Croatian coat of arms
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The Croatian coat of arms is the national emblem of Croatia, featuring a red-and-white checkerboard shield often topped with a crown of regional historical coats of arms.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2898431 — 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: Croatian coat of arms Context triple: [Croatian Armed Forces, symbol, Croatian coat of arms]
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A.
coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a modern heraldic emblem featuring a blue shield with a golden diagonal band and white stars, symbolizing the country’s unity and its European identity.
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coat of arms of the Republic of Austria
The coat of arms of the Republic of Austria is a black single-headed eagle bearing a shield in Austria’s red-white-red colors, symbolizing national sovereignty and freedom.
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Habsburg coat of arms
The Habsburg coat of arms is the heraldic emblem of the Habsburg dynasty, symbolizing its imperial authority and long-standing rule over vast territories in Central and Western Europe.
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Serbian tricolour flag
The Serbian tricolour flag is the national flag of Serbia, featuring horizontal stripes of red, blue, and white that symbolize Serbian identity and heritage.
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Flag of the Kingdom of Hungary
The Flag of the Kingdom of Hungary is the historical national banner featuring horizontal stripes of red, white, and green, often combined with the Hungarian coat of arms, used by the Hungarian state from the Middle Ages through the early 20th century.
- 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: Croatian coat of arms Target entity description: The Croatian coat of arms is the national emblem of Croatia, featuring a red-and-white checkerboard shield often topped with a crown of regional historical coats of arms.
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A.
coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a modern heraldic emblem featuring a blue shield with a golden diagonal band and white stars, symbolizing the country’s unity and its European identity.
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B.
coat of arms of the Republic of Austria
The coat of arms of the Republic of Austria is a black single-headed eagle bearing a shield in Austria’s red-white-red colors, symbolizing national sovereignty and freedom.
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C.
Habsburg coat of arms
The Habsburg coat of arms is the heraldic emblem of the Habsburg dynasty, symbolizing its imperial authority and long-standing rule over vast territories in Central and Western Europe.
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Serbian tricolour flag
The Serbian tricolour flag is the national flag of Serbia, featuring horizontal stripes of red, blue, and white that symbolize Serbian identity and heritage.
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Flag of the Kingdom of Hungary
The Flag of the Kingdom of Hungary is the historical national banner featuring horizontal stripes of red, white, and green, often combined with the Hungarian coat of arms, used by the Hungarian state from the Middle Ages through the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national coat of arms
ⓘ
national emblem ⓘ |
| adopted | 1990-12-21 ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
Parliament of Croatia
ⓘ
linked to:
Croatian Parliament
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Croatian checkerboard
ⓘ
grb Hrvatske ⓘ
linked to:
grb Republike Hrvatske
grb Republike Hrvatske ⓘ šahovnica ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
arms of the Kingdom of Croatia
ⓘ
linked to:
Croatian coat of arms
arms of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia ⓘ arms of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Croatian quarter) ⓘ
linked to:
Croatian coat of arms
medieval Croatian seals ⓘ |
| columnsOfChequers | 5 ⓘ |
| country | Croatia ⓘ |
| crownContains |
coat of arms of Croatia (ancient) with crescent and star
ⓘ
linked to:
Croatian coat of arms
coat of arms of Dalmatia ⓘ
linked to:
Croatian coat of arms
coat of arms of Dubrovnik ⓘ coat of arms of Istria ⓘ coat of arms of Slavonia ⓘ |
| crownType | crown of shields ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Miroslav Šutej
ⓘ
Nikša Kušelj ⓘ |
| designYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| fieldPattern | checkerboard ⓘ |
| firstSquareColor | red ⓘ |
| hasCrown | yes ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Constitution of Croatia
ⓘ
Law on the Coat of Arms, the Flag and the National Anthem of the Republic of Croatia ⓘ |
| numberOfChequers | 25 ⓘ |
| primaryColors |
red
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| rowsOfChequers | 5 ⓘ |
| shieldShape | square shield ⓘ |
| status | official national symbol of Croatia ⓘ |
| style | heraldic ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Croatian national identity
ⓘ
Croatian statehood ⓘ historical regions of Croatia ⓘ |
| tinctureRed | gules ⓘ |
| tinctureWhite | argent ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Republic of Croatia
ⓘ
linked to:
independent Republic of Croatia
|
| usedOn |
Croatian banknotes
ⓘ
Croatian coins ⓘ Croatian passports ⓘ flag of Croatia ⓘ
linked to:
Croatian flag
official documents of Croatia ⓘ presidential standard of Croatia ⓘ |
| usedSince | Middle Ages ⓘ |
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Subject: Croatian coat of arms Description of subject: The Croatian coat of arms is the national emblem of Croatia, featuring a red-and-white checkerboard shield often topped with a crown of regional historical coats of arms.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Statehood Day
linked to: Croatian coat of arms
subject linked to:
šahovnica (Croatian checkerboard coat of arms)
linked to: Croatian coat of arms
subject linked to:
šahovnica (Croatian checkerboard coat of arms)
linked to: Croatian coat of arms
subject linked to:
šahovnica (Croatian checkerboard coat of arms)
linked to: Croatian coat of arms
subject linked to:
šahovnica (Croatian checkerboard coat of arms)
linked to: Croatian coat of arms
linked to: Croatian coat of arms
linked to: Croatian coat of arms
linked to: Croatian coat of arms
linked to: Croatian coat of arms
linked to: Croatian coat of arms
linked to: Croatian coat of arms