Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia

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The Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia is the official heraldic emblem of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, symbolizing its historical regions and political identity.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia	4
Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia canonical	1
greater coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia	1
lesser coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4971819 — 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 North Rhine-Westphalia
Context triple: [Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia, coatOfArms, Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia]

A. Coat of arms of Germany
The Coat of arms of Germany is the national emblem featuring a black eagle on a golden shield, symbolizing German sovereignty and unity.
B. Coat of arms of Berlin
The Coat of arms of Berlin is the official heraldic emblem of Germany’s capital, featuring a black bear on a white shield topped by a mural crown, symbolizing the city’s identity and sovereignty.
C. Coat of arms of the Diocese of Münster
The Coat of arms of the Diocese of Münster is a heraldic emblem representing the Roman Catholic diocese centered in Münster, Germany, symbolizing its ecclesiastical authority, history, and regional identity.
D. coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg
The coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg is the official heraldic emblem of the German state, featuring a golden shield with three black lions and often flanked by supporters symbolizing its historical regions.
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: Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia
Target entity description: The Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia is the official heraldic emblem of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, symbolizing its historical regions and political identity.

A. Coat of arms of Germany
The Coat of arms of Germany is the national emblem featuring a black eagle on a golden shield, symbolizing German sovereignty and unity.
B. Coat of arms of Berlin
The Coat of arms of Berlin is the official heraldic emblem of Germany’s capital, featuring a black bear on a white shield topped by a mural crown, symbolizing the city’s identity and sovereignty.
C. Coat of arms of the Diocese of Münster
The Coat of arms of the Diocese of Münster is a heraldic emblem representing the Roman Catholic diocese centered in Münster, Germany, symbolizing its ecclesiastical authority, history, and regional identity.
D. coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg
The coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg is the official heraldic emblem of the German state, featuring a golden shield with three black lions and often flanked by supporters symbolizing its historical regions.
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 (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ state coat of arms ⓘ
adopted	1948 ⓘ
adoptedBy	state government of North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ linked to: Government of North Rhine-Westphalia
appliesToJurisdiction	North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ
basedOn	coat of arms of Lippe ⓘ linked to: Royal arms of the Principality of Lippe coat of arms of the Province of Westphalia ⓘ coat of arms of the Rhine Province ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
depicts	red rose with golden seeds and green sepals ⓘ white bend wavy ⓘ white horse ⓘ
designedFor	newly formed state of North Rhine-Westphalia after World War II ⓘ
fieldColor	green ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ
follows	German heraldic tradition ⓘ
hasMotto	none ⓘ
hasPart	golden shield border ⓘ green field with white bend wavy ⓘ red field with white horse ⓘ white field with red rose ⓘ
hasVariant	greater coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia lesser coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of North Rhine-Westphalia
isPartOf	heraldry of Germany ⓘ
legalStatus	official emblem ⓘ
officialLanguageOfBlazon	German ⓘ
regulatesUse	state law of North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ
represents	state of North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ linked to: North Rhine-Westphalia
shape	Iberian-style shield ⓘ
symbolizes	Lippe ⓘ Principality of Lippe ⓘ Rhineland ⓘ River Rhine ⓘ linked to: Rhine Westphalia ⓘ Westphalian horse tradition ⓘ historical regions of North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ political identity of North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ
tincture	argent ⓘ gules ⓘ or ⓘ vert ⓘ
usedBy	North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ
usedOn	government buildings in North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ official documents of North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ state flags of North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ

How these facts were elicited