coat of arms of Russia

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coat of arms national emblem

The coat of arms of Russia is the national emblem featuring a golden double-headed eagle bearing a mounted St. George slaying a dragon on a red shield, symbolizing Russian statehood and heritage.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Coat of arms of the Russian Federation	5
coat of arms of the Russian Federation	4
coat of arms of Russia canonical	3
Coat of arms of Russia	2
Coat of Arms of the Russian Federation	1
Russian coat of arms	1
coat of arms of the Russian Empire	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2719894 — 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 Russia
Context triple: [State Duma Building, hasEmblem, coat of arms of Russia]

A. Greater coat of arms of the Russian Empire
The Greater coat of arms of the Russian Empire was the most elaborate official heraldic emblem of the empire, incorporating the imperial double-headed eagle surrounded by numerous shields representing the tsar’s full titles and the territories of the realm.
B. Coat of arms of Moscow
The Coat of arms of Moscow is the historic heraldic emblem depicting Saint George slaying a dragon, serving as the primary symbol of the city’s authority and identity.
C. coat of arms of Saint Petersburg
The coat of arms of Saint Petersburg is a prominent Russian civic emblem featuring crossed anchors and a scepter, symbolizing the city's status as a major port and former imperial capital.
D. Coat of arms of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation
The Coat of arms of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation is the official heraldic emblem symbolizing the authority, command, and military heritage of Russia’s defense ministry.
E. Soviet heraldry
Soviet heraldry is the distinctive system of state and organizational emblems used in the Soviet Union, characterized by socialist symbols such as the hammer and sickle, red star, and agricultural motifs in place of traditional coats of arms.
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 Russia
Target entity description: The coat of arms of Russia is the national emblem featuring a golden double-headed eagle bearing a mounted St. George slaying a dragon on a red shield, symbolizing Russian statehood and heritage.

A. Greater coat of arms of the Russian Empire
The Greater coat of arms of the Russian Empire was the most elaborate official heraldic emblem of the empire, incorporating the imperial double-headed eagle surrounded by numerous shields representing the tsar’s full titles and the territories of the realm.
B. Coat of arms of Moscow
The Coat of arms of Moscow is the historic heraldic emblem depicting Saint George slaying a dragon, serving as the primary symbol of the city’s authority and identity.
C. coat of arms of Saint Petersburg
The coat of arms of Saint Petersburg is a prominent Russian civic emblem featuring crossed anchors and a scepter, symbolizing the city's status as a major port and former imperial capital.
D. Coat of arms of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation
The Coat of arms of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation is the official heraldic emblem symbolizing the authority, command, and military heritage of Russia’s defense ministry.
E. Soviet heraldry
Soviet heraldry is the distinctive system of state and organizational emblems used in the Soviet Union, characterized by socialist symbols such as the hammer and sickle, red star, and agricultural motifs in place of traditional coats of arms.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ national emblem ⓘ
adoptedBy	Russian Federation ⓘ linked to: Russia
adoptionDate	1993-11-30 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	State Emblem of the Russian Federation ⓘ
approvedBy	Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation ⓘ linked to: Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR
centralFigureColor	silver (St. George and horse) ⓘ
centralShieldColor	red ⓘ
centralShieldDepicts	St. George on horseback ⓘ linked to: St George St. George piercing a dragon with a spear ⓘ
country	Russia ⓘ
depicts	St. George ⓘ linked to: St George St. George slaying a dragon ⓘ double-headed eagle ⓘ dragon ⓘ golden double-headed eagle ⓘ red shield ⓘ
designInfluencedBy	Byzantine double-headed eagle ⓘ coat of arms of the Russian Empire ⓘ linked to: Greater coat of arms of the Russian Empire
designType	heraldic ⓘ
dragonColor	black ⓘ
fieldColor	red ⓘ
hasCharge	double-headed eagle ⓘ dragon ⓘ mounted St. George ⓘ linked to: St George
hasCrown	Imperial Crown of Russia (central crown) ⓘ linked to: Imperial Crown of Russia three historical crowns ⓘ
hasMotto	no official motto ⓘ
hasOrb	imperial orb ⓘ linked to: Orb
hasScepter	imperial scepter ⓘ linked to: Imperial Sceptre
hasShield	red shield with St. George and the dragon ⓘ
legalBasis	Federal Constitutional Law on the State Emblem of the Russian Federation ⓘ linked to: Federal Constitutional Law "On the State Emblem of the Russian Federation"
officialIn	Russian Federation ⓘ linked to: Russia
orientationOfEagleHeads	one head facing east ⓘ one head facing west ⓘ
positionOfEagle	displayed ⓘ
predecessor	coat of arms of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ⓘ state emblem of the Soviet Union ⓘ
symbolizes	Russian heritage ⓘ Russian statehood ⓘ historical continuity of the Russian state ⓘ sovereignty of Russia ⓘ
tinctureOfEagle	gold ⓘ
usedBy	Federal Assembly of Russia ⓘ Government of Russia ⓘ linked to: Government of the Russian Federation President of Russia ⓘ linked to: President of the Russian Federation
usedOn	Russian passports ⓘ official documents of the Russian Federation ⓘ state buildings in Russia ⓘ
usedSince	1993 ⓘ

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