old Israeli shekel
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The old Israeli shekel was Israel’s official currency in the early 1980s, later replaced by the new Israeli shekel due to high inflation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| old Israeli shekel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11789512 — 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: old Israeli shekel Context triple: [Israeli lira, successorCurrency, old Israeli shekel]
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A.
Israeli new shekel
The Israeli new shekel is the modern official currency of Israel, widely used in everyday transactions and financial markets in the region.
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B.
Israeli lira
The Israeli lira was the former currency of Israel, used from the early years of the state until it was replaced by the shekel in the late 20th century.
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C.
Shekel ha-Kodesh
Shekel ha-Kodesh is a Kabbalistic work by medieval Spanish Jewish mystic Moses de León, best known as the principal author of the Zohar.
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D.
Palestine pound
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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E.
shekel (weight-based)
The weight-based shekel was an ancient Near Eastern unit of mass and monetary value used in trade and tribute, including in the economy of the united monarchy of Israel.
- 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: old Israeli shekel Target entity description: The old Israeli shekel was Israel’s official currency in the early 1980s, later replaced by the new Israeli shekel due to high inflation.
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A.
Israeli new shekel
The Israeli new shekel is the modern official currency of Israel, widely used in everyday transactions and financial markets in the region.
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B.
Israeli lira
The Israeli lira was the former currency of Israel, used from the early years of the state until it was replaced by the shekel in the late 20th century.
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C.
Shekel ha-Kodesh
Shekel ha-Kodesh is a Kabbalistic work by medieval Spanish Jewish mystic Moses de León, best known as the principal author of the Zohar.
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D.
Palestine pound
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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E.
shekel (weight-based)
The weight-based shekel was an ancient Near Eastern unit of mass and monetary value used in trade and tribute, including in the economy of the united monarchy of Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
former currency ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Israeli pound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Israel
ⓘ
Currencies replaced due to inflation ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| currencySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| exchangeRateAtReplacement | 1000 old Israeli shekels = 1 new Israeli shekel ⓘ |
| inflationCharacteristic | very high inflation ⓘ |
| introduced | 24 February 1980 ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code |
ILR
ⓘ
ILS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatus | no longer legal tender ⓘ |
| localName | שקל ישראלי ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Bank of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Israeli shekel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| periodOfUseEnd | 1985 ⓘ |
| periodOfUseStart | 1980 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Israeli lira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForReplacement | hyperinflation ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| replacedByCurrency | new Israeli shekel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | Israeli lira NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subunit | agora ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 agorot = 1 shekel ⓘ |
| succeededBy | new Israeli shekel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbol | ש"ח ⓘ |
| usedIn | State of Israel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| withdrawnFromCirculation | 1985 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: old Israeli shekel Description of subject: The old Israeli shekel was Israel’s official currency in the early 1980s, later replaced by the new Israeli shekel due to high inflation.
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