Coat of arms of Friesland
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The Coat of arms of Friesland is the historic heraldic emblem of the Dutch province of Friesland, featuring blue and silver stripes with red water lily leaves symbolizing its medieval Frisian “sea countries.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coat of arms of Friesland canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T750681 — 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 Friesland Context triple: [Friesland, coatOfArms, Coat of arms of Friesland]
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A.
Coat of arms of the Netherlands
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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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
Flag of Friesland
The Flag of Friesland is a distinctive regional banner of the Dutch province of Friesland, featuring blue and white diagonal stripes with red lily-like symbols representing the region’s historical “sea countries.”
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E.
Flag of Groningen (province)
The Flag of Groningen (province) is a Dutch provincial flag featuring a green cross edged in white over red and blue fields, symbolizing the unity of the city of Groningen with the surrounding Ommelanden.
- 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 Friesland Target entity description: The Coat of arms of Friesland is the historic heraldic emblem of the Dutch province of Friesland, featuring blue and silver stripes with red water lily leaves symbolizing its medieval Frisian “sea countries.”
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A.
Coat of arms of the Netherlands
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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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
Flag of Friesland
The Flag of Friesland is a distinctive regional banner of the Dutch province of Friesland, featuring blue and white diagonal stripes with red lily-like symbols representing the region’s historical “sea countries.”
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E.
Flag of Groningen (province)
The Flag of Groningen (province) is a Dutch provincial flag featuring a green cross edged in white over red and blue fields, symbolizing the unity of the city of Groningen with the surrounding Ommelanden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
ⓘ
heraldic emblem ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Friesland ⓘ |
| category |
Dutch provincial coats of arms
ⓘ
Frisian symbols ⓘ |
| charge |
red water lily leaf
ⓘ
water lily leaf ⓘ |
| chargeColor | red ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| depicts | stylized water lily leaves ⓘ |
| fieldColor |
blue
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| follows | rules of heraldry ⓘ |
| genre | civic heraldry ⓘ |
| hasDesignElement |
blue and silver stripes
ⓘ
red water lily leaves ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
medieval Friesland
ⓘ
linked to:
Frisia
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| hasPart |
heraldic charges
ⓘ
shield ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic emblem ⓘ |
| inception | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Dutch
ⓘ
West Frisian ⓘ |
| partOf | heraldry of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| represents | province of Friesland ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Frisian freedom
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Frisian identity ⓘ medieval Frisian sea countries ⓘ regional autonomy ⓘ |
| tincture |
argent
ⓘ
azure ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Frisian government
ⓘ
Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ States of Friesland ⓘ
linked to:
Friesland
province of Friesland ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ceremonial purposes
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government documents ⓘ official representation of Friesland ⓘ |
| usedIn | provincial flag of Friesland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coat of arms of Friesland Description of subject: The Coat of arms of Friesland is the historic heraldic emblem of the Dutch province of Friesland, featuring blue and silver stripes with red water lily leaves symbolizing its medieval Frisian “sea countries.”
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
province of Friesland