Great Seal of Vermont

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official emblem state seal

The Great Seal of Vermont is the official state emblem featuring symbolic imagery of the state's natural landscape and values, used to authenticate government documents and represent Vermont's identity.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Great Seal of Vermont canonical	1
Great Seal of the State of Vermont	1
Seal of the State of Vermont	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2764252 — 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: Great Seal of Vermont
Context triple: [Freedom and Unity, appearsOn, Great Seal of Vermont]

A. Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island
The Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, featuring a maritime anchor and the state’s motto as symbols of its seafaring heritage and ideals.
B. 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.
C. Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the official emblem of the state, featuring a Native American figure, a star symbolizing statehood, and a Latin motto representing peace and liberty.
D. 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.
E. New York 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.
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: Great Seal of Vermont
Target entity description: The Great Seal of Vermont is the official state emblem featuring symbolic imagery of the state's natural landscape and values, used to authenticate government documents and represent Vermont's identity.

A. Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island
The Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, featuring a maritime anchor and the state’s motto as symbols of its seafaring heritage and ideals.
B. 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.
C. Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the official emblem of the state, featuring a Native American figure, a star symbolizing statehood, and a Latin motto representing peace and liberty.
D. 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.
E. New York 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	official emblem ⓘ state seal ⓘ
adoptedBy	Vermont General Assembly ⓘ
appliesTo	executive orders of Vermont ⓘ official proclamations of Vermont ⓘ public acts of Vermont ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Vermont ⓘ
category	Seals of states of the United States ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
depicts	agricultural prosperity ⓘ cow ⓘ mountains ⓘ natural landscape ⓘ pine tree ⓘ sheaves of grain ⓘ sun ⓘ
designedBy	Ira Allen ⓘ
hasPart	agricultural imagery ⓘ domestic animals ⓘ mountain landscape ⓘ state motto of Vermont ⓘ
hasVersion	obverse design ⓘ reverse design ⓘ
heritageStatus	historic symbol of the Vermont Republic ⓘ
inception	1779 ⓘ
inscription	VERMONT ⓘ linked to: Vermont
jurisdiction	State of Vermont ⓘ linked to: Vermont
language	English ⓘ
materialUsed	metal (for official embossing seal) ⓘ
motto	Freedom & Unity ⓘ linked to: Freedom and Unity
partOf	official symbols of Vermont ⓘ
relatedTo	Coat of arms of Vermont ⓘ Flag of Vermont ⓘ
shape	circular ⓘ
symbolizes	agriculture ⓘ independence ⓘ natural resources ⓘ republican government ⓘ rural character ⓘ unity ⓘ
use	authentication of official documents ⓘ representation of state identity ⓘ symbol of state authority ⓘ
usedBy	Governor of Vermont ⓘ Secretary of State of Vermont ⓘ state government of Vermont ⓘ linked to: Government of Vermont

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Freedom and Unity → appearsOn → Great Seal of Vermont ⓘ

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

linked to: Great Seal of Vermont

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