Seal of the State of Texas

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official emblem state seal

The Seal of the State of Texas is the official emblem of Texas, featuring a lone star encircled by olive and live oak branches to symbolize the state's sovereignty and strength.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Great Seal of the State of Texas	3
Republic of Texas seal	1
Seal of the State of Texas canonical	1
seal of Texas	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2121040 — 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 Texas
Context triple: [Flag of the Governor of Texas, relatedTo, Seal of the State of Texas]

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Seal of the State of Florida
The Seal of the State of Florida is the official emblem of Florida’s government, featuring imagery such as a Seminole woman, a sabal palm, and a sun over water to symbolize the state’s history, culture, and natural environment.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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 Texas
Target entity description: The Seal of the State of Texas is the official emblem of Texas, featuring a lone star encircled by olive and live oak branches to symbolize the state's sovereignty and strength.

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Seal of the State of Florida
The Seal of the State of Florida is the official emblem of Florida’s government, featuring imagery such as a Seminole woman, a sabal palm, and a sun over water to symbolize the state’s history, culture, and natural environment.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	official emblem ⓘ state seal ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Texas ⓘ linked to: Texas
associatedWith	Texas Governor ⓘ linked to: Governor of Texas Texas Secretary of State ⓘ
basedOn	symbol of the Lone Star ⓘ
category	Government of Texas ⓘ Heraldry of Texas ⓘ
color	blue ⓘ brown ⓘ gold ⓘ green ⓘ white ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
depicts	live oak branch ⓘ lone star ⓘ olive branch ⓘ
follows	Republic of Texas seal ⓘ linked to: Seal of the State of Texas
hasDesignElement	encircling wreath ⓘ five-pointed star ⓘ text legend ⓘ
hasMotto	The State of Texas ⓘ linked to: Texas
hasPart	live oak branch wreath segment ⓘ olive branch wreath segment ⓘ outer ring with inscription ⓘ star ⓘ
hasVersion	Great Seal of the State of Texas ⓘ linked to: Seal of the State of Texas Reverse of the Seal of the State of Texas ⓘ
inscriptionLanguage	English ⓘ
legalStatus	official state symbol ⓘ
legislatedBy	Texas Legislature ⓘ
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	Texas state insignia ⓘ symbols of Texas ⓘ
regulatedBy	Texas Government Code ⓘ
shape	circle ⓘ
symbolizes	sovereignty ⓘ strength ⓘ
symbolOf	State of Texas ⓘ linked to: Texas Texas government authority ⓘ linked to: Government of Texas Texas sovereignty ⓘ
usedBy	Government of Texas ⓘ
usedFor	authentication of official state documents ⓘ government proclamations ⓘ legal instruments ⓘ official certificates ⓘ
usedSince	1845 ⓘ

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