Swiss roundel
E91573
The Swiss roundel is the distinctive national insignia featuring a white cross on a red circular background used to mark Swiss military aircraft and other official equipment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swiss roundel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T757286 — 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: Swiss roundel Context triple: [Swiss Air Force, symbol, Swiss roundel]
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A.
RCAF roundel
The RCAF roundel is the distinctive circular insignia featuring a red maple leaf used to mark and identify Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft.
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B.
French Air Force roundel
The French Air Force roundel is a circular national insignia featuring concentric blue, white, and red rings used to identify French military aircraft.
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C.
RAF roundel
The RAF roundel is the distinctive circular insignia featuring concentric colored rings used to identify aircraft and equipment of the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force.
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D.
Cross of Lorraine
The Cross of Lorraine is a two-barred Christian cross that became a prominent emblem of French resistance and the Free French Forces during World War II.
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E.
Hungarian tricolour cockade
The Hungarian tricolour cockade is a circular emblem in the national colors of Hungary, traditionally used as a patriotic symbol and military aircraft marking.
- 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: Swiss roundel Target entity description: The Swiss roundel is the distinctive national insignia featuring a white cross on a red circular background used to mark Swiss military aircraft and other official equipment.
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A.
RCAF roundel
The RCAF roundel is the distinctive circular insignia featuring a red maple leaf used to mark and identify Royal Canadian Air Force aircraft.
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B.
French Air Force roundel
The French Air Force roundel is a circular national insignia featuring concentric blue, white, and red rings used to identify French military aircraft.
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C.
RAF roundel
The RAF roundel is the distinctive circular insignia featuring concentric colored rings used to identify aircraft and equipment of the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force.
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D.
Cross of Lorraine
The Cross of Lorraine is a two-barred Christian cross that became a prominent emblem of French resistance and the Free French Forces during World War II.
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E.
Hungarian tricolour cockade
The Hungarian tricolour cockade is a circular emblem in the national colors of Hungary, traditionally used as a patriotic symbol and military aircraft marking.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military aircraft marking
ⓘ
national insignia ⓘ |
| backgroundColor | red ⓘ |
| category |
Swiss national symbols
ⓘ
aircraft roundel ⓘ |
| colorScheme | red and white ⓘ |
| contrastWith | rectangular Swiss flag ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | flag of Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasDesignElement |
solid red circular field
ⓘ
white cross in center ⓘ |
| isVariantOf | Swiss national colors ⓘ |
| nationalityMarkingFor | Swiss aircraft ⓘ |
| represents |
Swiss nationality
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| shape | circle ⓘ |
| status | official military marking ⓘ |
| symbol |
Greek cross
ⓘ
white cross ⓘ |
| symbolColor | white ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Swiss Air Force
ⓘ
Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ |
| usedInContext |
military aviation
ⓘ
national identification ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Swiss Air Force aircraft
ⓘ
Swiss military aircraft ⓘ military vehicles of Switzerland ⓘ official Swiss military equipment ⓘ |
| usedSince | 20th century ⓘ |
| visualMotif |
Swiss cross
ⓘ
linked to:
Greek cross
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swiss roundel Description of subject: The Swiss roundel is the distinctive national insignia featuring a white cross on a red circular background used to mark Swiss military aircraft and other official equipment.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.