Seal of the State of Oregon

E184164

official emblem state seal

The Seal of the State of Oregon is the official emblem of Oregon’s government, featuring symbols of its history, natural resources, and statehood.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Great Seal of the State of Oregon	1
Seal of the State of Oregon canonical	1
state seal of Oregon	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1633180 — 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 the State of Oregon
Context triple: [Governor of Oregon, symbol, Seal of the State of Oregon]

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Great Seal of the State of Arizona
The Great Seal of the State of Arizona is the official emblem of Arizona’s government, featuring symbols of the state’s mining, agriculture, climate, and natural scenery.
D. 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.
E. 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.”
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 the State of Oregon
Target entity description: The Seal of the State of Oregon is the official emblem of Oregon’s government, featuring symbols of its history, natural resources, and statehood.

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Great Seal of the State of Arizona
The Great Seal of the State of Arizona is the official emblem of Arizona’s government, featuring symbols of the state’s mining, agriculture, climate, and natural scenery.
D. 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.
E. 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.”
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	official emblem ⓘ state seal ⓘ
adoptedAs	state seal of Oregon ⓘ linked to: Seal of the State of Oregon
adoptedBy	Oregon Constitutional Convention ⓘ linked to: Oregon Constitutional Convention of 1857
appliesToJurisdiction	Oregon ⓘ
colorVariant	gold and blue version ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
depicts	33 stars ⓘ American eagle ⓘ American merchant ship arriving ⓘ British man-of-war ship departing ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ arrows ⓘ covered wagon ⓘ mountains ⓘ olive branch ⓘ oxen ⓘ pickaxe ⓘ plow ⓘ sheaf of wheat ⓘ shield ⓘ sun setting over the Pacific Ocean ⓘ
governingLaw	Oregon Revised Statutes ⓘ
hasDesignElement	circular border ⓘ inner shield with landscape scene ⓘ outer ring with text ⓘ
hasInscription	1859 ⓘ State of Oregon ⓘ linked to: Oregon
hasMotto	The Union ⓘ linked to: Union (United States)
inception	19th century ⓘ
inscriptionMeaning	1859 represents the year Oregon was admitted to the Union ⓘ
locationOfDesignAuthority	Salem, Oregon ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	official symbols of Oregon ⓘ
relatedTo	Flag of the State of Oregon ⓘ
symbolizes	Oregon’s admission as the 33rd state ⓘ Oregon’s loyalty to the Union ⓘ Oregon’s natural resources ⓘ Oregon’s westward expansion history ⓘ agriculture in Oregon ⓘ commerce in Oregon ⓘ mining in Oregon ⓘ
usedBy	Government of Oregon ⓘ State of Oregon ⓘ linked to: Oregon
usedOn	Oregon Governor’s documents ⓘ Oregon state commissions and certificates ⓘ official state documents of Oregon ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Governor of Oregon → symbol → Seal of the State of Oregon ⓘ

Seal of the State of Oregon → adoptedAs → state seal of Oregon ⓘ

linked to: Seal of the State of Oregon

Seals of U.S. states → hasPart → Great Seal of the State of Oregon ⓘ