Israeli new shekel
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The Israeli new shekel is the modern official currency of Israel, widely used in everyday transactions and financial markets in the region.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Israeli new shekel canonical | 67 |
| new Israeli shekel | 3 |
| שקל חדש | 2 |
| Israeli coins | 1 |
| Israeli old shekel | 1 |
| Israeli shekel | 1 |
| IsraeliNewShekel | 1 |
| Shekel | 1 |
| Shekel Ḥadash | 1 |
| shekel | 1 |
| שקל | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T61576 — 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: Israeli new shekel Context triple: [State of Palestine, currency, Israeli new shekel]
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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.
Soviet ruble
The Soviet ruble was the official monetary unit of the USSR, used throughout the Soviet planned economy until the country's dissolution in 1991.
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C.
Deutsche Mark
The Deutsche Mark was the former official currency of West Germany and later unified Germany, renowned for its stability and strength until it was replaced by the euro.
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D.
Japanese yen
The Japanese yen is Japan's official fiat currency and one of the world's most traded reserve currencies in global foreign exchange markets.
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E.
Australian dollar
The Australian dollar is the official national currency of Australia, used across all its states and territories and recognized as a major traded currency globally.
- 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: Israeli new shekel Target entity description: The Israeli new shekel is the modern official currency of Israel, widely used in everyday transactions and financial markets in the region.
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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.
Soviet ruble
The Soviet ruble was the official monetary unit of the USSR, used throughout the Soviet planned economy until the country's dissolution in 1991.
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C.
Deutsche Mark
The Deutsche Mark was the former official currency of West Germany and later unified Germany, renowned for its stability and strength until it was replaced by the euro.
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D.
Japanese yen
The Japanese yen is Japan's official fiat currency and one of the world's most traded reserve currencies in global foreign exchange markets.
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E.
Australian dollar
The Australian dollar is the official national currency of Australia, used across all its states and territories and recognized as a major traded currency globally.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiat currency
ⓘ
national currency ⓘ |
| alsoUsedIn | Palestinian territories ⓘ |
| banknoteDenomination |
100 new shekels
ⓘ
20 new shekels ⓘ 200 new shekels ⓘ 50 new shekels ⓘ |
| centralBank | Bank of Israel ⓘ |
| coinDenomination |
1 new shekel
ⓘ
10 agorot ⓘ 10 new shekels ⓘ 2 new shekels ⓘ 5 new shekels ⓘ ½ new shekel ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| currencySymbol | ₪ ⓘ |
| floatingExchangeRate | yes ⓘ |
| inflationTarget | set by Bank of Israel ⓘ |
| introduced | 1986 ⓘ |
| introducedToCombat | hyperinflation of old shekel ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | ILS ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | Bank of Israel ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalStatus | legal tender for all debts public and private in Israel ⓘ |
| legalTender | Israel ⓘ |
| localAbbreviation | ש"ח ⓘ |
| localName |
שקל חדש
ⓘ
linked to:
Israeli new shekel
|
| monetaryPolicyAuthority |
Monetary Committee of the Bank of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Bank of Israel
|
| monetarySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf |
Israel
ⓘ
Palestinian National Authority (de facto) ⓘ
linked to:
State of Palestine
|
| pluralForm | shekels ⓘ |
| pluralFormLocal | שקלים חדשים ⓘ |
| region |
State of Israel
ⓘ
linked to:
Israel
|
| replacedCurrency | Israeli old shekel ⓘ |
| replacementRate | 1 new shekel = 1000 old shekels ⓘ |
| scriptOnCurrency |
Arabic script
ⓘ
Hebrew alphabet ⓘ Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| subunit | agora ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 agorot = 1 shekel ⓘ |
| usedBy |
businesses in Israel
ⓘ
government of Israel ⓘ residents of Israel ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday transactions
ⓘ
financial markets ⓘ |
| usedIn | Tel Aviv Stock Exchange settlements ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Israeli new shekel Description of subject: The Israeli new shekel is the modern official currency of Israel, widely used in everyday transactions and financial markets in the region.
Referenced by (80)
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