Flag of Kentucky
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The Flag of Kentucky is the U.S. state's banner featuring the state seal—showing a pioneer and statesman embracing—on a navy blue field encircled by goldenrod sprigs and the words "Commonwealth of Kentucky."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Kentucky canonical | 5 |
| Kentucky state flag | 2 |
| Flags of Kentucky | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T846731 — 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: Flag of Kentucky Context triple: [Kentucky, hasFlag, Flag of Kentucky]
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A.
Flag of Mississippi
The Flag of Mississippi is the U.S. state's official banner, adopted in 2020, featuring a magnolia blossom and stars on a blue, red, and gold design that replaced the former Confederate-themed flag.
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B.
Flag of Wisconsin
The Flag of Wisconsin is the official state flag featuring the state coat of arms on a blue field, symbolizing Wisconsin’s history of mining, agriculture, manufacturing, and navigation.
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C.
Flag of New Jersey
The Flag of New Jersey is the U.S. state flag featuring a buff-colored field with the state coat of arms, including a blue shield with three plows, a horse’s head crest, and the figures of Liberty and Ceres.
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D.
Flag of Bermuda
The Flag of Bermuda is a British Red Ensign defaced with the territory’s coat of arms, symbolizing its status as a British Overseas Territory and its maritime heritage.
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E.
Flag of the Republic of Texas
The Flag of the Republic of Texas is the historic Lone Star banner featuring a single white star beside vertical blue and horizontal white and red stripes, which later became the state flag of Texas.
- 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: Flag of Kentucky Target entity description: The Flag of Kentucky is the U.S. state's banner featuring the state seal—showing a pioneer and statesman embracing—on a navy blue field encircled by goldenrod sprigs and the words "Commonwealth of Kentucky."
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A.
Flag of Mississippi
The Flag of Mississippi is the U.S. state's official banner, adopted in 2020, featuring a magnolia blossom and stars on a blue, red, and gold design that replaced the former Confederate-themed flag.
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B.
Flag of Wisconsin
The Flag of Wisconsin is the official state flag featuring the state coat of arms on a blue field, symbolizing Wisconsin’s history of mining, agriculture, manufacturing, and navigation.
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C.
Flag of New Jersey
The Flag of New Jersey is the U.S. state flag featuring a buff-colored field with the state coat of arms, including a blue shield with three plows, a horse’s head crest, and the figures of Liberty and Ceres.
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D.
Flag of Bermuda
The Flag of Bermuda is a British Red Ensign defaced with the territory’s coat of arms, symbolizing its status as a British Overseas Territory and its maritime heritage.
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E.
Flag of the Republic of Texas
The Flag of the Republic of Texas is the historic Lone Star banner featuring a single white star beside vertical blue and horizontal white and red stripes, which later became the state flag of Texas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
state flag
ⓘ
vexillological symbol ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1918-03-26 ⓘ |
| borderColorAroundSeal | gold ⓘ |
| borderShapeAroundSeal | circular ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of U.S. states
ⓘ
Symbols of Kentucky ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designBy | Jesse Cox Burgess ⓘ |
| designedIn | 1918 ⓘ |
| displayOrder | below the United States flag when flown together ⓘ |
| emblemPosition | centered on field ⓘ |
| features |
goldenrod sprigs
ⓘ
pioneer and statesman embracing ⓘ |
| featuresColor |
gold
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| fieldColor | navy blue ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Kentucky Revised Statutes ⓘ |
| inscription |
Commonwealth of Kentucky
ⓘ
linked to:
Kentucky
|
| legalStatus | official state flag of Kentucky ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyApproving | Kentucky General Assembly ⓘ |
| material | cloth ⓘ |
| mottoDisplayed | United we stand, divided we fall ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | English ⓘ |
| officialFlowerDepicted | goldenrod ⓘ |
| proportion | 10:19 ⓘ |
| readoptedOn | 1962-07-14 ⓘ |
| relatedSymbol |
Coat of arms of Kentucky
ⓘ
linked to:
Seal of Kentucky
Flag of the United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States flag
Seal of Kentucky ⓘ |
| represents |
Commonwealth of Kentucky
ⓘ
linked to:
Kentucky
|
| sealDepiction | two men in frontier-era clothing embracing ⓘ |
| shape | rectangular ⓘ |
| standardizedOn | 1928-07-16 ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
commonwealth status
ⓘ
frontier heritage ⓘ unity ⓘ |
| textColor | gold ⓘ |
| textPlacement | encircling the seal ⓘ |
| usedAt |
Kentucky public schools
ⓘ
Kentucky state buildings ⓘ official state ceremonies ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of Kentucky
ⓘ
Governor of Kentucky ⓘ |
| usedSince | 1918 ⓘ |
| uses | Seal of Kentucky ⓘ |
| vexillologyCode |
US-KY
ⓘ
linked to:
Kentucky
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flag of Kentucky Description of subject: The Flag of Kentucky is the U.S. state's banner featuring the state seal—showing a pioneer and statesman embracing—on a navy blue field encircled by goldenrod sprigs and the words "Commonwealth of Kentucky."
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Flag of Kentucky
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linked to: Flag of Kentucky