Greater coat of arms of Sweden

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coat of arms national emblem

The Greater coat of arms of Sweden is the country's most elaborate national emblem, featuring the royal arms with quartered shields, heraldic supporters, and the royal crown, used primarily by the monarch and in high state contexts.

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All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
greater coat of arms of Sweden	9
Swedish coat of arms	5
Greater coat of arms of Sweden canonical	4
Arms of the House of Bernadotte	1
Coat of arms of Sweden	1
Greater coat of arms of Sweden used by the Bernadotte dynasty	1
Greater national coat of arms of Sweden	1
Royal Coat of Arms of Sweden	1
Swedish greater national coat of arms	1
Swedish national arms	1
Swedish national coat of arms	1
Swedish royal arms	1
Swedish royal coat of arms	1
greater coat of arms of Sweden (in its insignia)	1
royal arms of Sweden (Holstein-Gottorp line)	1
royal heraldry of Sweden	1
state emblem of Sweden	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T353348 — 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: Greater coat of arms of Sweden
Context triple: [Sweden, coatOfArms, Greater coat of arms of Sweden]

A. Royal Coat of Arms of Norway
The Royal Coat of Arms of Norway is the national emblem featuring a golden crowned lion holding a silver axe on a red shield, symbolizing the Norwegian monarchy and state authority.
B. Royal Standard of Norway
The Royal Standard of Norway is the personal flag of the Norwegian monarch, featuring a golden lion holding an axe on a red field.
C. Flag of Sweden
The Flag of Sweden is a blue field with a yellow Scandinavian cross, symbolizing the nation’s heritage and used as its primary national emblem.
D. Coat of arms of Belgium
The Coat of arms of Belgium is the official heraldic emblem of the Belgian state, featuring a crowned lion, national motto, and royal symbols representing the country's monarchy and unity.
E. 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.
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: Greater coat of arms of Sweden
Target entity description: The Greater coat of arms of Sweden is the country's most elaborate national emblem, featuring the royal arms with quartered shields, heraldic supporters, and the royal crown, used primarily by the monarch and in high state contexts.

A. Royal Coat of Arms of Norway
The Royal Coat of Arms of Norway is the national emblem featuring a golden crowned lion holding a silver axe on a red shield, symbolizing the Norwegian monarchy and state authority.
B. Royal Standard of Norway
The Royal Standard of Norway is the personal flag of the Norwegian monarch, featuring a golden lion holding an axe on a red field.
C. Flag of Sweden
The Flag of Sweden is a blue field with a yellow Scandinavian cross, symbolizing the nation’s heritage and used as its primary national emblem.
D. Coat of arms of Belgium
The Coat of arms of Belgium is the official heraldic emblem of the Belgian state, featuring a crowned lion, national motto, and royal symbols representing the country's monarchy and unity.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ national emblem ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Greater national coat of arms of Sweden ⓘ linked to: Greater coat of arms of Sweden Stora riksvapnet ⓘ
associatedOrder	Order of the Seraphim ⓘ linked to: Royal Order of the Seraphim
category	Coats of arms with crowns ⓘ Coats of arms with lions ⓘ National symbols of Sweden ⓘ Swedish heraldry ⓘ
charge	lion of the Folkunga dynasty ⓘ three open crowns or ⓘ
country	Sweden ⓘ
crownType	Royal crown of Sweden ⓘ linked to: Three Crowns of Sweden
currentFormAdopted	20th century ⓘ
fieldColour	azure ⓘ
firstQuarter	Three Crowns of Sweden ⓘ
fourthQuarter	Three Crowns of Sweden ⓘ
hasComponent	Order of the Seraphim collar ⓘ linked to: Royal Order of the Seraphim mantling ⓘ quarterly royal arms ⓘ royal crown ⓘ shield ⓘ supporters ⓘ
hasVersion	Lesser coat of arms of Sweden ⓘ
inescutcheon	Arms of the House of Bernadotte ⓘ linked to: Greater coat of arms of Sweden dynastic arms of the reigning royal house ⓘ
languageOfName	Swedish ⓘ
legalStatus	regulated by Swedish law ⓘ
numberOfSupporters	2 ⓘ
rank	most elaborate version of the Swedish national arms ⓘ
regulatedBy	Act on the National Coat of Arms of Sweden ⓘ linked to: Swedish Flag Law of 1982 Swedish heraldic regulations ⓘ
secondQuarter	Three Crowns of Sweden ⓘ
shieldDivision	quarterly ⓘ
supporter	lion rampant ⓘ
symbolizes	Kingdom of Sweden ⓘ Swedish monarchy ⓘ Swedish sovereignty ⓘ
thirdQuarter	Three Crowns of Sweden ⓘ
usedBy	Government of Sweden ⓘ linked to: Swedish government Monarch of Sweden ⓘ linked to: King of Sweden Royal Court of Sweden ⓘ linked to: Swedish Royal Court
usedInContext	high state ceremonial contexts ⓘ royal documents ⓘ royal seals ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ
usedSince	Middle Ages ⓘ

How these facts were elicited