Great Seal of the State of North Carolina

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official emblem state seal

The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina is the official emblem of the state government, featuring allegorical figures and symbols representing liberty, prosperity, and the state’s historical heritage.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Great Seal of the State of North Carolina canonical	7
The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7736602 — 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: Great Seal of the State of North Carolina
Context triple: [Attorney General of North Carolina, symbol, Great Seal of the State of North Carolina]

A. Seal of the Governor of North Carolina
The Seal of the Governor of North Carolina is the official emblem used to authenticate and represent the authority and office of the state's chief executive.
B. Great Seal of South Carolina
The Great Seal of South Carolina is the official state seal featuring symbolic imagery and Latin mottos that represent the state’s history, values, and identity.
C. Seal of Delaware
The Seal of Delaware is the official state emblem featuring a shield with agricultural symbols, a sailing ship, and supporting figures that represent the state's history, economy, and values.
D. Great Seal of Vermont
The Great Seal of Vermont is the official state emblem featuring symbolic imagery of the state's natural landscape and values, used to authenticate government documents and represent Vermont's identity.
E. Seal of Maryland
The Seal of Maryland is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Maryland, featuring heraldic imagery representing its colonial history and the Calvert and Crossland family arms.
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: Great Seal of the State of North Carolina
Target entity description: The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina is the official emblem of the state government, featuring allegorical figures and symbols representing liberty, prosperity, and the state’s historical heritage.

A. Seal of the Governor of North Carolina
The Seal of the Governor of North Carolina is the official emblem used to authenticate and represent the authority and office of the state's chief executive.
B. Great Seal of South Carolina
The Great Seal of South Carolina is the official state seal featuring symbolic imagery and Latin mottos that represent the state’s history, values, and identity.
C. Seal of Delaware
The Seal of Delaware is the official state emblem featuring a shield with agricultural symbols, a sailing ship, and supporting figures that represent the state's history, economy, and values.
D. Great Seal of Vermont
The Great Seal of Vermont is the official state emblem featuring symbolic imagery of the state's natural landscape and values, used to authenticate government documents and represent Vermont's identity.
E. Seal of Maryland
The Seal of Maryland is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Maryland, featuring heraldic imagery representing its colonial history and the Calvert and Crossland family arms.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	official emblem ⓘ state seal ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	State of North Carolina ⓘ linked to: North Carolina
colorScheme	features colors such as gold, blue, green, and brown in official renderings ⓘ
component	inner scene with allegorical figures and landscape ⓘ outer ring bearing the name of the state and dates ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
depicts	Liberty ⓘ Plenty ⓘ a three-masted ship at sea ⓘ allegorical female figure of Liberty holding a pole with a liberty cap ⓘ allegorical female figure of Plenty holding three heads of grain ⓘ cornucopia ⓘ fields representing agriculture ⓘ mountains in the background ⓘ ocean or coastal scene ⓘ
designApprovedBy	North Carolina General Assembly ⓘ
fieldType	pictorial scene with landscape and figures ⓘ
governingBody	State of North Carolina ⓘ linked to: North Carolina
hasInscription	April 12, 1776 ⓘ May 20, 1775 ⓘ The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina ⓘ linked to: Great Seal of the State of North Carolina
hasMotto	Esse quam videri ⓘ
inscriptionDateSignificance	April 12, 1776 commemorates the Halifax Resolves ⓘ May 20, 1775 commemorates the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence ⓘ
legallyDefinedBy	North Carolina Constitution ⓘ linked to: North Carolina state constitution North Carolina General Statutes ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation	To be rather than to seem ⓘ
officialLanguageOfText	English ⓘ
relatedSymbol	Flag of North Carolina ⓘ
shape	circular ⓘ
symbolizes	agriculture ⓘ commerce ⓘ historical heritage of North Carolina ⓘ liberty ⓘ maritime trade ⓘ natural resources of North Carolina ⓘ prosperity ⓘ
use	authentication of official state documents ⓘ symbol of authority of the government of North Carolina ⓘ
usedBy	Council of State of North Carolina ⓘ Governor of North Carolina ⓘ state agencies of North Carolina ⓘ
usedOn	certifications ⓘ commissions ⓘ official proclamations ⓘ official state records ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Attorney General of North Carolina → symbol → Great Seal of the State of North Carolina ⓘ

Seal of the Governor of North Carolina → hasPart → Great Seal of the State of North Carolina ⓘ

Seal of the Governor of North Carolina → basedOn → Great Seal of the State of North Carolina ⓘ

Seal of the Governor of North Carolina → distinctFrom → Great Seal of the State of North Carolina ⓘ

Great Seal of the State of North Carolina → hasInscription → The Great Seal of the State of North Carolina ⓘ

linked to: Great Seal of the State of North Carolina

Seals of U.S. states → hasPart → Great Seal of the State of North Carolina ⓘ

Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court → hasSymbol → Great Seal of the State of North Carolina ⓘ

North Carolina state symbols → hasPart → Great Seal of the State of North Carolina ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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