Palestine pound
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The Palestine pound was the official currency used in the British-administered territory of Palestine during the first half of the 20th century, pegged to and modeled on the British pound sterling.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palestine pound canonical | 8 |
| Palestine pound coins | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T457796 — 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: Palestine pound Context triple: [British Mandate for Palestine, currency, Palestine pound]
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A.
Jordanian dinar
The Jordanian dinar is the official currency of Jordan and one of the region’s more stable and widely used Middle Eastern currencies.
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B.
Lebanese pound
The Lebanese pound is the official currency of Lebanon, historically pegged to the US dollar but heavily devalued in recent years due to the country’s financial crisis.
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C.
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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D.
Egyptian pound
The Egyptian pound is the official monetary unit of Egypt, used for everyday transactions, pricing, and financial operations throughout the country.
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E.
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.
- 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: Palestine pound Target entity description: The Palestine pound was the official currency used in the British-administered territory of Palestine during the first half of the 20th century, pegged to and modeled on the British pound sterling.
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A.
Jordanian dinar
The Jordanian dinar is the official currency of Jordan and one of the region’s more stable and widely used Middle Eastern currencies.
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B.
Lebanese pound
The Lebanese pound is the official currency of Lebanon, historically pegged to the US dollar but heavily devalued in recent years due to the country’s financial crisis.
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C.
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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D.
Egyptian pound
The Egyptian pound is the official monetary unit of Egypt, used for everyday transactions, pricing, and financial operations throughout the country.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| coinDenomination |
1 mil
ⓘ
10 mils ⓘ 100 mils ⓘ 2 mils ⓘ 20 mils ⓘ 5 mils ⓘ 50 mils ⓘ |
| countryOrRegionOfUse |
British Mandate for Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
British Mandate of Palestine
Mandatory Palestine ⓘ |
| denomination |
1 pound
ⓘ
10 pounds ⓘ 5 pounds ⓘ 50 pounds ⓘ 500 mils ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknote
ⓘ
coin ⓘ |
| endTime | 1952 ⓘ |
| follows | Egyptian pound ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
British Mandate for Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
British Mandate period
|
| ISO4217Code | none ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | Palestine Currency Board ⓘ |
| legalTenderEnd | 1952 ⓘ |
| legalTenderStart | 1 November 1927 ⓘ |
| modeledOn |
Pound sterling
ⓘ
surface form:
pound sterling
|
| monetarySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
Pound sterling
ⓘ
surface form:
pound sterling
|
| replacedBy |
Egyptian pound
ⓘ
Israeli lira ⓘ Jordanian dinar ⓘ Syrian pound ⓘ |
| scriptOnBanknotes |
Arabic script
ⓘ
Hebrew script ⓘ Latin script ⓘ |
| startTime | 1927 ⓘ |
| status | no longer in circulation ⓘ |
| subunit | mils ⓘ |
| subunitRatio | 1 Palestine pound = 1000 mils ⓘ |
| symbol | £P ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions
ⓘ
government finance ⓘ international trade in the region ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Mandatory Palestine
ⓘ
surface form:
British-administered Palestine
Kingdom of Jordan ⓘ
surface form:
Emirate of Transjordan
|
| writtenInLanguage |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Palestine pound Description of subject: The Palestine pound was the official currency used in the British-administered territory of Palestine during the first half of the 20th century, pegged to and modeled on the British pound sterling.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Palestine pound coins