden shilling.
- 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 Yemeni dinar Target entity description: The South Yemeni dinar was the former official currency of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) prior to its unification with North Yemen.
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A.
Yemeni rial
The Yemeni rial is the official monetary unit of Yemen, used for everyday transactions and issued by the Central Bank of Yemen.
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B.
Sudanese dinar
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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C.
South Arabian dinar of the Federation of South Arabia
The South Arabian dinar of the Federation of South Arabia was the short-lived national currency introduced in the 1960s for the Federation of South Arabia in the region of present-day southern Yemen.
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D.
Aden shilling
The Aden shilling was the official monetary unit used in the British-controlled Colony of Aden in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Aden rupee
The Aden rupee was the former currency of the British-controlled port of Aden, used before being succeeded by the Aden shilling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country |
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currencyOf | socialist state ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | decimal ⓘ |
| endUse | 1990 ⓘ |
| endUseEvent | unification of North Yemen and South Yemen ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Cold War era ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | YDD NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOnBanknotes | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatus | no longer legal tender ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Central Bank of Yemen (Aden) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialStatus | official currency ⓘ |
| politicalEntity | People's Democratic Republic of Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| replaced |
Adeni rupee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East African shilling ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Yemeni rial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptOnBanknotes | Arabic script ⓘ |
| startUse | 1965 ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit | fils ⓘ |
| subunitRatio | 1 dinar = 100 fils ⓘ |
| successorStateCurrency | Yemeni rial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | د.ي ⓘ |
| usedBefore | unification of Yemen in 1990 ⓘ |
| usedIn |
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: South Yemeni dinar Description of subject: The South Yemeni dinar was the former official currency of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) prior to its unification with North Yemen.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.