Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island

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official emblem state seal

The Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, featuring a maritime anchor and the state’s motto as symbols of its seafaring heritage and ideals.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island canonical	3
Seal of the State of Rhode Island	2
Rhode Island state seal	1
SEAL OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS	1
Seal of Rhode Island	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1553568 — 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: Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island
Context triple: [Hope, usedOn, Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island]

A. Seal of Maryland
The Seal of Maryland is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Maryland, featuring heraldic imagery representing its colonial history and the Calvert and Crossland family arms.
B. 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.
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 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.
E. Seal of West Virginia
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.
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: Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island
Target entity description: The Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, featuring a maritime anchor and the state’s motto as symbols of its seafaring heritage and ideals.

A. Seal of Maryland
The Seal of Maryland is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Maryland, featuring heraldic imagery representing its colonial history and the Calvert and Crossland family arms.
B. 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.
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 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.
E. Seal of West Virginia
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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	official emblem ⓘ state seal ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Rhode Island ⓘ linked to: Rhode Island
associatedWith	New England maritime culture ⓘ linked to: Maritime culture of the United States Rhode Island state flag ⓘ linked to: Flag of Rhode Island
color	blue (field) in common renderings ⓘ gold (anchor and motto) in common renderings ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
depicts	an encircling legend naming the state ⓘ maritime anchor ⓘ the word "HOPE" ⓘ
fileUnder	Heraldry of U.S. states ⓘ Symbols of Rhode Island ⓘ
governingBody	Rhode Island General Assembly ⓘ
hasComponent	central anchor device ⓘ encircling text identifying the state ⓘ scroll or ribbon bearing the motto ⓘ
hasDesignElement	inner field with anchor and motto ⓘ outer ring with state name ⓘ
hasMotto	HOPE ⓘ
hasSymbol	anchor ⓘ
inscription	SEAL OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS ⓘ linked to: Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island
inspiredBy	biblical concept of hope as an anchor of the soul ⓘ
languageOfInscription	English ⓘ
legalStatus	defined by Rhode Island state law ⓘ
mottoLanguage	English ⓘ
mottoMeaning	expression of confidence in the future ⓘ
officialIn	Rhode Island ⓘ
partOf	official symbols of Rhode Island ⓘ
relatedTo	Coat of arms of Rhode Island ⓘ Flag of Rhode Island ⓘ
shape	circular ⓘ
symbolizes	Rhode Island's maritime heritage ⓘ hope ⓘ ideals of faith and optimism ⓘ seafaring tradition ⓘ
usedBy	Government of Rhode Island ⓘ linked to: state government of Rhode Island
usedFor	authentication of state acts ⓘ symbolic representation of the state government ⓘ
usedOn	government proclamations ⓘ legal instruments of the State of Rhode Island ⓘ official certificates ⓘ official state documents ⓘ state commissions ⓘ state flags in certain variants ⓘ
usedSince	colonial era antecedents ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hope → usedOn → Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island ⓘ

Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island → inscription → SEAL OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS ⓘ