Austrian Wappengesetz (Coat of Arms Act)
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The Austrian Wappengesetz (Coat of Arms Act) is a federal law that regulates the design, use, and protection of Austria’s national coat of arms and related state symbols.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Austrian Wappengesetz (Coat of Arms Act) canonical | 1 |
| Federal Law on the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria | 1 |
| Wappengesetz | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3300369 — 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: Austrian Wappengesetz (Coat of Arms Act) Context triple: [coat of arms of the Republic of Austria, legalBasis, Austrian Wappengesetz (Coat of Arms Act)]
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A.
Coat of arms of Upper Austria
The Coat of arms of Upper Austria is the official heraldic emblem of the Austrian state of Upper Austria, featuring a shield divided between a black-and-gold striped field and a red-and-white field, often topped with a crown.
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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.
Coat of arms of Alb-Donau-Kreis
The Coat of arms of Alb-Donau-Kreis is the official heraldic emblem representing the Alb-Donau district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, symbolizing its regional history and identity.
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D.
Coat of arms of Liechtenstein
The Coat of arms of Liechtenstein is the national heraldic emblem featuring the arms of the princely House of Liechtenstein quartered with regional symbols, representing the principality’s history and sovereignty.
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E.
Coat of arms of the Landtag of Bavaria
The Coat of arms of the Landtag of Bavaria is the official heraldic emblem representing Bavaria’s state parliament, symbolizing its legislative authority and Bavarian identity.
- 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: Austrian Wappengesetz (Coat of Arms Act) Target entity description: The Austrian Wappengesetz (Coat of Arms Act) is a federal law that regulates the design, use, and protection of Austria’s national coat of arms and related state symbols.
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A.
Coat of arms of Upper Austria
The Coat of arms of Upper Austria is the official heraldic emblem of the Austrian state of Upper Austria, featuring a shield divided between a black-and-gold striped field and a red-and-white field, often topped with a crown.
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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.
Coat of arms of Alb-Donau-Kreis
The Coat of arms of Alb-Donau-Kreis is the official heraldic emblem representing the Alb-Donau district in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, symbolizing its regional history and identity.
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D.
Coat of arms of Liechtenstein
The Coat of arms of Liechtenstein is the national heraldic emblem featuring the arms of the princely House of Liechtenstein quartered with regional symbols, representing the principality’s history and sovereignty.
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E.
Coat of arms of the Landtag of Bavaria
The Coat of arms of the Landtag of Bavaria is the official heraldic emblem representing Bavaria’s state parliament, symbolizing its legislative authority and Bavarian identity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austrian federal law
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coat of arms law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
ensure uniform representation of the Austrian coat of arms
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prevent misuse of the Austrian coat of arms ⓘ protect the dignity of Austrian state symbols ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Republic of Austria
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linked to:
Austria
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| belongsTo | Austrian legal system ⓘ |
| bindingOn |
legal persons in Austria
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natural persons in Austria ⓘ public authorities in Austria ⓘ |
| country | Austria ⓘ |
| defines |
conditions for lawful use of the Austrian coat of arms
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official version of the Austrian coat of arms ⓘ permitted variants of the Austrian coat of arms ⓘ prohibited uses of the Austrian coat of arms ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Austrian administrative authorities
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Austrian courts ⓘ |
| hasShortDescription | Austrian federal law on the coat of arms and state symbols ⓘ |
| hasTitleInGerman |
Wappengesetz
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linked to:
Austrian Wappengesetz (Coat of Arms Act)
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| jurisdiction | federal ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | German ⓘ |
| legalArea |
administrative law
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constitutional symbolism ⓘ public law ⓘ |
| protects |
Austrian state symbols from unauthorized use
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national coat of arms of Austria ⓘ
linked to:
coat of arms of the Republic of Austria
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| regulates |
commercial use of the Austrian coat of arms
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design of the Austrian coat of arms ⓘ national coat of arms of Austria ⓘ
linked to:
coat of arms of the Republic of Austria
official seals bearing the Austrian coat of arms ⓘ protection of the Austrian coat of arms ⓘ public display of the Austrian coat of arms ⓘ reproduction of the Austrian coat of arms in print and digital media ⓘ state symbols of Austria ⓘ use of Austrian state symbols ⓘ use of the Austrian coat of arms ⓘ use of the coat of arms by private entities ⓘ use of the coat of arms by public authorities ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Austrian constitutional provisions on state symbols
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Austrian national flag ⓘ Austrian state seal ⓘ |
| setsOut |
authorization requirements for using the Austrian coat of arms
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penalties for misuse of the Austrian coat of arms ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
heraldry
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national symbols ⓘ state emblems ⓘ |
| typeOfProtection | public law protection of state symbols ⓘ |
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Subject: Austrian Wappengesetz (Coat of Arms Act) Description of subject: The Austrian Wappengesetz (Coat of Arms Act) is a federal law that regulates the design, use, and protection of Austria’s national coat of arms and related state symbols.
Referenced by (3)
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subject linked to:
Austrian Wappengesetz (Coat of Arms Act)
linked to: Austrian Wappengesetz (Coat of Arms Act)
Order of Merit of the Republic of Austria
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legalBasis
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Federal Law on the Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
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linked to: Austrian Wappengesetz (Coat of Arms Act)