KES
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KES is the currency code for the Kenyan shilling, the official monetary unit of Kenya.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| KES canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10986372 — 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: KES Context triple: [Central Bank of Kenya, currencyCode, KES]
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A.
KSE
KSE is a major American sports and entertainment holding company that owns and operates multiple professional sports teams, venues, and media properties.
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B.
Kes
Kes is a 1969 British drama film directed by Ken Loach, widely acclaimed for its realistic portrayal of a working-class boy in Northern England who finds solace in training a kestrel.
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C.
Kes
Kes is an Ocampa crew member on Star Trek: Voyager, known for her short lifespan, strong empathic and telepathic abilities, and close relationships with Neelix and the Doctor.
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D.
kes
Kes is the title given to the traditional religious leaders and priests of the Ethiopian Jewish (Beta Israel) community.
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E.
KEM
KEM is the National Rail station code for Kemble railway station in Gloucestershire, England.
- 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: KES Target entity description: KES is the currency code for the Kenyan shilling, the official monetary unit of Kenya.
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A.
KSE
KSE is a major American sports and entertainment holding company that owns and operates multiple professional sports teams, venues, and media properties.
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B.
Kes
Kes is a 1969 British drama film directed by Ken Loach, widely acclaimed for its realistic portrayal of a working-class boy in Northern England who finds solace in training a kestrel.
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C.
Kes
Kes is an Ocampa crew member on Star Trek: Voyager, known for her short lifespan, strong empathic and telepathic abilities, and close relationships with Neelix and the Doctor.
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D.
kes
Kes is the title given to the traditional religious leaders and priests of the Ethiopian Jewish (Beta Israel) community.
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E.
KEM
KEM is the National Rail station code for Kemble railway station in Gloucestershire, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ISO 4217 currency code
ⓘ
currency code ⓘ |
| belongsToCurrencySystem | Kenyan shilling currency system ⓘ |
| category | fiat currency code ⓘ |
| centralBank | Central Bank of Kenya ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Kenya ⓘ |
| currencyOf | Kenya ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | decimal ⓘ |
| denotes | the value of the Kenyan shilling in financial systems ⓘ |
| exchangeableFor | other national currencies ⓘ |
| fractionalUnitRatio | 1 shilling = 100 cents ⓘ |
| hasMonetaryAuthority | Central Bank of Kenya ⓘ |
| introducedAsISOCode | after introduction of ISO 4217 standard ⓘ |
| isFiatCurrencyCode | true ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | KES ⓘ |
| languageContext | English in Kenya ⓘ |
| legalStatus | legal tender in Kenya ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn | Kenya ⓘ |
| minorUnit | 2 ⓘ |
| minorUnitName |
cent
ⓘ
cent (Kenyan shilling subunit) ⓘ |
| monetaryUnitOf | Kenyan economy ⓘ |
| numericCode | 404 ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | Kenya ⓘ |
| region | East Africa ⓘ |
| representsCurrency | Kenyan shilling ⓘ |
| standard | ISO 4217 ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | International Organization for Standardization ⓘ |
| subunitOf | Kenyan shilling ⓘ |
| symbol |
KSh
ⓘ
Sh ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Kenyan government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Kenya
businesses in Kenya ⓘ financial institutions in Kenya ⓘ residents of Kenya ⓘ |
| usedFor |
domestic transactions in Kenya
ⓘ
government budgeting in Kenya ⓘ pricing of goods and services in Kenya ⓘ salary payments in Kenya ⓘ tax payments in Kenya ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Republic of Kenya
ⓘ
linked to:
Kenya
|
| usedInForexMarket | yes ⓘ |
| writingConvention | amount usually written as "KSh" followed by value ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: KES Description of subject: KES is the currency code for the Kenyan shilling, the official monetary unit of Kenya.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
CBK