Nigerian pound
E888970
The Nigerian pound was the former official currency of Nigeria used before the country adopted the naira in the early 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nigerian pound canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10856423 — 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: Nigerian pound Context triple: [First Republic of Nigeria, currency, Nigerian pound]
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A.
Nigerian naira
The Nigerian naira is the official fiat currency of Nigeria, issued and regulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
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B.
Ghanaian cedi
The Ghanaian cedi is the official national currency of Ghana, used for everyday transactions and monetary policy in the country.
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C.
South Sudanese pound
The South Sudanese pound is the official legal tender of South Sudan, introduced after the country’s independence to replace the Sudanese pound.
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D.
Sudanese pound
The Sudanese pound is the official monetary unit of Sudan, used for everyday transactions and economic activities within the country.
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E.
British West African pound
The British West African pound was a colonial currency used in several British territories in West Africa, pegged to the British pound sterling and issued in the first half of the 20th century.
- 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: Nigerian pound Target entity description: The Nigerian pound was the former official currency of Nigeria used before the country adopted the naira in the early 1970s.
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A.
Nigerian naira
The Nigerian naira is the official fiat currency of Nigeria, issued and regulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria.
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B.
Ghanaian cedi
The Ghanaian cedi is the official national currency of Ghana, used for everyday transactions and monetary policy in the country.
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C.
South Sudanese pound
The South Sudanese pound is the official legal tender of South Sudan, introduced after the country’s independence to replace the Sudanese pound.
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D.
Sudanese pound
The Sudanese pound is the official monetary unit of Sudan, used for everyday transactions and economic activities within the country.
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E.
British West African pound
The British West African pound was a colonial currency used in several British territories in West Africa, pegged to the British pound sterling and issued in the first half of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former currency ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Federal Republic of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currencyTransition | changed to naira in 1973 ⓘ |
| dateOfAbolition | 1973 ⓘ |
| dateOfIntroduction | 1958 ⓘ |
| decimalizationStatus | non-decimal currency ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| exchangeRateToNaira |
1 penny = 2 kobo
ⓘ
1 pound = 2 naira ⓘ 1 shilling = 10 kobo ⓘ |
| exchangeSystem | pounds shillings pence ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-colonial Nigeria ⓘ |
| historicalUse | pre-naira era in Nigeria ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Central Bank of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | NGP ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatus | no longer legal tender ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Central Bank of Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | £sd ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | British West African pound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| replaced | British West African pound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Nigerian naira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | demonetized ⓘ |
| subunit |
penny
ⓘ
shilling ⓘ |
| subunitToPound | 20 shillings = 1 pound ⓘ |
| subunitToShilling | 12 pence = 1 shilling ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | Nigerian naira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | £ ⓘ |
| usedBefore | Nigerian naira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic transactions in Nigeria
ⓘ
government accounting in Nigeria ⓘ |
| usedIn | Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedUntil |
1973
ⓘ
early 1970s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nigerian pound Description of subject: The Nigerian pound was the former official currency of Nigeria used before the country adopted the naira in the early 1970s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.