Gold in Peace, Iron in War
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"Gold in Peace, Iron in War" is the English motto of San Francisco, reflecting the city's prosperity in times of peace and its strength and resilience in times of conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gold in Peace, Iron in War canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9360242 — 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: Gold in Peace, Iron in War Context triple: [Oro en Paz, Fierro en Guerra, translatedAs, Gold in Peace, Iron in War]
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A.
Blood and Gold
Blood and Gold is the traditional nickname of French football club RC Lens, referencing the club’s iconic red and yellow colors.
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B.
Iron and Golden King
Iron and Golden King was the famous epithet of Ottokar II of Bohemia, a powerful 13th-century ruler known for his military might and vast wealth in Central Europe.
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C.
The Spoils of War
The Spoils of War is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Anfal, an eighth chapter of the Qur’an that addresses issues of warfare, distribution of war gains, and obedience to God and His Messenger.
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D.
Silver and Gold
"Silver and Gold" is a blues-rock song by U2, originally written in support of the anti-apartheid movement and later featured on their album and film project *Rattle and Hum*.
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E.
Silver and Gold
"Silver and Gold" is a popular Christmas song written by Johnny Marks, best known from its appearance in the 1964 Rankin/Bass television special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
- 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: Gold in Peace, Iron in War Target entity description: "Gold in Peace, Iron in War" is the English motto of San Francisco, reflecting the city's prosperity in times of peace and its strength and resilience in times of conflict.
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A.
Blood and Gold
Blood and Gold is the traditional nickname of French football club RC Lens, referencing the club’s iconic red and yellow colors.
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B.
Iron and Golden King
Iron and Golden King was the famous epithet of Ottokar II of Bohemia, a powerful 13th-century ruler known for his military might and vast wealth in Central Europe.
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C.
The Spoils of War
The Spoils of War is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Anfal, an eighth chapter of the Qur’an that addresses issues of warfare, distribution of war gains, and obedience to God and His Messenger.
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D.
Silver and Gold
"Silver and Gold" is a blues-rock song by U2, originally written in support of the anti-apartheid movement and later featured on their album and film project *Rattle and Hum*.
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E.
Silver and Gold
"Silver and Gold" is a popular Christmas song written by Johnny Marks, best known from its appearance in the 1964 Rankin/Bass television special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | motto ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
City and County of San Francisco
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco County
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| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| describes |
prosperity in times of peace
ⓘ
resilience in times of conflict ⓘ strength in times of conflict ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Gold in Peace
ⓘ
Iron in War ⓘ |
| isMottoOf | San Francisco ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| refersTo |
San Francisco's prosperity in peaceful times
ⓘ
San Francisco's resilience during conflict ⓘ San Francisco's strength in wartime ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
civic resilience
ⓘ
economic wealth ⓘ military readiness ⓘ |
| theme |
peace
ⓘ
prosperity ⓘ resilience ⓘ strength ⓘ war ⓘ |
| usedAs | civic motto ⓘ |
| usedBy |
government of San Francisco
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of San Francisco
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| usedIn |
official symbolism of San Francisco
ⓘ
representations of San Francisco identity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gold in Peace, Iron in War Description of subject: "Gold in Peace, Iron in War" is the English motto of San Francisco, reflecting the city's prosperity in times of peace and its strength and resilience in times of conflict.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.