Sierra Leonean pound
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The Sierra Leonean pound was the former currency of Sierra Leone, used during the colonial and early post-independence period before being replaced by the leone.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sierra Leonean pound canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11762366 — 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: Sierra Leonean pound Context triple: [British West African pound, replacedBy, Sierra Leonean pound]
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A.
Liberian dollar
The Liberian dollar is the official monetary unit of Liberia, used alongside the U.S. dollar in the country’s dual-currency economy.
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B.
Gambian pound
The Gambian pound was the former official currency of The Gambia, used during the colonial and early post-independence period before being replaced by the dalasi in the 1970s.
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C.
Malawian pound
The Malawian pound was the former official currency of Malawi, used before the adoption of the Malawian kwacha in the 1970s.
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D.
Ghanaian cedi
The Ghanaian cedi is the official national currency of Ghana, used for everyday transactions and monetary policy in the country.
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E.
British West African pound
The British West African pound was a colonial currency used in several British territories in West Africa, pegged to the British pound sterling and issued in the first half of the 20th century.
- 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: Sierra Leonean pound Target entity description: The Sierra Leonean pound was the former currency of Sierra Leone, used during the colonial and early post-independence period before being replaced by the leone.
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A.
Liberian dollar
The Liberian dollar is the official monetary unit of Liberia, used alongside the U.S. dollar in the country’s dual-currency economy.
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B.
Gambian pound
The Gambian pound was the former official currency of The Gambia, used during the colonial and early post-independence period before being replaced by the dalasi in the 1970s.
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C.
Malawian pound
The Malawian pound was the former official currency of Malawi, used before the adoption of the Malawian kwacha in the 1970s.
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D.
Ghanaian cedi
The Ghanaian cedi is the official national currency of Ghana, used for everyday transactions and monetary policy in the country.
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E.
British West African pound
The British West African pound was a colonial currency used in several British territories in West Africa, pegged to the British pound sterling and issued in the first half of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former currency
ⓘ
historical currency ⓘ |
| category |
Currencies of Sierra Leone
ⓘ
Currencies replaced by the leone ⓘ |
| centralBank | Bank of Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| country | Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| denominationSystem | pounds, shillings and pence ⓘ |
| denominationType |
banknotes
ⓘ
coins ⓘ |
| exchangeRateToSuccessor | 1 pound = 2 leones ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| introduced | 1964 ⓘ |
| introductionContext | introduced after Sierra Leone gained independence from the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ISO4217Status | withdrawn ⓘ |
| issuer | Government of Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| languageOnCurrency | English ⓘ |
| legalTenderStatus | no longer legal tender ⓘ |
| monetaryAuthority | Government of Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | £sd system ⓘ |
| peggedCurrency |
GBP
ⓘ
linked to:
Pound sterling
|
| peggedTo |
pound sterling
ⓘ
linked to:
Pound sterling
|
| region | West Africa ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Sierra Leonean leone
ⓘ
Sierra Leonean leone at par ⓘ leone ⓘ |
| replacedByDate |
1964
ⓘ
1964-08-04 ⓘ |
| replacedCurrency |
British West African pound
ⓘ
West African pound ⓘ
linked to:
British West African pound
|
| subunit |
penny
ⓘ
shilling ⓘ |
| subunitRatio |
1 pound = 20 shillings
ⓘ
1 pound = 240 pence ⓘ 1 shilling = 12 pence ⓘ |
| successorCurrency | Sierra Leonean leone ⓘ |
| symbol | £ ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
colonial period of Sierra Leone
ⓘ
early post-independence period of Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| usedIn | Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| writingSystemOnNotes | Latin script ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Sierra Leonean pound Description of subject: The Sierra Leonean pound was the former currency of Sierra Leone, used during the colonial and early post-independence period before being replaced by the leone.
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