coat of arms of Thuringia

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coat of arms state coat of arms

The coat of arms of Thuringia is a heraldic shield featuring a striped, crowned lion and stars, symbolizing the historical and political identity of the German state of Thuringia.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
coat of arms of Thuringia canonical	1
coat of arms of the Landgraviate of Thuringia	1
coat of arms of the Ludovingian landgraves of Thuringia	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10349766 — 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 Thuringia
Context triple: [Landtag of Thuringia, coatOfArms, coat of arms of Thuringia]

A. Coat of arms of Saxony-Anhalt
The Coat of arms of Saxony-Anhalt is the official heraldic emblem of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, combining historical symbols that represent its regional heritage and identity.
B. Coat of arms of Anhalt-Zerbst
The Coat of arms of Anhalt-Zerbst is the heraldic emblem representing the former principality of Anhalt-Zerbst in central Germany, reflecting its dynastic lineage and territorial history.
C. Coat of arms of Kyffhäuserkreis
The Coat of arms of Kyffhäuserkreis is the official heraldic emblem of the Kyffhäuser district in Thuringia, Germany, symbolizing its historical heritage and regional identity.
D. coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg
The coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg is the official heraldic emblem of the German state, featuring a golden shield with three black lions and often flanked by supporters symbolizing its historical regions.
E. Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Saxony
The Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Saxony is the historic heraldic emblem featuring the distinctive black-and-gold striped shield with a green crancelin, symbolizing the royal authority and identity of the former Saxon kingdom in Germany.
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 Thuringia
Target entity description: The coat of arms of Thuringia is a heraldic shield featuring a striped, crowned lion and stars, symbolizing the historical and political identity of the German state of Thuringia.

A. Coat of arms of Saxony-Anhalt
The Coat of arms of Saxony-Anhalt is the official heraldic emblem of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, combining historical symbols that represent its regional heritage and identity.
B. Coat of arms of Anhalt-Zerbst
The Coat of arms of Anhalt-Zerbst is the heraldic emblem representing the former principality of Anhalt-Zerbst in central Germany, reflecting its dynastic lineage and territorial history.
C. Coat of arms of Kyffhäuserkreis
The Coat of arms of Kyffhäuserkreis is the official heraldic emblem of the Kyffhäuser district in Thuringia, Germany, symbolizing its historical heritage and regional identity.
D. coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg
The coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg is the official heraldic emblem of the German state, featuring a golden shield with three black lions and often flanked by supporters symbolizing its historical regions.
E. Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Saxony
The Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Saxony is the historic heraldic emblem featuring the distinctive black-and-gold striped shield with a green crancelin, symbolizing the royal authority and identity of the former Saxon kingdom in Germany.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ state coat of arms ⓘ
adoptionPeriod	20th century ⓘ
appliesTo	Thuringia ⓘ
associatedWith	German reunification ⓘ Thuringian regional identity ⓘ
backgroundTincture	azure ⓘ
category	Heraldry of German states ⓘ Thuringian symbols ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
crownTincture	or ⓘ
designElement	crown ⓘ eight stars ⓘ striped lion ⓘ
fieldColor	blue ⓘ
governmentRegulation	regulated by Thuringian state law ⓘ
historicalPrecursor	coat of arms of the Landgraviate of Thuringia ⓘ linked to: coat of arms of Thuringia coat of arms of the Ludovingian landgraves of Thuringia ⓘ linked to: coat of arms of Thuringia
influencedBy	coat of arms of Hesse ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of Hesse-Darmstadt
languageOfHeraldicBlazon	German ⓘ
legalStatus	official state symbol of Thuringia ⓘ
lionArmedAndLangued	gules ⓘ
lionCrowned	yes ⓘ
lionOrigin	Ludovingian lion ⓘ linked to: Thuringian lion
lionTincture	barry of eight gules and argent ⓘ
lionType	lion rampant ⓘ
mainCharge	lion ⓘ
notableFeature	similarity to Hessian lion with different star arrangement ⓘ
numberOfStars	eight ⓘ
region	Central Germany ⓘ
reintroduced	after German reunification ⓘ
secondaryCharges	stars ⓘ
sharesMotifWith	coat of arms of Hesse ⓘ
shieldShape	Iberian style shield ⓘ
starArrangement	around the lion ⓘ
starTincture	argent ⓘ
symbolizes	Thuringian statehood ⓘ continuity with medieval Thuringian landgraves ⓘ historical identity of Thuringia ⓘ political identity of Thuringia ⓘ
usedBy	Landtag of Thuringia ⓘ State of Thuringia ⓘ linked to: Thuringia government of Thuringia ⓘ linked to: state government of Thuringia ministries of Thuringia ⓘ linked to: state government of Thuringia state authorities of Thuringia ⓘ
usedOn	Thuringian state flag (service flag) ⓘ official documents of Thuringia ⓘ public buildings in Thuringia ⓘ state seals of Thuringia ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Landtag of Thuringia → coatOfArms → coat of arms of Thuringia ⓘ

coat of arms of Thuringia → historicalPrecursor → coat of arms of the Ludovingian landgraves of Thuringia ⓘ

linked to: coat of arms of Thuringia

coat of arms of Thuringia → historicalPrecursor → coat of arms of the Landgraviate of Thuringia ⓘ