Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia

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coat of arms national emblem

The Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia is the official national emblem featuring a shield of the six states supported by a kangaroo and an emu, symbolizing the unity and identity of the Australian nation.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Coat of Arms of Australia	4
Royal Coat of Arms of Australia	4
Commonwealth Coat of Arms	3
Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia canonical	2
Australian Coat of Arms	1
Australian coat of arms decorations	1
Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth of Australia	1
Coat of arms of Australia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T449782 — 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: Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia
Context triple: [Advance Australia Fair, associatedWithSymbol, Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia]

A. Coat of arms of New South Wales
The Coat of arms of New South Wales is the official heraldic emblem of the Australian state of New South Wales, featuring symbols that represent its British heritage, agricultural wealth, and historical identity.
B. 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.
C. Coat of arms of New Zealand
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.
D. Australian national flag
The Australian national flag is the official flag of Australia, featuring the Union Jack, the Commonwealth Star, and the Southern Cross constellation to symbolize the nation’s history and identity.
E. 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.
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: Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia
Target entity description: The Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia is the official national emblem featuring a shield of the six states supported by a kangaroo and an emu, symbolizing the unity and identity of the Australian nation.

A. Coat of arms of New South Wales
The Coat of arms of New South Wales is the official heraldic emblem of the Australian state of New South Wales, featuring symbols that represent its British heritage, agricultural wealth, and historical identity.
B. 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.
C. Coat of arms of New Zealand
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.
D. Australian national flag
The Australian national flag is the official flag of Australia, featuring the Union Jack, the Commonwealth Star, and the Southern Cross constellation to symbolize the nation’s history and identity.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ national emblem ⓘ
adopted	1908 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Australian Coat of Arms ⓘ linked to: Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ linked to: Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia
appearsOn	Australian government buildings ⓘ Great Seal of Australia ⓘ
authorityForUse	Royal prerogative ⓘ linked to: Royal prerogative of the United Kingdom
category	Coats of arms of countries ⓘ National symbols of Australia ⓘ
compartment	wattle sprays ⓘ
country	Australia ⓘ
crestElement	Commonwealth Star above the shield ⓘ
designFeature	gold and blue colours prominently used ⓘ quarterly shield with state badges ⓘ
emblemType	heraldic achievement ⓘ
features	Commonwealth Star ⓘ state badges on shield ⓘ wattle ⓘ
featuresShieldOf	six Australian states ⓘ
governingDocument	Commonwealth Coat of Arms guidelines ⓘ
grantedBy	King Edward VII ⓘ linked to: Edward VII King George V ⓘ linked to: George V
isDistinctFrom	state coats of arms of Australia ⓘ
jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ
legalStatus	protected symbol under Australian law ⓘ
motto	Advance Australia ⓘ linked to: Advance Australia Fair
officialLanguageOfMotto	English ⓘ
regulatesUse	Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet ⓘ
revised	1912 ⓘ
shieldRepresents	New South Wales ⓘ Queensland ⓘ South Australia ⓘ Tasmania ⓘ Victoria ⓘ Western Australia ⓘ
supporter	emu ⓘ red kangaroo ⓘ
symbolicMeaningOfSupporters	progress and inability to move backwards ⓘ
symbolizes	identity of the Australian nation ⓘ unity of the Australian states ⓘ
usageRestriction	non-government use requires permission ⓘ
usedBy	Australian Government ⓘ linked to: Australian government Commonwealth agencies ⓘ
usedOn	Australian currency ⓘ Australian passports ⓘ official government documents ⓘ

How these facts were elicited