Seal of the State of Indiana

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official emblem state seal

The Seal of the State of Indiana is the official emblem representing Indiana’s government and identity, typically featuring imagery symbolizing the state’s frontier history, natural resources, and progress.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Seal of the State of Indiana canonical	2
Great Seal of the State of Indiana	1
Seal of the State of Indiana 1816	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4147873 — 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: Seal of the State of Indiana
Context triple: [Governor of Indiana, symbol, Seal of the State of Indiana]

A. Seal of Kentucky
The Seal of Kentucky is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Kentucky, featuring a depiction of two friends embracing with the motto “United We Stand, Divided We Fall.”
B. Seal of Iowa
The Seal of Iowa is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Iowa, featuring imagery symbolizing its agriculture, industry, and the pioneering spirit of its citizens.
C. Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin
The Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin is the official emblem of Wisconsin’s government, symbolizing the state’s authority, sovereignty, and key economic and historical themes.
D. Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island
The Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, featuring a maritime anchor and the state’s motto as symbols of its seafaring heritage and ideals.
E. Seal of West Virginia
The Seal of West Virginia is the official emblem of the U.S. state of West Virginia, featuring symbols of its agriculture, industry, and motto to represent the state's heritage and values.
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: Seal of the State of Indiana
Target entity description: The Seal of the State of Indiana is the official emblem representing Indiana’s government and identity, typically featuring imagery symbolizing the state’s frontier history, natural resources, and progress.

A. Seal of Kentucky
The Seal of Kentucky is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Kentucky, featuring a depiction of two friends embracing with the motto “United We Stand, Divided We Fall.”
B. Seal of Iowa
The Seal of Iowa is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Iowa, featuring imagery symbolizing its agriculture, industry, and the pioneering spirit of its citizens.
C. Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin
The Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin is the official emblem of Wisconsin’s government, symbolizing the state’s authority, sovereignty, and key economic and historical themes.
D. Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island
The Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, featuring a maritime anchor and the state’s motto as symbols of its seafaring heritage and ideals.
E. Seal of West Virginia
The Seal of West Virginia is the official emblem of the U.S. state of West Virginia, featuring symbols of its agriculture, industry, and motto to represent the state's heritage and values.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	official emblem ⓘ state seal ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of Indiana ⓘ linked to: Indiana
borderText	Seal of the State of Indiana 1816 ⓘ linked to: Seal of the State of Indiana
color	blue ⓘ gold ⓘ
componentOf	symbols of Indiana ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfAdoption	1963-01-01 ⓘ
depicts	buffalo ⓘ forest ⓘ ground with grass ⓘ plow ⓘ setting sun ⓘ sycamore tree ⓘ three hills ⓘ woodsman ⓘ
governingBody	Indiana General Assembly ⓘ
hasInscription	1816 ⓘ Seal of the State of Indiana ⓘ
hasMotto	The Crossroads of America ⓘ linked to: Crossroads of America
jurisdictionEstablished	Indiana ⓘ
legallyDefinedBy	Indiana Code 1-2-4 ⓘ linked to: Indiana Code
officialLanguage	English ⓘ
regulatesUse	Indiana state law ⓘ
relatedTo	Coat of arms of Indiana ⓘ Flag of Indiana ⓘ
represents	authority of the State of Indiana ⓘ identity of the State of Indiana ⓘ
shape	circle ⓘ
symbolizes	Indiana frontier history ⓘ agriculture in Indiana ⓘ natural resources of Indiana ⓘ progress ⓘ westward expansion ⓘ
usedBy	Government of Indiana ⓘ linked to: Indiana state government Governor of Indiana ⓘ Indiana General Assembly ⓘ Indiana state agencies ⓘ linked to: Indiana executive agencies
usedOn	Indiana gubernatorial proclamations ⓘ Indiana legislative acts ⓘ official state certificates ⓘ official state documents ⓘ
yearInCaption	1816 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Governor of Indiana → symbol → Seal of the State of Indiana ⓘ

Seal of the State of Indiana → hasInscription → Seal of the State of Indiana ⓘ

Seal of the State of Indiana → borderText → Seal of the State of Indiana 1816 ⓘ

linked to: Seal of the State of Indiana

Seals of U.S. states → hasPart → Great Seal of the State of Indiana ⓘ