New York State Seal

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official emblem 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.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Coat of arms of the State of New York	2
New York State coat of arms	2
Seal of the State of New York	2
Great Seal of the State of New York	1
New York State Coat of Arms	1
New York State Seal canonical	1
New York state seal	1
Seal of New York	1
The Great Seal of the State of New York	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T175088 — 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: New York State Seal
Context triple: [Excelsior, associatedWith, New York State Seal]

A. 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.
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. Seal of the United States Department of State
The Seal of the United States Department of State is the official emblem representing the U.S. State Department and its diplomatic authority in foreign affairs.
D. Seal of the United States Department of the Treasury
The Seal of the United States Department of the Treasury is the official emblem symbolizing the federal agency responsible for managing government revenue, featuring imagery associated with finance, authority, and national governance.
E. United States Army seal
The United States Army seal is the official emblem of the U.S. Army, featuring symbols of military readiness and authority along with its historic founding date.
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: New York State Seal
Target entity description: 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.

A. 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.
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. Seal of the United States Department of State
The Seal of the United States Department of State is the official emblem representing the U.S. State Department and its diplomatic authority in foreign affairs.
D. Seal of the United States Department of the Treasury
The Seal of the United States Department of the Treasury is the official emblem symbolizing the federal agency responsible for managing government revenue, featuring imagery associated with finance, authority, and national governance.
E. United States Army seal
The United States Army seal is the official emblem of the U.S. Army, featuring symbols of military readiness and authority along with its historic founding date.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	official emblem ⓘ state seal ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of New York ⓘ linked to: U.S. state of New York
basedOn	Coat of arms of the State of New York ⓘ linked to: New York State Seal
color	blue ⓘ gold ⓘ green ⓘ white ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
depicts	Hudson River ⓘ allegorical figure Justice ⓘ allegorical figure Liberty ⓘ linked to: Liberty central shield ⓘ eagle ⓘ globe ⓘ motto scroll ⓘ sun rising over mountains ⓘ two ships on the Hudson River ⓘ
hasDesignElement	Justice holding a sword ⓘ Justice holding scales ⓘ Liberty holding a pole with a Phrygian cap ⓘ eagle perched atop a globe ⓘ ribbon with state motto ⓘ shield with landscape scene ⓘ
hasPart	obverse ⓘ reverse ⓘ
hasText	The Great Seal of the State of New York ⓘ linked to: New York State Seal
jurisdiction	New York ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Latin ⓘ
motto	Excelsior ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
mottoMeaning	Ever upward ⓘ
officialName	Great Seal of the State of New York ⓘ linked to: New York State Seal
shortName	Seal of New York ⓘ linked to: New York State Seal
symbolizes	New York’s position in the world ⓘ authority of the State of New York ⓘ justice ⓘ liberty ⓘ natural beauty of New York ⓘ
usedBy	Government of New York ⓘ linked to: Government of the State of New York Governor of New York ⓘ New York State Legislature ⓘ
usedOn	commissions ⓘ official state documents ⓘ proclamations ⓘ state flags bearing the coat of arms ⓘ

How these facts were elicited