Coat of arms of Spain

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coat of arms national emblem royal crown

The Coat of arms of Spain is the national heraldic emblem featuring symbols of the historic Spanish kingdoms and the royal crown, representing the unity and sovereignty of the Spanish state.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
coat of arms of Spain	12
Coat of arms of Spain canonical	6
Escudo de España	2
Spanish coat of arms	2
Coat of arms of the Spanish Bourbons	1
Royal Standard of Spain	1
coat of arms of Francoist Spain	1
coat of arms of Spain (as state court)	1
coat of arms of the Catholic Monarchs	1
coat of arms of the Kingdom of Spain	1
greater coat of arms of Spain	1
greater royal arms of Spain	1
modern coat of arms of Spain	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2944061 — 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 Spain
Context triple: [President of the Council of Ministers of Spain, symbol, Coat of arms of Spain]

A. Coat of arms of Aragon
The Coat of arms of Aragon is a historic heraldic emblem of the Spanish autonomous community of Aragon, featuring quartered symbols that reflect its medieval kingdoms, dynastic unions, and regional identity.
B. Spanish royal arms
The Spanish royal arms are the heraldic emblem representing the monarchy of Spain, traditionally combining the symbols of its historic kingdoms under a single shield and crown.
C. coat of arms of the Second Spanish Republic
The coat of arms of the Second Spanish Republic was the official emblem of Spain from 1931 to 1939, featuring a quartered shield representing the historic kingdoms of Spain topped by a mural crown and often associated with the tricolour republican flag.
D. Coat of arms of Portugal
The Coat of arms of Portugal is the national heraldic emblem featuring a shield with five small blue shields and red border castles, symbolizing the country’s history, sovereignty, and identity.
E. Coat of arms of the Canary Islands
The Coat of arms of the Canary Islands is the official heraldic emblem of this Spanish Atlantic archipelago, featuring symbols that represent its islands, maritime character, and historical ties to Spain.
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 Spain
Target entity description: The Coat of arms of Spain is the national heraldic emblem featuring symbols of the historic Spanish kingdoms and the royal crown, representing the unity and sovereignty of the Spanish state.

A. Coat of arms of Aragon
The Coat of arms of Aragon is a historic heraldic emblem of the Spanish autonomous community of Aragon, featuring quartered symbols that reflect its medieval kingdoms, dynastic unions, and regional identity.
B. Spanish royal arms
The Spanish royal arms are the heraldic emblem representing the monarchy of Spain, traditionally combining the symbols of its historic kingdoms under a single shield and crown.
C. coat of arms of the Second Spanish Republic
The coat of arms of the Second Spanish Republic was the official emblem of Spain from 1931 to 1939, featuring a quartered shield representing the historic kingdoms of Spain topped by a mural crown and often associated with the tricolour republican flag.
D. Coat of arms of Portugal
The Coat of arms of Portugal is the national heraldic emblem featuring a shield with five small blue shields and red border castles, symbolizing the country’s history, sovereignty, and identity.
E. Coat of arms of the Canary Islands
The Coat of arms of the Canary Islands is the official heraldic emblem of this Spanish Atlantic archipelago, featuring symbols that represent its islands, maritime character, and historical ties to Spain.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ national emblem ⓘ royal crown ⓘ
adopted	1981 ⓘ
bordure	gules ⓘ
charge	castle or ⓘ four pallets gules ⓘ linked chains or ⓘ lion purpure crowned or ⓘ pomegranate proper ⓘ three fleurs-de-lis or ⓘ
color	blue ⓘ gold ⓘ purple ⓘ red ⓘ silver ⓘ
country	Spain ⓘ
fieldColor	argent ⓘ azure ⓘ gules ⓘ or ⓘ
flank	shield of the coat of arms of Spain ⓘ
hasBase	enté en point of the coat of arms of Spain ⓘ
hasCrown	Spanish royal crown ⓘ linked to: Crown of Spain
hasInescutcheon	inescutcheon of the coat of arms of Spain ⓘ
hasQuarter	first quarter of the coat of arms of Spain ⓘ fourth quarter of the coat of arms of Spain ⓘ second quarter of the coat of arms of Spain ⓘ third quarter of the coat of arms of Spain ⓘ
hasSupporter	Pillars of Hercules ⓘ
haveScroll	scroll with motto Plus Ultra ⓘ
legalBasis	Law 33/1981 ⓘ Royal Decree 2964/1981 ⓘ Spanish Constitution of 1978 ⓘ
motto	Plus Ultra ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
mottoMeaning	Further Beyond ⓘ
position	above the shield of the coat of arms of Spain ⓘ
represents	House of Bourbon-Anjou ⓘ Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ Kingdom of Castile ⓘ linked to: Castile Kingdom of Granada ⓘ Kingdom of León ⓘ Kingdom of Navarre ⓘ sovereignty of Spain ⓘ unity of Spain ⓘ
shieldShape	Iberian escutcheon ⓘ
style	heraldic ⓘ
symbolizes	Spanish monarchy ⓘ Spanish nation ⓘ historic kingdoms of Spain ⓘ
usedBy	Government of Spain ⓘ linked to: Spanish government King of Spain ⓘ
usedOn	Spanish passports ⓘ flag of Spain ⓘ official documents of Spain ⓘ

How these facts were elicited