Great Seal of Queensland
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The Great Seal of Queensland is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and symbolize the authority of the government of Queensland, Australia.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Seal of Queensland canonical | 1 |
| State Seal of Queensland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10614238 — 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 Queensland Context triple: [Great Seal of New South Wales, distinctFrom, Great Seal of Queensland]
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A.
Great Seal of New South Wales
The Great Seal of New South Wales is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and symbolize the authority of the government of New South Wales, Australia.
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B.
Great Seal of Australia
The Great Seal of Australia is the official emblem used to authenticate important federal documents and acts of state on behalf of the Commonwealth.
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C.
Great Seal of Victoria
The Great Seal of Victoria is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and symbolize the authority of the government of the Australian state of Victoria.
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D.
Great Seal of New Zealand
The Great Seal of New Zealand is the official seal used to signify the formal approval and authority of the New Zealand Crown on important state documents and legal instruments.
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E.
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.
- 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 Queensland Target entity description: The Great Seal of Queensland is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and symbolize the authority of the government of Queensland, Australia.
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A.
Great Seal of New South Wales
The Great Seal of New South Wales is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and symbolize the authority of the government of New South Wales, Australia.
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B.
Great Seal of Australia
The Great Seal of Australia is the official emblem used to authenticate important federal documents and acts of state on behalf of the Commonwealth.
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C.
Great Seal of Victoria
The Great Seal of Victoria is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and symbolize the authority of the government of the Australian state of Victoria.
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D.
Great Seal of New Zealand
The Great Seal of New Zealand is the official seal used to signify the formal approval and authority of the New Zealand Crown on important state documents and legal instruments.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
great seal
ⓘ
official emblem ⓘ |
| appliesToDocumentType |
commissions
ⓘ
letters patent ⓘ other formal state instruments ⓘ proclamations ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Queensland ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| follows |
Great Seal of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Seal of the Realm
|
| followsLegalFramework | Queensland constitutional law ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
State Seal of Queensland
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Seal of Queensland
|
| hasCustodian |
Office of the Governor of Queensland
ⓘ
linked to:
Governor of Queensland
|
| hasDesignAuthority |
British Crown
ⓘ
Colonial Office (historical) ⓘ
linked to:
Colonial Office
|
| hasForm | circular seal ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
to give formal validity to state documents
ⓘ
to represent the Crown in right of Queensland ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
colonial era of Queensland
ⓘ
post‑Federation Queensland ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | metal ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (original design)
ⓘ
inscription "QUEENSLAND" ⓘ |
| hasUser |
Government of Queensland
ⓘ
linked to:
Queensland Government
Governor of Queensland ⓘ |
| hasUseRestriction | may only be used under authority of the Governor ⓘ |
| inception | 1859 ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official state symbol of Queensland ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction | Queensland ⓘ |
| partOf | official symbols of Queensland ⓘ |
| replaces | use of the Great Seal of New South Wales in the area that became Queensland ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
legitimacy of state acts
ⓘ
sovereign authority in Queensland ⓘ |
| usedFor |
authentication of important state documents
ⓘ
symbolizing authority of the Government of Queensland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Seal of Queensland Description of subject: The Great Seal of Queensland is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and symbolize the authority of the government of Queensland, Australia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Great Seal of Queensland