Cambodian riel
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The Cambodian riel is the official national currency of Cambodia, used alongside the US dollar in everyday transactions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cambodian riel canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T802245 — 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: Cambodian riel Context triple: [Cambodia, currency, Cambodian riel]
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A.
Vietnamese đồng
The Vietnamese đồng is the official fiat currency of Vietnam, known for its relatively low value per unit and frequent use of large denominations.
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B.
Thai baht
The Thai baht is the official currency of Thailand, notable for its central role in triggering the 1997 Asian financial crisis after a sharp devaluation.
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C.
Bhutanese ngultrum
The Bhutanese ngultrum is the official national currency of the Kingdom of Bhutan, pegged to and used alongside the Indian rupee.
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D.
Brunei dollar
The Brunei dollar is the official currency of Brunei Darussalam, issued by the Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam and maintained at parity with the Singapore dollar under a longstanding currency interchangeability agreement.
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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: Cambodian riel Target entity description: The Cambodian riel is the official national currency of Cambodia, used alongside the US dollar in everyday transactions.
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A.
Vietnamese đồng
The Vietnamese đồng is the official fiat currency of Vietnam, known for its relatively low value per unit and frequent use of large denominations.
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B.
Thai baht
The Thai baht is the official currency of Thailand, notable for its central role in triggering the 1997 Asian financial crisis after a sharp devaluation.
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C.
Bhutanese ngultrum
The Bhutanese ngultrum is the official national currency of the Kingdom of Bhutan, pegged to and used alongside the Indian rupee.
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D.
Brunei dollar
The Brunei dollar is the official currency of Brunei Darussalam, issued by the Autoriti Monetari Brunei Darussalam and maintained at parity with the Singapore dollar under a longstanding currency interchangeability agreement.
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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 (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
currency
ⓘ
fiat currency ⓘ |
| abbreviation | KHR ⓘ |
| centralBank | National Bank of Cambodia ⓘ |
| coexistsWith | dollarization in Cambodia ⓘ |
| country | Cambodia ⓘ |
| denominationStructure | subdivided into 100 sen ⓘ |
| frequentlyUsedBanknotes |
100 riel
ⓘ
1000 riel ⓘ 10000 riel ⓘ 100000 riel ⓘ 2000 riel ⓘ 20000 riel ⓘ 50 riel ⓘ 500 riel ⓘ 5000 riel ⓘ 50000 riel ⓘ |
| introduced | 1953 ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Royal Government of Cambodia ⓘ |
| ISO4217Code | KHR ⓘ |
| issuingAuthority | National Bank of Cambodia ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Khmer ⓘ |
| legalTenderIn | Cambodia ⓘ |
| localName | រៀល ⓘ |
| monetaryPolicy | managed by National Bank of Cambodia ⓘ |
| monetarySystem | decimal ⓘ |
| officialCurrencyOf | Cambodia ⓘ |
| peggedTo | not formally pegged to another currency ⓘ |
| pluralForm | riels ⓘ |
| rarelyUsedCoins |
100 sen
ⓘ
200 riel ⓘ 50 sen ⓘ 500 riel ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| reintroduced | 1980 ⓘ |
| reintroducedReplacing | Kampuchean riel ⓘ |
| replacing |
Indochinese piastre
ⓘ
linked to:
piastre of French Indochina
|
| scriptOfSymbol | Khmer script ⓘ |
| status | national currency of Cambodia ⓘ |
| subunit | sen ⓘ |
| subunitToUnit | 100 sen = 1 riel ⓘ |
| symbol | ៛ ⓘ |
| usedAlongside |
United States dollar
ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
| usedBy |
businesses in Cambodia
ⓘ
residents of Cambodia ⓘ |
| usedFor | small everyday purchases in Cambodia ⓘ |
| usedIn | everyday transactions in Cambodia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cambodian riel Description of subject: The Cambodian riel is the official national currency of Cambodia, used alongside the US dollar in everyday transactions.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.