Seal of Kentucky

E100226

official emblem state seal

The Seal of Kentucky is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Kentucky, featuring a depiction of two friends embracing with the motto “United We Stand, Divided We Fall.”

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Seal of Kentucky canonical	3
Coat of arms of Kentucky	2
Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Kentucky	2
Seal of the Commonwealth of Kentucky	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T846732 — 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: Seal of Kentucky
Context triple: [Kentucky, hasSeal, Seal of Kentucky]

A. Seal of Iowa
The Seal of Iowa is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Iowa, featuring imagery symbolizing its agriculture, industry, and the pioneering spirit of its citizens.
B. Seal of the State of Florida
The Seal of the State of Florida is the official emblem of Florida’s government, featuring imagery such as a Seminole woman, a sabal palm, and a sun over water to symbolize the state’s history, culture, and natural environment.
C. Great Seal of the United States
The Great Seal of the United States is the official national emblem used to authenticate certain documents and symbolize the authority and sovereignty of the U.S. federal government.
D. New York State Seal
The New York State Seal is the official emblem of the State of New York, featuring allegorical figures, a central shield with a sun rising over mountains and the Hudson River, and an eagle atop a globe.
E. Great Seal of the State of California
The Great Seal of the State of California is the official emblem of California’s government, symbolizing its history, sovereignty, and key ideals such as liberty, prosperity, and natural abundance.
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: Seal of Kentucky
Target entity description: The Seal of Kentucky is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Kentucky, featuring a depiction of two friends embracing with the motto “United We Stand, Divided We Fall.”

A. Seal of Iowa
The Seal of Iowa is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Iowa, featuring imagery symbolizing its agriculture, industry, and the pioneering spirit of its citizens.
B. Seal of the State of Florida
The Seal of the State of Florida is the official emblem of Florida’s government, featuring imagery such as a Seminole woman, a sabal palm, and a sun over water to symbolize the state’s history, culture, and natural environment.
C. Great Seal of the United States
The Great Seal of the United States is the official national emblem used to authenticate certain documents and symbolize the authority and sovereignty of the U.S. federal government.
D. New York State Seal
The New York State Seal is the official emblem of the State of New York, featuring allegorical figures, a central shield with a sun rising over mountains and the Hudson River, and an eagle atop a globe.
E. Great Seal of the State of California
The Great Seal of the State of California is the official emblem of California’s government, symbolizing its history, sovereignty, and key ideals such as liberty, prosperity, and natural abundance.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	official emblem ⓘ state seal ⓘ
adopted	1792 ⓘ
adoptedBy	Kentucky General Assembly ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Kentucky ⓘ
basedOn	American Revolutionary War slogan ⓘ
category	Seals of U.S. states ⓘ Symbols of Kentucky ⓘ
color	blue ⓘ gold ⓘ white ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
depicts	friendship ⓘ frontiersman ⓘ statesman ⓘ two men embracing ⓘ unity ⓘ
designedBy	John Brown ⓘ
governingBody	Kentucky ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Kentucky
hasBorderText	Kentucky ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Kentucky
hasCentralFigure	two men in frock coats ⓘ
hasMottoLanguage	English ⓘ
hasText	Kentucky ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Kentucky
inception	1792 ⓘ
jurisdiction	Kentucky ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Kentucky
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	official state symbol of Kentucky ⓘ
modified	1962 ⓘ
modifiedBy	Kentucky General Assembly ⓘ
motto	United We Stand, Divided We Fall ⓘ
officialName	Seal of Kentucky self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
partOf	Seal of Kentucky self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
relatedTo	Seal of Kentucky self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Coat of arms of Kentucky Flag of Kentucky ⓘ
represents	Government of Kentucky ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Kentucky government Kentucky’s membership in the Union ⓘ
shape	circular ⓘ
symbolizes	friendship and cooperation ⓘ strength through unity ⓘ unity of the states ⓘ
use	Flag of Kentucky ⓘ surface form: Kentucky state flag official government documents of Kentucky ⓘ official publications of Kentucky ⓘ public buildings in Kentucky ⓘ
usedOn	Kentucky government seals ⓘ Kentucky state documents ⓘ Flag of Kentucky ⓘ surface form: Kentucky state flag

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

Kentucky → hasSeal → Seal of Kentucky ⓘ

Flag of Kentucky → uses → Seal of Kentucky ⓘ

Flag of Kentucky → relatedSymbol → Seal of Kentucky ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coat of arms of Kentucky

Seal of Kentucky → partOf → Seal of Kentucky self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Seal of Kentucky → officialName → Seal of Kentucky self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Seal of Kentucky → relatedTo → Seal of Kentucky self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coat of arms of Kentucky

Kentucky Senate → sealUsed → Seal of Kentucky ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seal of the Commonwealth of Kentucky

Governor of Kentucky → symbol → Seal of Kentucky ⓘ