Coat of arms of Denmark
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The Coat of arms of Denmark is the historic national emblem featuring three blue lions and nine red hearts on a golden shield, representing the Danish monarchy and kingdom.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coat of arms of Denmark canonical | 6 |
| Arms of Denmark | 1 |
| Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Denmark | 1 |
| Danish coat of arms | 1 |
| Danish royal arms | 1 |
| Royal Coat of Arms of Denmark | 1 |
| Royal coat of arms of Denmark | 1 |
| arms of Denmark | 1 |
| coat of arms of Denmark | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5615155 — 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 Denmark Context triple: [Danish monarchy, symbol, Coat of arms of Denmark]
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A.
Coat of arms of Iceland
The Coat of arms of Iceland is the national emblem featuring a silver cross on a blue shield with red cross inlay, supported by four traditional guardian spirits representing the island’s protective symbols.
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B.
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.
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C.
Coat of arms of Åland
The Coat of arms of Åland is the heraldic emblem featuring a crowned golden stag on a blue shield, symbolizing the autonomous Finnish archipelago’s historical ties to Sweden and its regional identity.
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D.
Coat of arms of the Netherlands
The Coat of arms of the Netherlands is the national heraldic emblem featuring a crowned lion with a sword and arrows, symbolizing Dutch monarchy, sovereignty, and unity.
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E.
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.
- 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 Denmark Target entity description: The Coat of arms of Denmark is the historic national emblem featuring three blue lions and nine red hearts on a golden shield, representing the Danish monarchy and kingdom.
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A.
Coat of arms of Iceland
The Coat of arms of Iceland is the national emblem featuring a silver cross on a blue shield with red cross inlay, supported by four traditional guardian spirits representing the island’s protective symbols.
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B.
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.
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C.
Coat of arms of Åland
The Coat of arms of Åland is the heraldic emblem featuring a crowned golden stag on a blue shield, symbolizing the autonomous Finnish archipelago’s historical ties to Sweden and its regional identity.
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D.
Coat of arms of the Netherlands
The Coat of arms of the Netherlands is the national heraldic emblem featuring a crowned lion with a sword and arrows, symbolizing Dutch monarchy, sovereignty, and unity.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
ⓘ
national emblem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Danish royal family
ⓘ
linked to:
Danish monarchy
Danish sovereignty ⓘ |
| background | plain gold field ⓘ |
| category |
Danish heraldry
ⓘ
National coats of arms ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Denmark ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | key symbol of Danish identity ⓘ |
| depicts |
nine red hearts
ⓘ
three blue lions ⓘ |
| designType | heraldic lions and hearts ⓘ |
| fieldColor | golden ⓘ |
| governingAuthority |
Danish Royal Court
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Court of Denmark
Government of Denmark ⓘ |
| hasMotto | no motto on main shield ⓘ |
| heartArrangement | scattered between lions ⓘ |
| heartShape | heraldic hearts ⓘ |
| historicalUseSinceCentury | 12th century ⓘ |
| influenced | coats of arms of other Scandinavian monarchies ⓘ |
| isPartOf | national symbols of Denmark ⓘ |
| languageOfBlazon | heraldic Danish ⓘ |
| legalProtection | protected national symbol ⓘ |
| lionAttitude | passant ⓘ |
| lionCrowned | yes ⓘ |
| lionOrientation | facing dexter ⓘ |
| numberOfHearts | 9 ⓘ |
| numberOfLions | 3 ⓘ |
| region | Northern Europe ⓘ |
| scriptOrigin | medieval heraldry ⓘ |
| shieldColor | golden ⓘ |
| shieldShape | heraldic shield ⓘ |
| status | official ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Danish monarchy
ⓘ
Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to:
Denmark
|
| tinctureField | or ⓘ |
| tinctureHearts | gules ⓘ |
| tinctureLions | azure ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Kingdom of Denmark
ⓘ
linked to:
Denmark
Monarchy of Denmark ⓘ
linked to:
Danish monarchy
|
| usedIn |
Danish coins
ⓘ
Danish military insignia ⓘ Great Seal of the Realm of Denmark ⓘ
linked to:
Great Seal of the Realm
|
| usedOn |
Danish passports
ⓘ
government buildings in Denmark ⓘ official state documents of Denmark ⓘ royal standard of Denmark ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Standard of Denmark
|
| visualContrast | blue charges on gold field ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Coat of arms of Denmark Description of subject: The Coat of arms of Denmark is the historic national emblem featuring three blue lions and nine red hearts on a golden shield, representing the Danish monarchy and kingdom.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Coat of arms of Denmark