Coat of arms of South Carolina
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The coat of arms of South Carolina is the official heraldic emblem of the U.S. state of South Carolina, featuring symbolic imagery and Latin mottos that represent the state's history, values, and identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Coat of arms of South Carolina canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5305130 — 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 South Carolina Context triple: [Animis Opibusque Parati, usedOn, Coat of arms of South Carolina]
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Delaware coat of arms
The Delaware coat of arms is the official heraldic emblem of the U.S. state of Delaware, featuring agricultural and maritime symbols that represent the state's history and economy.
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B.
coat of arms of New Jersey
The coat of arms of New Jersey is the state's heraldic emblem, featuring a shield with three plows supported by the figures of Liberty and Ceres beneath a horse's head crest, symbolizing agriculture, freedom, and prosperity.
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C.
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.
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D.
Coat of arms of Barbados
The Coat of arms of Barbados is the national heraldic emblem featuring a bearded fig tree, a broken trident, and supporting animals that symbolize the island’s heritage, independence, and identity.
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E.
Flag of Maryland
The Flag of Maryland is the distinctive U.S. state flag featuring the heraldic black-and-gold Calvert and red-and-white Crossland family arms in a quartered design.
- 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 South Carolina Target entity description: The coat of arms of South Carolina is the official heraldic emblem of the U.S. state of South Carolina, featuring symbolic imagery and Latin mottos that represent the state's history, values, and identity.
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A.
Delaware coat of arms
The Delaware coat of arms is the official heraldic emblem of the U.S. state of Delaware, featuring agricultural and maritime symbols that represent the state's history and economy.
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B.
coat of arms of New Jersey
The coat of arms of New Jersey is the state's heraldic emblem, featuring a shield with three plows supported by the figures of Liberty and Ceres beneath a horse's head crest, symbolizing agriculture, freedom, and prosperity.
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C.
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.
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D.
Coat of arms of Barbados
The Coat of arms of Barbados is the national heraldic emblem featuring a bearded fig tree, a broken trident, and supporting animals that symbolize the island’s heritage, independence, and identity.
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E.
Flag of Maryland
The Flag of Maryland is the distinctive U.S. state flag featuring the heraldic black-and-gold Calvert and red-and-white Crossland family arms in a quartered design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
ⓘ
official state symbol ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
State of South Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
South Carolina
|
| appliesToJurisdiction | South Carolina ⓘ |
| basedOn | Great Seal of South Carolina ⓘ |
| color |
blue field
ⓘ
brown tree trunks ⓘ golden sun ⓘ green ground ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| depicts |
beach scene
ⓘ
broken oak tree ⓘ female figure Spes ⓘ palmetto tree ⓘ rising sun ⓘ shield ⓘ two ovals ⓘ walking woman with laurel branch ⓘ |
| describedIn | South Carolina state law ⓘ |
| hasElement |
Spes as personification of hope
ⓘ
laurel branch as symbol of victory ⓘ oak as defeated enemy symbol ⓘ palmetto as state tree symbol ⓘ rising sun as symbol of a new state ⓘ |
| hasField |
obverse side
ⓘ
reverse side ⓘ |
| hasMotto |
Animis opibusque parati
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Dum spiro spero ⓘ |
| hasText |
Quis separabit
ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ |
| heritage | American Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| inception | 1776 ⓘ |
| languageOfDescription | English ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation |
Prepared in mind and resources
ⓘ
While I breathe, I hope ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Seal of South Carolina ⓘ |
| scriptOfMotto | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
hope
ⓘ
preparedness ⓘ resilience ⓘ victory in the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| use |
heraldic emblem of South Carolina
ⓘ
symbol of South Carolina state government ⓘ |
| usedOn |
government buildings of South Carolina
ⓘ
official documents of South Carolina ⓘ official publications of South Carolina ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coat of arms of South Carolina Description of subject: The coat of arms of South Carolina is the official heraldic emblem of the U.S. state of South Carolina, featuring symbolic imagery and Latin mottos that represent the state's history, values, and identity.
Referenced by (1)
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