Coat of arms of Lithuania
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The Coat of arms of Lithuania is the national emblem featuring a mounted armored knight, known as Vytis, symbolizing the country’s historical statehood and identity.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coat of arms of Lithuania canonical | 2 |
| Coat of arms of Lithuania (Vytis) | 1 |
| Coat of arms of Samogitia | 1 |
| Lietuvos herbas | 1 |
| state seal of Lithuania | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2221044 — 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 Lithuania Context triple: [Embassy of Lithuania in Washington, D.C., symbol, Coat of arms of Lithuania]
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A.
Coat of arms of Estonia
The Coat of arms of Estonia is a national emblem featuring a golden shield with three blue lions passant guardant, symbolizing the country’s historical heritage and sovereignty.
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B.
coat of arms of Poland
The coat of arms of Poland is the national emblem featuring a crowned white eagle on a red shield, symbolizing the country’s sovereignty and historical heritage.
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C.
Coat of arms of Luxembourg
The Coat of arms of Luxembourg is the national heraldic emblem featuring a red lion on a striped blue-and-white shield, symbolizing the country's monarchy and historical identity.
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D.
Coat of arms of Åland
The Coat of arms of Åland is the heraldic emblem featuring a crowned golden stag on a blue shield, symbolizing the autonomous Finnish archipelago’s historical ties to Sweden and its regional identity.
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E.
Coat of arms of Slovakia
The Coat of arms of Slovakia is the national emblem featuring a double cross atop three blue hills, symbolizing the country’s Christian heritage and mountainous landscape.
- 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 Lithuania Target entity description: The Coat of arms of Lithuania is the national emblem featuring a mounted armored knight, known as Vytis, symbolizing the country’s historical statehood and identity.
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A.
Coat of arms of Estonia
The Coat of arms of Estonia is a national emblem featuring a golden shield with three blue lions passant guardant, symbolizing the country’s historical heritage and sovereignty.
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B.
coat of arms of Poland
The coat of arms of Poland is the national emblem featuring a crowned white eagle on a red shield, symbolizing the country’s sovereignty and historical heritage.
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C.
Coat of arms of Luxembourg
The Coat of arms of Luxembourg is the national heraldic emblem featuring a red lion on a striped blue-and-white shield, symbolizing the country's monarchy and historical identity.
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D.
Coat of arms of Åland
The Coat of arms of Åland is the heraldic emblem featuring a crowned golden stag on a blue shield, symbolizing the autonomous Finnish archipelago’s historical ties to Sweden and its regional identity.
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E.
Coat of arms of Slovakia
The Coat of arms of Slovakia is the national emblem featuring a double cross atop three blue hills, symbolizing the country’s Christian heritage and mountainous landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national coat of arms
ⓘ
national emblem ⓘ |
| adopted | 1991 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Vytis ⓘ |
| backgroundShape | heraldic shield ⓘ |
| category |
Heraldry of Lithuania
ⓘ
National symbols of Lithuania ⓘ |
| country | Lithuania ⓘ |
| crossTincture | or ⓘ |
| depicts |
Vytis
ⓘ
mounted armored knight ⓘ |
| designApprovedBy |
Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania
ⓘ
linked to:
Seimas
|
| features |
horse
ⓘ
shield ⓘ silver armored knight ⓘ sword ⓘ |
| fieldColor | red ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Vytis ⓘ |
| helmetColor | silver ⓘ |
| historicalVersionUsedBy | Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ |
| historicalVersionUsedSince | 14th century ⓘ |
| horseColor | white ⓘ |
| horseTincture | argent ⓘ |
| influencedBy | heraldic traditions of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ⓘ |
| knightTincture | argent ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Lithuanian ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Law on the State Coat of Arms, Flag and Other Insignia of Lithuania ⓘ |
| LithuanianName |
Lietuvos herbas
ⓘ
linked to:
Coat of arms of Lithuania
|
| mainTincture | gules ⓘ |
| reconfirmed | 1990s ⓘ |
| represents |
Christian heritage of Lithuania
ⓘ
historical continuity of the Lithuanian state ⓘ |
| shieldCharge | double cross of Lorraine ⓘ |
| shieldColor | blue ⓘ |
| shieldTincture | azure ⓘ |
| swordColor | silver ⓘ |
| swordPosition | raised ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Lithuanian national identity
ⓘ
Lithuanian statehood ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of Lithuania
ⓘ
President of Lithuania ⓘ Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania ⓘ
linked to:
Seimas
|
| usedIn |
military insignia of Lithuania
ⓘ
municipal coats of arms in Lithuania ⓘ state seal of Lithuania ⓘ
linked to:
Coat of arms of Lithuania
|
| usedOn |
Lithuanian passports
ⓘ
official documents of Lithuania ⓘ state flag of Lithuania ⓘ
linked to:
Flag of Lithuania
|
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Coat of arms of Lithuania Description of subject: The Coat of arms of Lithuania is the national emblem featuring a mounted armored knight, known as Vytis, symbolizing the country’s historical statehood and identity.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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