Seal of West Virginia
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The Seal of West Virginia is the official emblem of the U.S. state of West Virginia, featuring symbols of its agriculture, industry, and motto to represent the state's heritage and values.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Seal of West Virginia | 1 |
| Great Seal of the State of West Virginia | 1 |
| Seal of West Virginia canonical | 1 |
| Seal of the Governor of West Virginia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1090192 — 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 West Virginia Context triple: [West Virginia, coatOfArms, Seal of West Virginia]
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A.
Seal of Kentucky
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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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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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 West Virginia Target entity description: The Seal of West Virginia is the official emblem of the U.S. state of West Virginia, featuring symbols of its agriculture, industry, and motto to represent the state's heritage and values.
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A.
Seal of Kentucky
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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B.
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.
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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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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 (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
official emblem
ⓘ
state seal ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | West Virginia Legislature ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | West Virginia ⓘ |
| category |
Seals of U.S. states
ⓘ
Symbols of West Virginia ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSignifies | year West Virginia became a state ⓘ |
| depicts |
mountain setting
ⓘ
rural landscape ⓘ tools of farming ⓘ tools of industry ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Code of West Virginia ⓘ |
| hasDateInscribed | 1863 ⓘ |
| hasElement |
Phrygian cap
ⓘ
cornstalks ⓘ crossed rifles ⓘ farmer figure ⓘ miner figure ⓘ plow ⓘ rock with date 1863 ⓘ wheat sheaf ⓘ |
| hasInscription |
West Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA
|
| hasMotto | Montani Semper Liberi ⓘ |
| hasObverse |
Seal of West Virginia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Great Seal of West Virginia
|
| hasReverse | lesser-used reverse side ⓘ |
| hasShape | circular ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Mountaineers are always free ⓘ |
| officialLanguageOfInscription | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
West Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
State of West Virginia
|
| relatedTo |
Coat of arms of West Virginia
ⓘ
Flag of West Virginia ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
agriculture of West Virginia
ⓘ
freedom ⓘ industry of West Virginia ⓘ state heritage ⓘ state values ⓘ |
| use |
legal instruments of the state
ⓘ
official government documents ⓘ state certificates ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Seal of West Virginia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Great Seal of the State of West Virginia
state flag of West Virginia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Seal of West Virginia Description of subject: The Seal of West Virginia is the official emblem of the U.S. state of West Virginia, featuring symbols of its agriculture, industry, and motto to represent the state's heritage and values.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Seal of the State of West Virginia
this entity surface form:
Great Seal of West Virginia
this entity surface form:
Seal of the Governor of West Virginia