Great Seal
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The Great Seal is an official emblem used by a state or sovereign authority to formally authenticate important documents and acts of government.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Seal canonical | 2 |
| The Great Seal | 2 |
| GREAT SEAL | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9493508 — 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 Context triple: [Great Seal of New Zealand, typeOf, Great Seal]
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A.
Great Seal of the United States
The Great Seal of the United States is the official national emblem used to authenticate certain documents and symbolize the authority and sovereignty of the U.S. federal government.
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B.
Federation seal
The Federation seal is the iconic emblem representing the United Federation of Planets in the Star Trek universe, typically featuring a stylized starfield and laurel wreath.
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C.
Great Seal of the Protectorate
The Great Seal of the Protectorate was the official emblem used to authenticate state documents during Oliver Cromwell’s republican government in mid-17th-century England, Scotland, and Ireland.
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D.
Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the official state seal used to authenticate government documents and symbolize Pennsylvania’s authority and identity.
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E.
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.
- 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 Target entity description: The Great Seal is an official emblem used by a state or sovereign authority to formally authenticate important documents and acts of government.
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A.
Great Seal of the United States
The Great Seal of the United States is the official national emblem used to authenticate certain documents and symbolize the authority and sovereignty of the U.S. federal government.
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B.
Federation seal
The Federation seal is the iconic emblem representing the United Federation of Planets in the Star Trek universe, typically featuring a stylized starfield and laurel wreath.
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C.
Great Seal of the Protectorate
The Great Seal of the Protectorate was the official emblem used to authenticate state documents during Oliver Cromwell’s republican government in mid-17th-century England, Scotland, and Ireland.
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D.
Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the official state seal used to authenticate government documents and symbolize Pennsylvania’s authority and identity.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | great seal ⓘ |
| adopted | 1782 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Seal of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Seal of the United States
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| approvedBy | Congress of the Confederation ⓘ |
| authority | United States Congress ⓘ |
| category |
national symbols of the United States
ⓘ
seals of government agencies ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designer | Charles Thomson ⓘ |
| engravingTechnique | intaglio engraving ⓘ |
| featuredOn | back of the one-dollar bill ⓘ |
| governingLaw | United States federal law on the Great Seal ⓘ |
| hasPart |
obverse of the Great Seal of the United States
ⓘ
reverse of the Great Seal of the United States ⓘ |
| keptBy |
U.S. Department of State
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Department of State
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| legalStatus | official national emblem of the United States ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| material | metal die and counterdie ⓘ |
| motto |
E pluribus unum
ⓘ
linked to:
E pluribus unum (shared national motto)
|
| numberOfStars | 13 ⓘ |
| numberOfStripes | 13 ⓘ |
| obverseDepicts |
bald eagle
ⓘ
bundle of 13 arrows ⓘ olive branch ⓘ scroll with motto "E pluribus unum" ⓘ shield with 13 stripes ⓘ |
| replaces | various colonial seals ⓘ |
| represents | original 13 states ⓘ |
| reverseDepicts |
Eye of Providence
ⓘ
motto "Annuit cœptis" ⓘ motto "Novus ordo seclorum" ⓘ unfinished pyramid ⓘ |
| reverseMotto |
Annuit cœptis
ⓘ
Novus ordo seclorum ⓘ |
| script | Latin inscriptions ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
authority of the federal government
ⓘ
sovereignty of the United States ⓘ |
| typeOfDocumentSealed |
international agreements
ⓘ
presidential commissions ⓘ ratified treaties ⓘ |
| use |
authentication of certain documents issued by the U.S. federal government
ⓘ
sealing of commissions ⓘ sealing of diplomatic documents ⓘ sealing of treaties ⓘ |
| usedBy |
President of the United States
ⓘ
Secretary of State of the United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States Secretary of State
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Seal Description of subject: The Great Seal is an official emblem used by a state or sovereign authority to formally authenticate important documents and acts of government.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
uses Great Seal of the State of Alabama on official documents
linked to: Great Seal
linked to: Great Seal
linked to: Great Seal