Coat of Arms of Tasmania

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coat of arms official symbol

The Coat of Arms of Tasmania is the official heraldic symbol of the Australian state of Tasmania, featuring a shield supported by Tasmanian tigers and incorporating local maritime and agricultural motifs to represent the island’s heritage and identity.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Coat of Arms of Tasmania canonical	1
Coat of arms of Tasmania	1
Tasmanian coat of arms	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3183810 — 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 Tasmania
Context triple: [Supreme Court of Tasmania, emblem, Coat of Arms of Tasmania]

A. Coat of arms of New South Wales
The Coat of arms of New South Wales is the official heraldic emblem of the Australian state of New South Wales, featuring symbols that represent its British heritage, agricultural wealth, and historical identity.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. Coat of arms of South Australia
The Coat of arms of South Australia is the official heraldic emblem of the Australian state of South Australia, featuring native symbols that represent its history, environment, and identity.
E. Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia
The Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia is the official national emblem featuring a shield of the six states supported by a kangaroo and an emu, symbolizing the unity and identity of the Australian nation.
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 Tasmania
Target entity description: The Coat of Arms of Tasmania is the official heraldic symbol of the Australian state of Tasmania, featuring a shield supported by Tasmanian tigers and incorporating local maritime and agricultural motifs to represent the island’s heritage and identity.

A. Coat of arms of New South Wales
The Coat of arms of New South Wales is the official heraldic emblem of the Australian state of New South Wales, featuring symbols that represent its British heritage, agricultural wealth, and historical identity.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. Coat of arms of South Australia
The Coat of arms of South Australia is the official heraldic emblem of the Australian state of South Australia, featuring native symbols that represent its history, environment, and identity.
E. Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia
The Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia is the official national emblem featuring a shield of the six states supported by a kangaroo and an emu, symbolizing the unity and identity of the Australian nation.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ official symbol ⓘ
adoptedBy	Government of Tasmania ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Tasmania ⓘ
country	Australia ⓘ
dateOfAdoption	1917-05-29 ⓘ
depicts	agricultural motifs ⓘ caduceus ⓘ castle ⓘ lion ⓘ maritime motifs ⓘ mural crown ⓘ pick and shovel ⓘ ram ⓘ sailing ship ⓘ sheaves of wheat ⓘ
grantedBy	King George V ⓘ linked to: George V
hasCompartment	grassy mount ⓘ
hasCrest	lion passant guardant ⓘ mural crown ⓘ
hasElement	scroll with motto ⓘ wreath of colours ⓘ
hasShield	shield of Tasmania ⓘ
hasSupporter	Tasmanian tiger ⓘ linked to: Thylacinus cynocephalus thylacine ⓘ linked to: Thylacinus cynocephalus
motto	Ubertas et Fidelitas ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation	Fertility and Faithfulness ⓘ
partOf	symbols of Tasmania ⓘ
relatedTo	Flag of Tasmania ⓘ Great Seal of Tasmania ⓘ
shieldBearer	Tasmanian tiger ⓘ linked to: Thylacinus cynocephalus thylacine ⓘ linked to: Thylacinus cynocephalus
symbolizes	Tasmania’s agricultural heritage ⓘ Tasmania’s economic resources ⓘ Tasmania’s identity ⓘ Tasmania’s maritime heritage ⓘ
use	official heraldic symbol of Tasmania ⓘ
usedBy	Parliament of Tasmania ⓘ Tasmanian Government ⓘ linked to: Government of Tasmania Tasmanian courts ⓘ linked to: judiciary of Tasmania
usedOn	Tasmanian Acts of Parliament ⓘ linked to: Parliament of Tasmania Tasmanian government buildings ⓘ official documents of Tasmania ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Supreme Court of Tasmania → emblem → Coat of Arms of Tasmania ⓘ

Governor of Tasmania → usesSymbol → Coat of arms of Tasmania ⓘ

linked to: Coat of Arms of Tasmania

Thylacinus cynocephalus → depictedOn → Tasmanian coat of arms ⓘ