Coat of arms of the Netherlands

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coat of arms national emblem

The Coat of arms of the Netherlands is the national heraldic emblem featuring a crowned lion with a sword and arrows, symbolizing Dutch monarchy, sovereignty, and unity.

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All labels observed (17)

Label	Occurrences
Coat of arms of the Netherlands canonical	5
coat of arms of the Netherlands	5
royal coat of arms of the Netherlands	4
greater coat of arms of the Netherlands	3
Greater coat of arms of the Netherlands	2
lesser coat of arms of the Netherlands	2
royal arms of the Netherlands	2
Dutch coat of arms	1
Dutch royal coat of arms	1
Groot wapen van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden	1
Lesser coat of arms of the Netherlands	1
Netherlands national football team emblem	1
Royal Arms of the Netherlands	1
Royal coat of arms of the Netherlands	1
Wapen van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden	1
coat of arms of the House of Orange-Nassau	1
greater coat of arms of the Kingdom of the Netherlands	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T668804 — 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 the Netherlands
Context triple: [Minister of General Affairs of the Netherlands, symbol, Coat of arms of the Netherlands]

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 Haarlemmermeer
The coat of arms of Haarlemmermeer is the official heraldic emblem of the Dutch municipality of Haarlemmermeer, symbolizing its history of land reclamation from the former Haarlemmermeer lake.
C. Coat of arms of Germany
The Coat of arms of Germany is the national emblem featuring a black eagle on a golden shield, symbolizing German sovereignty and unity.
D. Coat of arms of Groningen (province)
The coat of arms of Groningen (province) is the official heraldic emblem of the Dutch province of Groningen, symbolizing the union of the historic regions of the city of Groningen and the surrounding Ommelanden.
E. Coat of arms of Portugal
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.
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 the Netherlands
Target entity description: The Coat of arms of the Netherlands is the national heraldic emblem featuring a crowned lion with a sword and arrows, symbolizing Dutch monarchy, sovereignty, and unity.

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 Haarlemmermeer
The coat of arms of Haarlemmermeer is the official heraldic emblem of the Dutch municipality of Haarlemmermeer, symbolizing its history of land reclamation from the former Haarlemmermeer lake.
C. Coat of arms of Germany
The Coat of arms of Germany is the national emblem featuring a black eagle on a golden shield, symbolizing German sovereignty and unity.
D. Coat of arms of Groningen (province)
The coat of arms of Groningen (province) is the official heraldic emblem of the Dutch province of Groningen, symbolizing the union of the historic regions of the city of Groningen and the surrounding Ommelanden.
E. Coat of arms of Portugal
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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ national emblem ⓘ
adopted	1815 ⓘ
adoptedBy	King William I of the Netherlands ⓘ linked to: William I of the Netherlands
alsoKnownAs	Groot wapen van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of the Netherlands Wapen van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of the Netherlands
arrowSymbolism	unity of the provinces ⓘ
associatedDynasty	House of Orange-Nassau ⓘ
backgroundPattern	semé of billets or ⓘ
charge	lion rampant ⓘ
compartment	blue compartment with orange leaves ⓘ
country	Netherlands ⓘ
crest	royal crown of the Netherlands ⓘ
crownType	closed royal crown ⓘ
fieldColor	azure ⓘ
greaterArmsFeature	collar of the Military Order of William ⓘ mantling of ermine ⓘ pavilion surmounted by the royal crown ⓘ
hasVariant	greater coat of arms of the Netherlands ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of the Netherlands lesser coat of arms of the Netherlands ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of the Netherlands
inspiredBy	coat of arms of the House of Orange-Nassau ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of the Netherlands
legalBasis	Dutch Constitution ⓘ linked to: Constitution of the Netherlands Royal decree of 10 July 1907 ⓘ
lionOrigin	arms of Nassau ⓘ
modified	1907 ⓘ
motto	Je Maintiendrai ⓘ
mottoLanguage	French ⓘ
mottoMeaning	I will maintain ⓘ
numberOfArrows	7 ⓘ
shieldShape	French escutcheon ⓘ
supporter	lion ⓘ
supporterCount	2 ⓘ
swordSymbolism	willingness to defend freedom ⓘ
symbolizes	Dutch monarchy ⓘ authority of the king ⓘ defense of the realm ⓘ readiness for war ⓘ sovereignty ⓘ unity of the Netherlands ⓘ
tinctureOfLion	or ⓘ
tinctureOfTongueAndClaws	gules ⓘ
usedBy	Dutch monarchy ⓘ Government of the Netherlands ⓘ Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ
usedOn	Dutch passports ⓘ diplomatic missions of the Netherlands ⓘ government buildings in the Netherlands ⓘ official documents of the Netherlands ⓘ royal decrees ⓘ
weaponHeldByLion	bundle of arrows ⓘ sword ⓘ

How these facts were elicited