Nepalese rupee
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The Nepalese rupee is the official monetary unit of Nepal, issued by the Nepal Rastra Bank and commonly used for all financial transactions in the country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nepalese rupee canonical | 20 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T586938 — 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: Nepalese rupee Context triple: [Nepal, currency, Nepalese rupee]
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A.
Indian rupee
The Indian rupee is the official monetary unit of India, issued and regulated by the Reserve Bank of India and widely used in the country’s domestic and international economic transactions.
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B.
Ceylon rupee
The Ceylon rupee was the former official currency of British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) used during the colonial and early post-colonial period before being replaced by the Sri Lankan rupee.
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C.
Afghan afghani
The Afghan afghani is the official fiat currency of Afghanistan, issued and regulated by the country's central bank.
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D.
Kazakhstani tenge
The Kazakhstani tenge is the official currency of Kazakhstan, introduced after the country gained independence from the Soviet Union.
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E.
Straits dollar
The Straits dollar was a historical currency used in British-controlled territories in Southeast Asia, including parts of present-day Malaysia and Singapore, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: Nepalese rupee Target entity description: The Nepalese rupee is the official monetary unit of Nepal, issued by the Nepal Rastra Bank and commonly used for all financial transactions in the country.
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A.
Indian rupee
The Indian rupee is the official monetary unit of India, issued and regulated by the Reserve Bank of India and widely used in the country’s domestic and international economic transactions.
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B.
Ceylon rupee
The Ceylon rupee was the former official currency of British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) used during the colonial and early post-colonial period before being replaced by the Sri Lankan rupee.
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C.
Afghan afghani
The Afghan afghani is the official fiat currency of Afghanistan, issued and regulated by the country's central bank.
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D.
Kazakhstani tenge
The Kazakhstani tenge is the official currency of Kazakhstan, introduced after the country gained independence from the Soviet Union.
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E.
Straits dollar
The Straits dollar was a historical currency used in British-controlled territories in Southeast Asia, including parts of present-day Malaysia and Singapore, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
fiat currency ⓘ |
| banknoteDenominations |
10 rupees
ⓘ
100 rupees ⓘ 1000 rupees ⓘ 20 rupees ⓘ 5 rupees ⓘ 50 rupees ⓘ 500 rupees ⓘ |
| centralBank | Nepal Rastra Bank ⓘ |
| coinDenominations |
1 rupee
ⓘ
10 rupees ⓘ 2 rupees ⓘ 5 rupees ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Nepal ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| function |
medium of exchange
ⓘ
store of value ⓘ unit of account ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Government of Nepal ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | NPR ⓘ |
| issuer | Nepal Rastra Bank ⓘ |
| legalStatus | legal tender ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn | Nepal ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Nepal Rastra Bank ⓘ |
| monetaryPolicySetBy | Nepal Rastra Bank ⓘ |
| monetaryUnitOf |
Nepalese economy
ⓘ
linked to:
Nepal
|
| officialCurrencyOf | Nepal ⓘ |
| peggedExchangeRate | 1.6 Nepalese rupee per 1 Indian rupee ⓘ |
| peggedTo | Indian rupee ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| regulator | Nepal Rastra Bank ⓘ |
| replaced | Mohar (historical currency of Nepal) ⓘ |
| scriptOnBanknotes | Devanagari ⓘ |
| scriptOnCoins | Devanagari ⓘ |
| subunit | paisa ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 paisa ⓘ |
| symbol |
Rs
ⓘ
रू ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cash transactions in Nepal
ⓘ
government budgeting in Nepal ⓘ non-cash transactions in Nepal ⓘ pricing of goods and services in Nepal ⓘ tax payments in Nepal ⓘ |
| usedIn |
domestic trade in Nepal
ⓘ
private sector payments in Nepal ⓘ public sector payments in Nepal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nepalese rupee Description of subject: The Nepalese rupee is the official monetary unit of Nepal, issued by the Nepal Rastra Bank and commonly used for all financial transactions in the country.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.