Seal of West Virginia

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official emblem state seal

The Seal of West Virginia is the official emblem of the U.S. state of West Virginia, featuring symbols of its agriculture, industry, and motto to represent the state's heritage and values.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Great Seal of West Virginia	3
Great Seal of the State of West Virginia	3
Seal of West Virginia canonical	1
Seal of the Governor of West Virginia	1
Seal of the State of West Virginia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1090192 — 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: Seal of West Virginia
Context triple: [West Virginia, coatOfArms, Seal of West Virginia]

A. Seal of Kentucky
The Seal of Kentucky is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Kentucky, featuring a depiction of two friends embracing with the motto “United We Stand, Divided We Fall.”
B. Seal of Iowa
The Seal of Iowa is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Iowa, featuring imagery symbolizing its agriculture, industry, and the pioneering spirit of its citizens.
C. New York State Seal
The New York State Seal is the official emblem of the State of New York, featuring allegorical figures, a central shield with a sun rising over mountains and the Hudson River, and an eagle atop a globe.
D. Great Seal of the United States
The Great Seal of the United States is the official national emblem used to authenticate certain documents and symbolize the authority and sovereignty of the U.S. federal government.
E. Great Seal of the State of California
The Great Seal of the State of California is the official emblem of California’s government, symbolizing its history, sovereignty, and key ideals such as liberty, prosperity, and natural abundance.
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: Seal of West Virginia
Target entity description: The Seal of West Virginia is the official emblem of the U.S. state of West Virginia, featuring symbols of its agriculture, industry, and motto to represent the state's heritage and values.

A. Seal of Kentucky
The Seal of Kentucky is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Kentucky, featuring a depiction of two friends embracing with the motto “United We Stand, Divided We Fall.”
B. Seal of Iowa
The Seal of Iowa is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Iowa, featuring imagery symbolizing its agriculture, industry, and the pioneering spirit of its citizens.
C. New York State Seal
The New York State Seal is the official emblem of the State of New York, featuring allegorical figures, a central shield with a sun rising over mountains and the Hudson River, and an eagle atop a globe.
D. Great Seal of the United States
The Great Seal of the United States is the official national emblem used to authenticate certain documents and symbolize the authority and sovereignty of the U.S. federal government.
E. Great Seal of the State of California
The Great Seal of the State of California is the official emblem of California’s government, symbolizing its history, sovereignty, and key ideals such as liberty, prosperity, and natural abundance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	official emblem ⓘ state seal ⓘ
adoptedBy	West Virginia Legislature ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	West Virginia ⓘ
category	Seals of U.S. states ⓘ Symbols of West Virginia ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dateSignifies	year West Virginia became a state ⓘ
depicts	mountain setting ⓘ rural landscape ⓘ tools of farming ⓘ tools of industry ⓘ
governingLaw	Code of West Virginia ⓘ
hasDateInscribed	1863 ⓘ
hasElement	Phrygian cap ⓘ cornstalks ⓘ crossed rifles ⓘ farmer figure ⓘ miner figure ⓘ plow ⓘ rock with date 1863 ⓘ wheat sheaf ⓘ
hasInscription	STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA ⓘ linked to: West Virginia
hasMotto	Montani Semper Liberi ⓘ
hasObverse	Great Seal of West Virginia ⓘ linked to: Seal of West Virginia
hasReverse	lesser-used reverse side ⓘ
hasShape	circular ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation	Mountaineers are always free ⓘ
officialLanguageOfInscription	English ⓘ
partOf	State of West Virginia ⓘ linked to: West Virginia
relatedTo	Coat of arms of West Virginia ⓘ Flag of West Virginia ⓘ
symbolizes	agriculture of West Virginia ⓘ freedom ⓘ industry of West Virginia ⓘ state heritage ⓘ state values ⓘ
use	legal instruments of the state ⓘ official government documents ⓘ state certificates ⓘ
usedOn	Great Seal of the State of West Virginia ⓘ linked to: Seal of West Virginia state flag of West Virginia ⓘ

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