Surinamese dollar
E172415
The Surinamese dollar is the official monetary unit of Suriname, used for everyday transactions and economic activities in the country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surinamese dollar canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1511427 — 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: Surinamese dollar Context triple: [Suriname, currency, Surinamese dollar]
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A.
Guyanese dollar
The Guyanese dollar is the official currency of Guyana, used for all monetary transactions within the country.
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B.
East Caribbean dollar
The East Caribbean dollar is the common currency used by several member states and territories of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, managed by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and pegged to the US dollar.
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C.
Trinidad and Tobago dollar
The Trinidad and Tobago dollar is the official currency of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, used for all monetary transactions in the twin-island Caribbean nation.
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D.
British Guiana dollar
The British Guiana dollar was the former monetary unit used in the British colony of British Guiana before it became independent Guyana.
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E.
British West Indies dollar
The British West Indies dollar was a regional colonial currency used in several British Caribbean territories before being replaced by their modern national currencies.
- 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: Surinamese dollar Target entity description: The Surinamese dollar is the official monetary unit of Suriname, used for everyday transactions and economic activities in the country.
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A.
Guyanese dollar
The Guyanese dollar is the official currency of Guyana, used for all monetary transactions within the country.
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B.
East Caribbean dollar
The East Caribbean dollar is the common currency used by several member states and territories of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, managed by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank and pegged to the US dollar.
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C.
Trinidad and Tobago dollar
The Trinidad and Tobago dollar is the official currency of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, used for all monetary transactions in the twin-island Caribbean nation.
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D.
British Guiana dollar
The British Guiana dollar was the former monetary unit used in the British colony of British Guiana before it became independent Guyana.
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E.
British West Indies dollar
The British West Indies dollar was a regional colonial currency used in several British Caribbean territories before being replaced by their modern national currencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
legal tender ⓘ |
| centralBank | Central Bank of Suriname ⓘ |
| country | Suriname ⓘ |
| countryCapital | Paramaribo ⓘ |
| dateOfIntroduction | 2004-01-01 ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| formerSubunit | cent (no longer issued in practice) ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | SRD ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | Central Bank of Suriname ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| legalStatus | legal tender in Suriname ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Central Bank of Suriname ⓘ |
| monetaryRegion | Surinamese economy ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | fiat currency system of Suriname ⓘ |
| officialName | Surinamese dollar ⓘ |
| region | South America ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency | Surinamese guilder ⓘ |
| replacementRate | 1 Surinamese dollar = 1000 Surinamese guilders ⓘ |
| subunit | cent ⓘ |
| subunitRatio | 100 cents = 1 Surinamese dollar ⓘ |
| symbol | $ ⓘ |
| usedBy |
businesses in Suriname
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residents of Suriname ⓘ |
| usedFor |
accounting in Suriname
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bank deposits in Suriname ⓘ everyday transactions in Suriname ⓘ pricing of goods and services in Suriname ⓘ tax payments in Suriname ⓘ wage payments in Suriname ⓘ |
| usedInSector |
private sector payments in Suriname
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public sector payments in Suriname ⓘ retail trade in Suriname ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Surinamese dollar Description of subject: The Surinamese dollar is the official monetary unit of Suriname, used for everyday transactions and economic activities in the country.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.