South Carolina pound
E33149
The South Carolina pound was a colonial-era currency used in the Province of South Carolina before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Carolina pound canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T257519 — 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: South Carolina pound Context triple: [Province of South Carolina, currency, South Carolina pound]
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A.
North Carolina pound
The North Carolina pound was a colonial-era currency used in the Province of North Carolina before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
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B.
New Jersey pound
The New Jersey pound was a colonial-era currency used in the Province of New Jersey before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
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C.
Cape rixdollar
The Cape rixdollar was a historical monetary unit used in the Dutch and later British-controlled Cape Colony in what is now South Africa.
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D.
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.
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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: South Carolina pound Target entity description: The South Carolina pound was a colonial-era currency used in the Province of South Carolina before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
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A.
North Carolina pound
The North Carolina pound was a colonial-era currency used in the Province of North Carolina before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
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B.
New Jersey pound
The New Jersey pound was a colonial-era currency used in the Province of New Jersey before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
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C.
Cape rixdollar
The Cape rixdollar was a historical monetary unit used in the Dutch and later British-controlled Cape Colony in what is now South Africa.
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D.
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.
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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 (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial currency
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| basedOn |
pound sterling
ⓘ
linked to:
Pound sterling
|
| country | Province of South Carolina ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Province of South Carolina ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | pound–shilling–pence ⓘ |
| historicalContext | British colonial monetary system in North America ⓘ |
| issuer | colonial government of South Carolina ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | legal tender in the Province of South Carolina ⓘ |
| monetaryUnit |
pence
ⓘ
pound ⓘ shilling ⓘ |
| region | British America ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
United States dollar
ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
| subunit |
penny
ⓘ
shilling ⓘ |
| timePeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| type |
bills of credit
ⓘ
paper money ⓘ |
| usedBefore |
United States dollar
ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
| usedFor |
domestic trade in the Province of South Carolina
ⓘ
payment of taxes in the Province of South Carolina ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Province of South Carolina
ⓘ
Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: South Carolina pound Description of subject: The South Carolina pound was a colonial-era currency used in the Province of South Carolina before the adoption of the U.S. dollar.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.