Commonwealth Star
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The Commonwealth Star is the large seven-pointed star on the Australian flag symbolizing the unity of the six states and the territories of Australia.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth Star canonical | 14 |
| Commonwealth Star on the Australian National Flag | 1 |
| golden seven-pointed Commonwealth Star | 1 |
| seven-pointed Commonwealth Star | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1286799 — 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: Commonwealth Star Context triple: [Australian national flag, designFeature, Commonwealth Star]
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A.
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal is a commemorative decoration created to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne, awarded to individuals in recognition of significant service and contributions.
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B.
Coke Medal
The Coke Medal is a prestigious honor bestowed by the Geological Society of London to recognize significant contributions to the geosciences.
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C.
Commonwealth flag
The Commonwealth flag is the official emblem of the Commonwealth of Nations, featuring a gold globe surrounded by radiating spears on a blue field to symbolize unity and cooperation among its member states.
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D.
Bruce Medal
The Bruce Medal is a prestigious award in astronomy given for lifetime contributions to the field.
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E.
Distinguished Conduct Star
The Distinguished Conduct Star is one of the Philippines’ highest military decorations, awarded for extraordinary heroism and gallantry in action that is just below the standard required for the Medal of Valor.
- 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: Commonwealth Star Target entity description: The Commonwealth Star is the large seven-pointed star on the Australian flag symbolizing the unity of the six states and the territories of Australia.
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A.
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal is a commemorative decoration created to mark the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne, awarded to individuals in recognition of significant service and contributions.
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B.
Coke Medal
The Coke Medal is a prestigious honor bestowed by the Geological Society of London to recognize significant contributions to the geosciences.
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C.
Commonwealth flag
The Commonwealth flag is the official emblem of the Commonwealth of Nations, featuring a gold globe surrounded by radiating spears on a blue field to symbolize unity and cooperation among its member states.
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D.
Bruce Medal
The Bruce Medal is a prestigious award in astronomy given for lifetime contributions to the field.
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E.
Distinguished Conduct Star
The Distinguished Conduct Star is one of the Philippines’ highest military decorations, awarded for extraordinary heroism and gallantry in action that is just below the standard required for the Medal of Valor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heraldic charge
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national symbol ⓘ star symbol ⓘ |
| additionalPointRepresents | Australian territories ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Federation Star ⓘ |
| appearsWith |
Southern Cross constellation on the Australian flag
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Union Jack on the Australian flag ⓘ
linked to:
Union Flag
|
| associatedWith |
Australian federation of 1901
ⓘ
linked to:
Australian federation movement
Australian national identity ⓘ |
| category |
National symbols of Australia
ⓘ
Stars on flags ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| designElementOf |
Australian Red Ensign (historical merchant flag)
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linked to:
Australian Red Ensign
Blue Ensign version of the Australian flag ⓘ
linked to:
Australian national flag
|
| emblematicMeaning |
equality of Australian states and territories
ⓘ
unity under the Commonwealth government ⓘ |
| flagFieldColor | blue ⓘ |
| geometry | regular heptagram ⓘ |
| governmentUse | symbol of the Commonwealth government of Australia ⓘ |
| introducedOnFlag | 1901 ⓘ |
| legalStatus | defined in the Flags Act 1953 (Australia) ⓘ |
| locationRelativeToUnionJack | directly beneath the Union Jack on the Australian flag ⓘ |
| numberOfPoints | 7 ⓘ |
| originallyRepresented | six federating Australian colonies ⓘ |
| originalPointCount | 6 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Flag of Australia
ⓘ
linked to:
Australian national flag
|
| pointCount | 7 ⓘ |
| pointCountChangedToSeven | 1908 ⓘ |
| positionOnFlag |
below the Union Jack on the Australian national flag
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lower hoist quarter of the Australian national flag ⓘ |
| represents |
Commonwealth of Australia
ⓘ
federal system of government in Australia ⓘ |
| shape | seven-pointed star ⓘ |
| starType | heptagram ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
federation of Australia
ⓘ
unity of the six states of Australia ⓘ unity of the territories of Australia ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Australian government branding guidelines
ⓘ
linked to:
Australian government
Australian military roundel (stylised forms) ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Australian Defence Force insignia
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Australian passports ⓘ Great Seal of Australia ⓘ Royal Coat of Arms of Australia ⓘ
linked to:
Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia
insignia of Australian honours ⓘ logos of Australian government departments ⓘ various Australian government emblems ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Commonwealth Star Description of subject: The Commonwealth Star is the large seven-pointed star on the Australian flag symbolizing the unity of the six states and the territories of Australia.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Commonwealth Star
Flag of the Governor-General of Australia
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designFeature
→
golden seven-pointed Commonwealth Star
ⓘ
linked to: Commonwealth Star
linked to: Commonwealth Star