Coat of arms of Portugal

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heraldic emblem national coat of arms

The Coat of arms of Portugal is the national heraldic emblem featuring a shield with five small blue shields and red border castles, symbolizing the country’s history, sovereignty, and identity.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
coat of arms of Portugal	5
Coat of arms of Portugal canonical	3
Portuguese coat of arms	3
Arms of the House of Aviz	1
Arms of the House of Braganza	1
Arms of the early Kingdom of Portugal (blue shields with silver bezants)	1
Coat of arms of Afonso IV of Portugal	1
Coat of arms of Joseph I of Portugal	1
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Portugal	1
Kingdom of Portugal (as quartering in royal arms, historical)	1
Portuguese lesser coat of arms	1
coat of arms of the Kingdom of Portugal	1
quinas on the Portuguese coat of arms	1
royal coat of arms of Portugal	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T449330 — 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 Portugal
Context triple: [Prime Minister of Portugal, symbol, Coat of arms of Portugal]

A. 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.
B. Coat of arms of the Canary Islands
The Coat of arms of the Canary Islands is the official heraldic emblem of this Spanish Atlantic archipelago, featuring symbols that represent its islands, maritime character, and historical ties to Spain.
C. flag of Portugal
The flag of Portugal is a vertically bicolored green and red national flag featuring the country’s complex coat of arms with an armillary sphere and shield at the boundary of the two fields.
D. 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.
E. coat of arms of New Spain
The coat of arms of New Spain was the heraldic emblem used during the Spanish colonial period in what is now Mexico, featuring symbols of Spanish royal authority and Christian conquest that later influenced Mexico’s national iconography.
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 Portugal
Target entity description: The Coat of arms of Portugal is the national heraldic emblem featuring a shield with five small blue shields and red border castles, symbolizing the country’s history, sovereignty, and identity.

A. 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.
B. Coat of arms of the Canary Islands
The Coat of arms of the Canary Islands is the official heraldic emblem of this Spanish Atlantic archipelago, featuring symbols that represent its islands, maritime character, and historical ties to Spain.
C. flag of Portugal
The flag of Portugal is a vertically bicolored green and red national flag featuring the country’s complex coat of arms with an armillary sphere and shield at the boundary of the two fields.
D. 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.
E. coat of arms of New Spain
The coat of arms of New Spain was the heraldic emblem used during the Spanish colonial period in what is now Mexico, featuring symbols of Spanish royal authority and Christian conquest that later influenced Mexico’s national iconography.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heraldic emblem ⓘ national coat of arms ⓘ
adopted	1911 ⓘ
adoptedBy	First Portuguese Republic ⓘ
armillarySphereSymbolism	Portuguese maritime discoveries ⓘ global influence of Portugal ⓘ
category	National symbols of Portugal ⓘ Portuguese heraldry ⓘ
colorSymbolism	green (in composition with flag) symbolizes hope ⓘ red symbolizes bravery and sacrifice ⓘ
country	Portugal ⓘ
crest	none (no helmet or crest in official version) ⓘ
feature	each blue escutcheon charged with five white bezants ⓘ five escutcheons arranged in a cross ⓘ red bordure charged with seven golden castles ⓘ
hasPart	Portuguese shield ⓘ armillary sphere ⓘ laurel branches ⓘ scroll with inscription "Portugal" ⓘ
laurelBranchesSymbolism	glory ⓘ honour ⓘ victory ⓘ
legalStatus	defined in the Constitution of Portugal ⓘ regulated by Portuguese law ⓘ
precededBy	royal coat of arms of Portugal ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of Portugal
scriptOnScroll	"Portugal" ⓘ linked to: Portugal
shieldCharge	five small blue shields ⓘ red border with castles ⓘ
shieldColor	red ⓘ
style	Iberian heraldic tradition ⓘ
symbolizes	Age of Discoveries ⓘ linked to: Age of Exploration Christian heritage of Portugal ⓘ Portuguese monarchy (historical) ⓘ linked to: Portuguese Crown Portuguese national identity ⓘ Portuguese sovereignty ⓘ Portuguese victories over Moorish rulers ⓘ history of Portugal ⓘ independence of Portugal ⓘ
usedBy	Portuguese Armed Forces ⓘ Portuguese Republic ⓘ linked to: Portugal Portuguese diplomatic missions ⓘ Portuguese government ⓘ linked to: Government of Portugal President of Portugal ⓘ
usedOn	Portuguese euro coins (national side) ⓘ Portuguese passports ⓘ flag of Portugal ⓘ official documents of Portugal ⓘ presidential standard of Portugal ⓘ

How these facts were elicited