Coat of arms of British Columbia

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coat of arms provincial symbol

The Coat of arms of British Columbia is the official heraldic emblem of the Canadian province, featuring symbols that represent its royal status, geography, and historical ties to both Britain and the Pacific.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
coat of arms of British Columbia	3
Coat of arms of British Columbia canonical	2
Coat of Arms of British Columbia	1
Coat of arms of the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia	1
coat of arms of British Columbia (modern versions)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2860398 — 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 British Columbia
Context triple: [Crown in right of British Columbia, symbol, Coat of arms of British Columbia]

A. Coat of arms of Ontario
The Coat of arms of Ontario is the official heraldic emblem of the Canadian province of Ontario, featuring a shield with a St. George’s Cross and three golden maple leaves, supported by a moose and a deer beneath a black bear crest.
B. Coat of arms of Prince Edward Island
The Coat of arms of Prince Edward Island is the official heraldic emblem of the Canadian province, symbolizing its history, British colonial heritage, and the unity of its three counties.
C. Coat of arms of the National Assembly of Quebec
The Coat of arms of the National Assembly of Quebec is the official heraldic emblem representing Quebec’s provincial legislature, symbolizing its authority, history, and parliamentary traditions.
D. Coat of Arms of the Australian Capital Territory
The Coat of Arms of the Australian Capital Territory is the official heraldic emblem representing the ACT, featuring symbols of Canberra’s civic identity and governmental authority.
E. Coat of Arms of Queensland
The Coat of Arms of Queensland is the official heraldic emblem of the Australian state of Queensland, featuring symbols of its agriculture, natural wealth, and royal connections.
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 British Columbia
Target entity description: The Coat of arms of British Columbia is the official heraldic emblem of the Canadian province, featuring symbols that represent its royal status, geography, and historical ties to both Britain and the Pacific.

A. Coat of arms of Ontario
The Coat of arms of Ontario is the official heraldic emblem of the Canadian province of Ontario, featuring a shield with a St. George’s Cross and three golden maple leaves, supported by a moose and a deer beneath a black bear crest.
B. Coat of arms of Prince Edward Island
The Coat of arms of Prince Edward Island is the official heraldic emblem of the Canadian province, symbolizing its history, British colonial heritage, and the unity of its three counties.
C. Coat of arms of the National Assembly of Quebec
The Coat of arms of the National Assembly of Quebec is the official heraldic emblem representing Quebec’s provincial legislature, symbolizing its authority, history, and parliamentary traditions.
D. Coat of Arms of the Australian Capital Territory
The Coat of Arms of the Australian Capital Territory is the official heraldic emblem representing the ACT, featuring symbols of Canberra’s civic identity and governmental authority.
E. Coat of Arms of Queensland
The Coat of Arms of Queensland is the official heraldic emblem of the Australian state of Queensland, featuring symbols of its agriculture, natural wealth, and royal connections.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ provincial symbol ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	British Columbia ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
featuresAnimal	bighorn sheep ⓘ lion ⓘ wapiti (elk) ⓘ
featuresColour	blue ⓘ gold ⓘ green ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ
featuresPlant	Pacific dogwood ⓘ
grantedBy	College of Arms ⓘ monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
hasCompartment	Pacific dogwood flowers ⓘ grassy mount ⓘ
hasCrest	crown of Saint Edward ⓘ linked to: St Edward's Crown garland of Pacific dogwood flowers ⓘ golden lion standing on a crown ⓘ
hasMotto	SPLENDOR SINE OCCASU ⓘ
hasShield	Union Jack in chief ⓘ setting sun ⓘ wavy blue and white bars ⓘ
hasSupporter	bighorn sheep ⓘ wapiti (elk) ⓘ
hasTincture	Argent ⓘ Azure ⓘ Gules ⓘ Or ⓘ Vert ⓘ
isHeraldicEmblemOf	British Columbia ⓘ
isOfficialSymbolOf	British Columbia ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation	Splendour without diminishment ⓘ Splendour without sunset ⓘ
symbolizes	British heritage ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ mountains and coastline ⓘ natural environment of British Columbia ⓘ royal status ⓘ union with Canada and the British Crown ⓘ western location of the province ⓘ
usedBy	Government of British Columbia ⓘ
usedOn	government buildings in British Columbia ⓘ official documents of British Columbia ⓘ official seals of British Columbia ⓘ
uses	Royal Arms of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Crown in right of British Columbia → symbol → Coat of arms of British Columbia ⓘ

Splendor Sine Occasu → appearsOn → Coat of arms of British Columbia ⓘ

Order of British Columbia → insigniaFeatures → Coat of Arms of British Columbia ⓘ