Board of Commissioners of Currency, Ceylon
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The Board of Commissioners of Currency, Ceylon was the colonial-era authority responsible for issuing and regulating the currency of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Board of Commissioners of Currency, Ceylon canonical | 1 |
| Currency Board of Ceylon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1903829 — 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: Board of Commissioners of Currency, Ceylon Context triple: [Ceylon rupee, monetaryAuthority, Board of Commissioners of Currency, Ceylon]
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A.
Board of Commissioners of Currency, Straits Settlements
The Board of Commissioners of Currency, Straits Settlements was the colonial monetary authority responsible for managing and regulating the currency system in the British Straits Settlements in Southeast Asia.
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B.
Government of Ceylon
The Government of Ceylon was the central governing authority of the British Crown colony and later dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) until the country became a republic in 1972.
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C.
Ceylon Civil Service
The Ceylon Civil Service was the elite administrative corps of British Ceylon responsible for governing and managing the island’s colonial bureaucracy.
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D.
State Council of Ceylon
The State Council of Ceylon was a semi-legislative, semi-executive body established under British colonial rule that served as the main governing institution of Ceylon before independence.
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E.
Ceylon rupee
The Ceylon rupee was the former official currency of British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) used during the colonial and early post-colonial period before being replaced by the Sri Lankan rupee.
- 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: Board of Commissioners of Currency, Ceylon Target entity description: The Board of Commissioners of Currency, Ceylon was the colonial-era authority responsible for issuing and regulating the currency of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
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A.
Board of Commissioners of Currency, Straits Settlements
The Board of Commissioners of Currency, Straits Settlements was the colonial monetary authority responsible for managing and regulating the currency system in the British Straits Settlements in Southeast Asia.
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B.
Government of Ceylon
The Government of Ceylon was the central governing authority of the British Crown colony and later dominion of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) until the country became a republic in 1972.
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C.
Ceylon Civil Service
The Ceylon Civil Service was the elite administrative corps of British Ceylon responsible for governing and managing the island’s colonial bureaucracy.
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D.
State Council of Ceylon
The State Council of Ceylon was a semi-legislative, semi-executive body established under British colonial rule that served as the main governing institution of Ceylon before independence.
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E.
Ceylon rupee
The Ceylon rupee was the former official currency of British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) used during the colonial and early post-colonial period before being replaced by the Sri Lankan rupee.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial monetary authority
ⓘ
currency board ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Ceylon coinage
ⓘ
Ceylon currency notes ⓘ Ceylon rupee ⓘ |
| country |
Ceylon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka
|
| currency | Ceylon rupee ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| function |
issue currency
ⓘ
maintain currency stability ⓘ regulate currency ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor |
Central Bank of Ceylon
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
|
| historicalLocationNow | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| industry |
central banking precursor
ⓘ
monetary authority ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
British Ceylon
ⓘ
Ceylon ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka
|
| legalForm | statutory body ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ceylon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka
Colombo ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
colonial government of Ceylon
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Ceylon
|
| operatedDuring | British colonial period in Ceylon ⓘ |
| operatedUnder | British colonial government ⓘ |
| operatedWithinSystem | currency board system ⓘ |
| partOf |
colonial administration of Ceylon
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Ceylon
|
| regionServed |
Ceylon
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka
|
| relatedTo |
colonial currency boards in the British Empire
ⓘ
monetary history of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Central Bank of Ceylon
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Central Bank of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| replacedFunctionOf | earlier colonial currency arrangements in Ceylon ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coin issue in Ceylon
ⓘ
managing currency reserves of Ceylon ⓘ note issue in Ceylon ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | government agency ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Board of Commissioners of Currency, Ceylon Description of subject: The Board of Commissioners of Currency, Ceylon was the colonial-era authority responsible for issuing and regulating the currency of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Board of Commissioners of Currency, Ceylon