Aden shilling
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The Aden shilling was the official monetary unit used in the British-controlled Colony of Aden in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aden shilling canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T532160 — 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: Aden shilling Context triple: [Colony of Aden, currency, Aden shilling]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Tunisian dinar
The Tunisian dinar is the official monetary unit of Tunisia, subdivided into 1,000 millimes and used for all domestic financial transactions.
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D.
Rhodesian dollar
The Rhodesian dollar was the former national currency of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), used during the country’s period of white-minority rule before being succeeded by the Zimbabwean dollar.
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E.
Saint Helena pound
The Saint Helena pound is the official currency of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, issued by the local government and maintained at parity with the British pound sterling.
- 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: Aden shilling Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Tunisian dinar
The Tunisian dinar is the official monetary unit of Tunisia, subdivided into 1,000 millimes and used for all domestic financial transactions.
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D.
Rhodesian dollar
The Rhodesian dollar was the former national currency of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe), used during the country’s period of white-minority rule before being succeeded by the Zimbabwean dollar.
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E.
Saint Helena pound
The Saint Helena pound is the official currency of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, issued by the local government and maintained at parity with the British pound sterling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former currency
ⓘ
subdivision of pound ⓘ |
| country | Colony of Aden ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Colony of Aden ⓘ |
| dateOfDiscontinuation | 1965 ⓘ |
| dateOfIntroduction | 1951 ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | 1 shilling = 100 cents ⓘ |
| equalTo |
1 East African shilling
ⓘ
1 shilling sterling ⓘ |
| introduced | 1951 ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority |
British colonial administration in Aden
ⓘ
Government of Aden ⓘ |
| legalTender | yes ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Pound sterling
ⓘ
surface form:
pound sterling
|
| monetarySystem | shilling–pound system ⓘ |
| peggedTo | East African shilling ⓘ |
| region | Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
South Arabian dinar
ⓘ
South Arabian dinar of the Federation of South Arabia ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency |
Aden rupee
ⓘ
Indian rupee ⓘ |
| subunit | cent ⓘ |
| subunitOf | East African shilling ⓘ |
| symbol | s ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| usedDuring | British colonial rule in Aden ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Aden Protectorate
ⓘ
Colony of Aden ⓘ
surface form:
British-controlled Aden
Colony of Aden ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 1965 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aden shilling Description of subject: The Aden shilling was the official monetary unit used in the British-controlled Colony of Aden in the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.