Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia

E306531

great seal official emblem

The Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and acts of the provincial government in British Columbia, Canada.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Great Seal of British Columbia	1
Great Seal of the Colony of British Columbia	1
Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2860399 — 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 the Province of British Columbia
Context triple: [Crown in right of British Columbia, symbol, Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia]

A. Seal of the Supreme Court of Canada
The Seal of the Supreme Court of Canada is the official emblem used to authenticate the Court’s documents and symbolize its authority as the country’s highest judicial body.
B. Great Seal of New South Wales
The Great Seal of New South Wales is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and symbolize the authority of the government of New South Wales, Australia.
C. Great Seal of New Zealand
The Great Seal of New Zealand is the official seal used to signify the formal approval and authority of the New Zealand Crown on important state documents and legal instruments.
D. Great Seal of the Realm (Indian version)
The Great Seal of the Realm (Indian version) was the official seal used to authenticate documents issued in the name of the British monarch as Emperor of India during the period of the British Raj.
E. Seal of the State of Oregon
The Seal of the State of Oregon is the official emblem of Oregon’s government, featuring symbols of its history, natural resources, and statehood.
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 the Province of British Columbia
Target entity description: The Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and acts of the provincial government in British Columbia, Canada.

A. Seal of the Supreme Court of Canada
The Seal of the Supreme Court of Canada is the official emblem used to authenticate the Court’s documents and symbolize its authority as the country’s highest judicial body.
B. Great Seal of New South Wales
The Great Seal of New South Wales is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and symbolize the authority of the government of New South Wales, Australia.
C. Great Seal of New Zealand
The Great Seal of New Zealand is the official seal used to signify the formal approval and authority of the New Zealand Crown on important state documents and legal instruments.
D. Great Seal of the Realm (Indian version)
The Great Seal of the Realm (Indian version) was the official seal used to authenticate documents issued in the name of the British monarch as Emperor of India during the period of the British Raj.
E. Seal of the State of Oregon
The Seal of the State of Oregon is the official emblem of Oregon’s government, featuring symbols of its history, natural resources, and statehood.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	great seal ⓘ official emblem ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Province of British Columbia ⓘ linked to: British Columbia
category	Government of British Columbia ⓘ Provincial symbols of British Columbia ⓘ Seals of Canada ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
depicts	coat of arms of British Columbia (modern versions) ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of British Columbia royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (historical versions) ⓘ linked to: Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
follows	Great Seal of the Colony of British Columbia ⓘ linked to: Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia
governingLaw	orders in council of British Columbia ⓘ provincial constitutional conventions ⓘ
hasAuthorityFrom	Crown of Canada ⓘ linked to: royal crown of Canada
hasDesignApprovedBy	monarch of Canada ⓘ
hasMotto	Splendor Sine Occasu ⓘ
hasWritingSystem	Latin alphabet ⓘ
isDifferentFrom	coat of arms of British Columbia ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of British Columbia flag of British Columbia ⓘ provincial wordmark of British Columbia ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Latin ⓘ
legalStatus	official state emblem ⓘ
location	British Columbia ⓘ
partOf	official emblems of British Columbia ⓘ symbols of British Columbia ⓘ
relatedTo	Great Seal of Canada ⓘ Great Seal of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: Great Seal of Great Britain
replaced	colonial great seals after Confederation ⓘ
scope	provincial ⓘ
symbolizes	authority of the Crown in right of British Columbia ⓘ sovereign’s assent to provincial acts ⓘ
typeOfDocumentItAuthenticates	formal appointments ⓘ orders in council ⓘ primary legislation ⓘ
usedBy	Executive Council of British Columbia ⓘ Government of British Columbia ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia ⓘ
usedFor	authentication of acts of the provincial government ⓘ authentication of important state documents ⓘ
usedOn	commissions of office ⓘ letters patent ⓘ other formal instruments of the provincial government ⓘ proclamations ⓘ
usedSince	20th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Crown in right of British Columbia → symbol → Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia ⓘ

Splendor Sine Occasu → appearsOn → Great Seal of British Columbia ⓘ

linked to: Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia

Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia → follows → Great Seal of the Colony of British Columbia ⓘ