Ghanaian cedi
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The Ghanaian cedi is the official national currency of Ghana, used for everyday transactions and monetary policy in the country.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ghanaian cedi canonical | 49 |
| Ghana cedi | 1 |
| Ghanaian cedi (GHC) | 1 |
| Ghanaian pound | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T263167 — 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: Ghanaian cedi Context triple: [Ghana’s Ga District (friendship city), usesCurrency, Ghanaian cedi]
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A.
Egyptian pound
The Egyptian pound is the official monetary unit of Egypt, used for everyday transactions, pricing, and financial operations throughout the country.
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B.
Botswana pula
The Botswana pula is the official currency of Botswana, known for its relative stability and use in some cross-border transactions in Southern Africa.
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C.
Bermudian dollar
The Bermudian dollar is the official currency of Bermuda, pegged at par with the U.S. dollar and commonly used interchangeably with it on the islands.
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D.
South African pound
The South African pound was the former currency of South Africa, used before the country adopted the decimalized rand in 1961.
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E.
Gibraltar pound
The Gibraltar pound is the official currency of Gibraltar, issued by the Government of Gibraltar and maintained at parity with the British pound sterling.
- 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: Ghanaian cedi Target entity description: The Ghanaian cedi is the official national currency of Ghana, used for everyday transactions and monetary policy in the country.
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A.
Egyptian pound
The Egyptian pound is the official monetary unit of Egypt, used for everyday transactions, pricing, and financial operations throughout the country.
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B.
Botswana pula
The Botswana pula is the official currency of Botswana, known for its relative stability and use in some cross-border transactions in Southern Africa.
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C.
Bermudian dollar
The Bermudian dollar is the official currency of Bermuda, pegged at par with the U.S. dollar and commonly used interchangeably with it on the islands.
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D.
South African pound
The South African pound was the former currency of South Africa, used before the country adopted the decimalized rand in 1961.
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E.
Gibraltar pound
The Gibraltar pound is the official currency of Gibraltar, issued by the Government of Gibraltar and maintained at parity with the British pound sterling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
national currency ⓘ |
| banknoteDenominationsExample |
1 cedi
ⓘ
10 cedis ⓘ 100 cedis ⓘ 2 cedis ⓘ 20 cedis ⓘ 200 cedis ⓘ 5 cedis ⓘ 50 cedis ⓘ |
| centralBank | Bank of Ghana ⓘ |
| coinDenominationsExample |
1 cedi
ⓘ
1 pesewa ⓘ 10 pesewas ⓘ 2 cedis ⓘ 20 pesewas ⓘ 5 pesewas ⓘ 50 pesewas ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| dateOfIntroduction | 2007 ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| exchangeRateRegime | managed float ⓘ |
| hasInflationRisk | yes ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | GHS ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | Bank of Ghana ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn | Ghana ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthorityJurisdiction |
Republic of Ghana
ⓘ
linked to:
Ghana
|
| monetaryPolicyInstrument |
interest rate set by Bank of Ghana
ⓘ
open market operations in cedi-denominated securities ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | International Monetary Fund ⓘ |
| namedAfter | cowry shells (cedi in Akan) ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | Ghana ⓘ |
| redenomination | 10,000 old cedis = 1 new cedi ⓘ |
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| regulatesMonetaryPolicy | Bank of Ghana ⓘ |
| replaced | second cedi ⓘ |
| subunit | Ghanaian pesewa ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 pesewas = 1 cedi ⓘ |
| symbol |
GH₵
ⓘ
₵ ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions
ⓘ
government budgeting in Ghana ⓘ monetary policy implementation ⓘ payment of taxes in Ghana ⓘ pricing goods and services in Ghana ⓘ |
| usedIn | Ghana ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ghanaian cedi Description of subject: The Ghanaian cedi is the official national currency of Ghana, used for everyday transactions and monetary policy in the country.
Referenced by (52)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ghanaian cedi
linked to: Ghanaian cedi
subject linked to:
Tema, Ghana
linked to: Ghanaian cedi