coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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coat of arms national symbol

The coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a modern heraldic emblem featuring a blue shield with a golden diagonal band and white stars, symbolizing the country’s unity and its European identity.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina canonical	2
coat of arms of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina	2
coat of arms of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina	1
Грб Босне и Херцеговине	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1067332 — 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Context triple: [Bosnia and Herzegovina, nationalSymbol, coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina]

A. coat of arms of the Republic of Austria
The coat of arms of the Republic of Austria is a black single-headed eagle bearing a shield in Austria’s red-white-red colors, symbolizing national sovereignty and freedom.
B. Coat of arms of Albania
The Coat of arms of Albania is a national emblem featuring a black double-headed eagle on a red shield, derived from the medieval heraldic symbol of national hero Skanderbeg.
C. coat of arms of the Republic of Turkey
The coat of arms of the Republic of Turkey is a modern national emblem featuring a red oval with a white star and crescent, symbolizing the Turkish nation and its secular republic.
D. Serbian tricolour flag
The Serbian tricolour flag is the national flag of Serbia, featuring horizontal stripes of red, blue, and white that symbolize Serbian identity and heritage.
E. Coat of arms of Belgium
The Coat of arms of Belgium is the official heraldic emblem of the Belgian state, featuring a crowned lion, national motto, and royal symbols representing the country's monarchy and unity.
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Target entity description: The coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina is a modern heraldic emblem featuring a blue shield with a golden diagonal band and white stars, symbolizing the country’s unity and its European identity.

A. coat of arms of the Republic of Austria
The coat of arms of the Republic of Austria is a black single-headed eagle bearing a shield in Austria’s red-white-red colors, symbolizing national sovereignty and freedom.
B. Coat of arms of Albania
The Coat of arms of Albania is a national emblem featuring a black double-headed eagle on a red shield, derived from the medieval heraldic symbol of national hero Skanderbeg.
C. coat of arms of the Republic of Turkey
The coat of arms of the Republic of Turkey is a modern national emblem featuring a red oval with a white star and crescent, symbolizing the Turkish nation and its secular republic.
D. Serbian tricolour flag
The Serbian tricolour flag is the national flag of Serbia, featuring horizontal stripes of red, blue, and white that symbolize Serbian identity and heritage.
E. Coat of arms of Belgium
The Coat of arms of Belgium is the official heraldic emblem of the Belgian state, featuring a crowned lion, national motto, and royal symbols representing the country's monarchy and unity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ national symbol ⓘ
adopted	1998 ⓘ
adoptedBy	Parliamentary Assembly of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
associatedWith	flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
charge	golden diagonal band ⓘ white stars ⓘ
colorSymbolism	blue associated with Europe ⓘ gold associated with richness and heritage ⓘ
context	symbol of a multi-ethnic state ⓘ
country	Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
design	blue shield with golden diagonal band and white stars ⓘ
designContinuityWith	flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
fieldColor	blue ⓘ
governmentUse	Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ surface form: Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ state-level institutions of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
heraldicTincture	argent mullets ⓘ azure field ⓘ or bend ⓘ
language	Bosnian ⓘ Croatian ⓘ Serbian language ⓘ surface form: Serbian
languageName	Grb Bosne i Hercegovine ⓘ coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Грб Босне и Херцеговине
legalStatus	defined by law in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
replaced	coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: coat of arms of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
replacedIn	1998 ⓘ
shieldShape	modern heraldic shield ⓘ
starArrangement	diagonal line along the golden band ⓘ
starColor	white ⓘ
starShape	five-pointed stars ⓘ
status	current coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
symbolizes	European identity ⓘ sovereignty of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ unity of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
timePeriod	post-Dayton Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
usedBy	Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ
usedOn	Bosnian currency and official seals ⓘ Bosnian passports ⓘ government buildings in Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ official documents of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina → nationalSymbol → coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ

coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina → replaced → coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: coat of arms of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina

coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina → languageName → coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Грб Босне и Херцеговине

Independence Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina → associatedSymbol → coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina → coatOfArms → coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ

this entity surface form: coat of arms of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

emblem of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina → followedBy → coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina ⓘ