Pound Scots
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Pound Scots was the historical monetary unit of the Kingdom of Scotland prior to its union of currency with England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scottish pound | 2 |
| Pound Scots canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5044187 — 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: Pound Scots Context triple: [Government of the Kingdom of Scotland, currencyUsed, Pound Scots]
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A.
Australian pound
The Australian pound was the former currency of Australia, used until the country adopted decimal currency in 1966.
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B.
Pound sterling
The pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s oldest continuously used monetary units.
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C.
Canadian pound
The Canadian pound was the former currency of Canada, used before the country adopted the decimal-based Canadian dollar in the 19th century.
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D.
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.
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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: Pound Scots Target entity description: Pound Scots was the historical monetary unit of the Kingdom of Scotland prior to its union of currency with England.
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A.
Australian pound
The Australian pound was the former currency of Australia, used until the country adopted decimal currency in 1966.
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B.
Pound sterling
The pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom and one of the world’s oldest continuously used monetary units.
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C.
Canadian pound
The Canadian pound was the former currency of Canada, used before the country adopted the decimal-based Canadian dollar in the 19th century.
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D.
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.
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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 (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical currency
ⓘ
monetary unit ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Acts of Union 1707
ⓘ
Scottish Reformation ⓘ Union of the Crowns ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| currencyCodeStatus | no modern ISO code ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | pounds shillings pence ⓘ |
| follows | earlier Scottish monetary systems ⓘ |
| governingAuthority |
Parliament of Scotland
ⓘ
Scottish Privy Council ⓘ
linked to:
Privy Council of Scotland
|
| hasPart | Scottish coinage ⓘ |
| historicalDiscipline | economic history of Scotland ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early modern period
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | British Isles ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| monetaryStandard | silver standard ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scottish monetary history
ⓘ
history of Scottish coinage ⓘ |
| ratioToPoundSterling | 12:1 ⓘ |
| regulates |
prices in Kingdom of Scotland
ⓘ
taxes in Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ wages in Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| relatedCurrency |
English pound
ⓘ
Pound sterling ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Pound sterling ⓘ |
| replacedByEvent | union of currency between Scotland and England ⓘ |
| sameAs |
Scottish pound
ⓘ
linked to:
Pound Scots
|
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| subunit |
merk
ⓘ
penny Scots ⓘ shilling Scots ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Scottish government
ⓘ
linked to:
Scottish Government
Scottish merchants ⓘ Scottish royal treasury ⓘ
linked to:
the royal treasury
|
| usedFor |
domestic trade in Scotland
ⓘ
private contracts in Scotland ⓘ public finance in Scotland ⓘ taxation in Scotland ⓘ |
| usedIn | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| usedUntil |
1707
ⓘ
early 18th century ⓘ |
| usedUntilEvent | Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ |
| valueRelativeToPoundSterling | 1 pound sterling = 12 pounds Scots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pound Scots Description of subject: Pound Scots was the historical monetary unit of the Kingdom of Scotland prior to its union of currency with England.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Pound Scots
linked to: Pound Scots