Coat of arms of New Zealand

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coat of arms national emblem

The Coat of arms of New Zealand is the official heraldic emblem of the country, featuring symbols representing its sovereignty, bicultural heritage, and key aspects of its history and economy.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Coat of arms of New Zealand canonical	11
New Zealand coat of arms	3
New Zealand Coat of Arms	2
coat of arms of New Zealand	2
Coat of arms of New Zealand (used in court insignia)	1
New Zealand passport coat of arms	1
official coat of arms of New Zealand	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T362480 — 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 New Zealand
Context triple: [Supreme Court of New Zealand, symbol, Coat of arms of New Zealand]

A. Royal Standard of New Zealand
The Royal Standard of New Zealand is the personal flag used by the reigning monarch in New Zealand, featuring symbols that represent the country and the Crown.
B. Coat of arms of Bermuda
The Coat of arms of Bermuda is the official heraldic emblem of the British Overseas Territory, featuring a red lion holding a shield that depicts a shipwreck on a rock, symbolizing the islands’ maritime history and perilous reefs.
C. Coat of arms of Chile
The Coat of arms of Chile is the national emblem featuring a shield supported by a huemul and a condor, topped with a crest of three feathers, symbolizing the country's heritage, strength, and sovereignty.
D. Commonwealth flag
The Commonwealth flag is the official emblem of the Commonwealth of Nations, featuring a gold globe surrounded by radiating spears on a blue field to symbolize unity and cooperation among its member states.
E. 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.
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 New Zealand
Target entity description: The Coat of arms of New Zealand is the official heraldic emblem of the country, featuring symbols representing its sovereignty, bicultural heritage, and key aspects of its history and economy.

A. Royal Standard of New Zealand
The Royal Standard of New Zealand is the personal flag used by the reigning monarch in New Zealand, featuring symbols that represent the country and the Crown.
B. Coat of arms of Bermuda
The Coat of arms of Bermuda is the official heraldic emblem of the British Overseas Territory, featuring a red lion holding a shield that depicts a shipwreck on a rock, symbolizing the islands’ maritime history and perilous reefs.
C. Coat of arms of Chile
The Coat of arms of Chile is the national emblem featuring a shield supported by a huemul and a condor, topped with a crest of three feathers, symbolizing the country's heritage, strength, and sovereignty.
D. Commonwealth flag
The Commonwealth flag is the official emblem of the Commonwealth of Nations, featuring a gold globe surrounded by radiating spears on a blue field to symbolize unity and cooperation among its member states.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ national emblem ⓘ
adopted	1911 ⓘ
armiger	King Charles III in right of New Zealand ⓘ linked to: King of New Zealand
category	National symbols of New Zealand ⓘ New Zealand heraldry ⓘ
compartment	silver fern leaves ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
crest	St Edward's Crown ⓘ
crownType	St Edward's Crown ⓘ
designApprovedBy	Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ linked to: Elizabeth II
feature	compartment ⓘ crest ⓘ quarterly shield ⓘ scroll with motto "New Zealand" ⓘ supporters ⓘ
governingLaw	Coat of Arms Act 1956 ⓘ
grantedBy	King George V ⓘ linked to: George V
motto	New Zealand ⓘ
mottoLanguage	English ⓘ
regulatedBy	New Zealand Cabinet Manual ⓘ linked to: Constitutional conventions of New Zealand
revised	1956 ⓘ
shieldCharge	crossed hammers ⓘ four stars of the Southern Cross ⓘ gold fleece ⓘ pale with four red stars edged in white ⓘ three ships ⓘ wheat sheaf ⓘ
shieldShape	quarterly shield with central pale ⓘ
supporter	European woman holding New Zealand flag ⓘ Māori rangatira (chief) holding taiaha ⓘ
supporterPosition	European woman on dexter side ⓘ Māori chief on sinister side ⓘ
symbolizes	New Zealand economy ⓘ New Zealand history ⓘ New Zealand identity through silver fern ⓘ Southern Cross constellation ⓘ agriculture through wheat sheaf ⓘ bicultural heritage of New Zealand ⓘ constitutional monarchy ⓘ maritime trade through ships ⓘ mining and industry through hammers ⓘ national sovereignty ⓘ partnership between Māori and Pākehā ⓘ pastoral farming through fleece ⓘ role of the Crown in New Zealand ⓘ
use	official symbol of New Zealand government ⓘ symbol of national sovereignty ⓘ
usedBy	New Zealand Government ⓘ linked to: New Zealand government New Zealand Parliament ⓘ New Zealand courts ⓘ
usedOn	Acts of Parliament ⓘ New Zealand passports ⓘ government buildings ⓘ official documents ⓘ

How these facts were elicited