Coat of arms of Belgium

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coat of arms national emblem

The Coat of arms of Belgium is the official heraldic emblem of the Belgian state, featuring a crowned lion, national motto, and royal symbols representing the country's monarchy and unity.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
coat of arms of Belgium	9
Coat of arms of Belgium canonical	4
Belgian coat of arms	2
royal coat of arms of Belgium	2
Belgian monarchy in the case of royal arms	1
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Belgium	1
Royal Crown of Belgium	1
federal arms of Belgium	1
greater coat of arms of Belgium	1
lesser coat of arms of Belgium	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18480 — 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: Coat of arms of Belgium
Context triple: [Belgium, nationalSymbol, Coat of arms of Belgium]

A. Flag of the United Nations
The Flag of the United Nations is a light blue banner featuring a white world map surrounded by olive branches, symbolizing global peace and international cooperation.
B. Union Flag
The Union Flag, commonly known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom, combining the crosses of England, Scotland, and (historically) Ireland into a single design.
C. Grand Union Flag
The Grand Union Flag was the first national flag of the United States, combining the British Union Jack with thirteen stripes representing the original American colonies during the early stages of the Revolutionary War.
D. Belgium
Belgium is a Western European country known for its role as a founding member of major international organizations, including NATO and the European Union, and for hosting many of their key institutions.
E. Flag of the President of the United States
The Flag of the President of the United States is the official standard displaying the presidential coat of arms on a dark blue field, used to represent the office and presence of the U.S. president.
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: Coat of arms of Belgium
Target entity description: The Coat of arms of Belgium is the official heraldic emblem of the Belgian state, featuring a crowned lion, national motto, and royal symbols representing the country's monarchy and unity.

A. Flag of the United Nations
The Flag of the United Nations is a light blue banner featuring a white world map surrounded by olive branches, symbolizing global peace and international cooperation.
B. Union Flag
The Union Flag, commonly known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom, combining the crosses of England, Scotland, and (historically) Ireland into a single design.
C. Grand Union Flag
The Grand Union Flag was the first national flag of the United States, combining the British Union Jack with thirteen stripes representing the original American colonies during the early stages of the Revolutionary War.
D. Belgium
Belgium is a Western European country known for its role as a founding member of major international organizations, including NATO and the European Union, and for hosting many of their key institutions.
E. Flag of the President of the United States
The Flag of the President of the United States is the official standard displaying the presidential coat of arms on a dark blue field, used to represent the office and presence of the U.S. president.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ national emblem ⓘ
adopted	1837 ⓘ
adoptedBy	Leopold I of Belgium ⓘ
associatedWith	Belgian royal family ⓘ linked to: Belgian monarchy
charge	lion ⓘ
compartment	oak branches ⓘ palm branches ⓘ
country	Belgium ⓘ
crown	Royal Crown of Belgium ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of Belgium
features	Belgian lion ⓘ national motto ⓘ royal crown ⓘ
fieldColor	sable ⓘ
hasVariant	greater coat of arms of Belgium ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of Belgium lesser coat of arms of Belgium ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of Belgium
heraldicTincture	ermine ⓘ gules ⓘ or ⓘ sable ⓘ
introducedAfter	Belgian Revolution ⓘ
legalStatus	official state symbol of Belgium ⓘ
lionArmedAndLangued	gules ⓘ
lionColor	or ⓘ
mantling	gules ⓘ
mantlingLined	ermine ⓘ
motto	Eendracht maakt macht ⓘ linked to: "L'union fait la force" Einigkeit macht stark ⓘ linked to: "L'union fait la force" L'union fait la force ⓘ linked to: "L'union fait la force"
mottoLanguage	Dutch ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ
mottoTranslation	Unity makes strength ⓘ
order	Order of Leopold ⓘ
replaced	coat of arms of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ
scriptUsedForMotto	Latin alphabet ⓘ
shieldShape	escutcheon ⓘ
supporter	lion ⓘ
supporterCount	2 ⓘ
symbolizes	Belgian monarchy ⓘ national unity ⓘ sovereignty of Belgium ⓘ
usedBy	Kingdom of Belgium ⓘ linked to: Belgium
usedOn	diplomatic representations of Belgium ⓘ official documents of Belgium ⓘ seals of Belgian state institutions ⓘ

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