Virginia pound
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The Virginia pound was the colonial currency used in Virginia before the adoption of the United States dollar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Virginia pound canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T386828 — 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: Virginia pound Context triple: [Colony and Dominion of Virginia, currency, Virginia 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.
South Carolina pound
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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C.
Australian pound
The Australian pound was the former currency of Australia, used until the country adopted decimal currency in 1966.
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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.
Jersey pound
The Jersey pound is the official currency issued by the Government of Jersey, a British Crown dependency in the Channel Islands, and is pegged at par with the 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: Virginia pound Target entity description: The Virginia pound was the colonial currency used in Virginia before the adoption of the United States 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.
South Carolina pound
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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C.
Australian pound
The Australian pound was the former currency of Australia, used until the country adopted decimal currency in 1966.
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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.
Jersey pound
The Jersey pound is the official currency issued by the Government of Jersey, a British Crown dependency in the Channel Islands, and is pegged at par with the pound sterling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial currency
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| basedOn |
pound sterling
ⓘ
linked to:
Pound sterling
|
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| currencyOf |
Virginia colony
ⓘ
linked to:
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
|
| currencyType |
paper money
ⓘ
specie ⓘ |
| denominationOf | pound ⓘ |
| follows | English monetary conventions ⓘ |
| governingAuthority |
Virginia colonial government
ⓘ
linked to:
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
|
| historicalRegion | Thirteen Colonies ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
British colonial period in North America
ⓘ
linked to:
Colonial America
|
| legalStatus | legal tender in Virginia colony ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | pound–shilling–pence ⓘ |
| peggedTo |
pound sterling
ⓘ
linked to:
Pound sterling
|
| region | British America ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
US dollar
ⓘ
United States dollar ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
| subunit |
penny
ⓘ
shilling ⓘ |
| subunitOf | pound ⓘ |
| timePeriod | colonial era ⓘ |
| usedBefore |
US dollar
ⓘ
United States dollar ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
| usedFor |
everyday transactions
ⓘ
tax payments ⓘ trade ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Colony of Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
Virginia ⓘ |
| usedUntil | late 18th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Virginia pound Description of subject: The Virginia pound was the colonial currency used in Virginia before the adoption of the United States dollar.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.