coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg

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coat of arms state coat of arms

The coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg is the official heraldic emblem of the German state, featuring a golden shield with three black lions and often flanked by supporters symbolizing its historical regions.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg canonical	3
Coat of arms of Württemberg-Baden	1
Landeswappen Baden-Württemberg	1
arms of Baden with electoral insignia	1
coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Baden	1
coat of arms of the Kingdom of Württemberg	1
greater coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg	1
lesser coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1537872 — 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 Baden-Württemberg
Context triple: [Baden-Württemberg, coatOfArms, coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg]

A. Coat of arms of Germany
The Coat of arms of Germany is the national emblem featuring a black eagle on a golden shield, symbolizing German sovereignty and unity.
B. coat of arms of Basel-Landschaft
The coat of arms of Basel-Landschaft is the heraldic emblem of the Swiss canton of Basel-Landschaft, typically featuring a red crosier on a white field symbolizing its historical ecclesiastical ties.
C. coat of arms of the Republic of Austria
The coat of arms of the Republic of Austria is a black single-headed eagle bearing a shield in Austria’s red-white-red colors, symbolizing national sovereignty and freedom.
D. Coat of arms of Bas-Rhin
The Coat of arms of Bas-Rhin is the heraldic emblem representing the Bas-Rhin department in northeastern France, featuring traditional Alsatian symbols that reflect its regional history and identity.
E. Coat of arms of Neuchâtel
The Coat of arms of Neuchâtel is the heraldic emblem representing the Swiss canton and city of Neuchâtel, symbolizing its historical identity and political heritage.
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 Baden-Württemberg
Target entity description: The coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg is the official heraldic emblem of the German state, featuring a golden shield with three black lions and often flanked by supporters symbolizing its historical regions.

A. Coat of arms of Germany
The Coat of arms of Germany is the national emblem featuring a black eagle on a golden shield, symbolizing German sovereignty and unity.
B. coat of arms of Basel-Landschaft
The coat of arms of Basel-Landschaft is the heraldic emblem of the Swiss canton of Basel-Landschaft, typically featuring a red crosier on a white field symbolizing its historical ecclesiastical ties.
C. coat of arms of the Republic of Austria
The coat of arms of the Republic of Austria is a black single-headed eagle bearing a shield in Austria’s red-white-red colors, symbolizing national sovereignty and freedom.
D. Coat of arms of Bas-Rhin
The Coat of arms of Bas-Rhin is the heraldic emblem representing the Bas-Rhin department in northeastern France, featuring traditional Alsatian symbols that reflect its regional history and identity.
E. Coat of arms of Neuchâtel
The Coat of arms of Neuchâtel is the heraldic emblem representing the Swiss canton and city of Neuchâtel, symbolizing its historical identity and political heritage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ state coat of arms ⓘ
adopted	1954-05-03 ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Baden-Württemberg ⓘ
basedOn	coat of arms of the Duchy of Swabia ⓘ
charge	three black lions passant guardant ⓘ
chargeTincture	Sable ⓘ
color	black ⓘ gold ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
crest	people’s crown ⓘ
crownType	Volkskrone ⓘ
designElement	heraldic crown ⓘ heraldic shield ⓘ heraldic supporters ⓘ
fieldTincture	Or ⓘ
hasMotto	no motto on shield ⓘ
hasVariant	greater coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg ⓘ linked to: coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg lesser coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg ⓘ linked to: coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg
historicalPrecursor	coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Baden ⓘ linked to: coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg coat of arms of the Kingdom of Württemberg ⓘ linked to: coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg coat of arms of the Province of Hohenzollern ⓘ
languageOfOfficialName	German ⓘ
legalBasis	Law on the coat of arms of the state of Baden-Württemberg ⓘ
lionAttitude	passant guardant ⓘ
lionColor	black ⓘ
lionCount	3 ⓘ
officialName	Landeswappen Baden-Württemberg ⓘ linked to: coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg
partOf	state symbols of Baden-Württemberg ⓘ
represents	German state of Baden-Württemberg ⓘ linked to: Baden-Württemberg
scriptDirectionOfMotto	none ⓘ
shieldColor	gold ⓘ
supporter	griffin of Baden ⓘ stag of Württemberg ⓘ
supporterSymbolizes	former state of Baden ⓘ former state of Württemberg ⓘ
symbolizes	historical region of Swabia ⓘ unity of Baden, Württemberg and Hohenzollern ⓘ
usedBy	Landtag of Baden-Württemberg ⓘ authorities of Baden-Württemberg ⓘ linked to: State Government of Baden-Württemberg state government of Baden-Württemberg ⓘ linked to: State Government of Baden-Württemberg
usedOn	official documents of Baden-Württemberg ⓘ official seals of Baden-Württemberg ⓘ state buildings in Baden-Württemberg ⓘ

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