Coat of arms of the Orange Free State

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coat of arms national emblem

The Coat of arms of the Orange Free State is the official heraldic emblem that symbolized the former Boer republic in southern Africa, reflecting its political identity and historical legacy.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Coat of arms of the Orange River Colony	2
Coat of arms of the Orange Free State canonical	1
Orange Free State coat of arms	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1373783 — 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 the Orange Free State
Context triple: [Orange Free State, coatOfArms, Coat of arms of the Orange Free State]

A. Coat of arms of the South African Republic
The Coat of arms of the South African Republic was the official heraldic emblem of the 19th-century Boer republic commonly known as the Transvaal, symbolizing its sovereignty and political identity before incorporation into the Union of South Africa.
B. Coat of arms of South Africa
The Coat of arms of South Africa is the country’s primary national emblem, symbolizing its unity, heritage, and democratic values through a rich composition of indigenous symbols and motto.
C. Coat of arms of Zimbabwe
The Coat of arms of Zimbabwe is the national heraldic emblem featuring a shield, soapstone bird, and agricultural and mining symbols that represent the country’s history, natural resources, and aspirations.
D. Flag of the South African Republic
The Flag of the South African Republic was the national banner of the Boer-ruled Transvaal republic in the 19th and early 20th centuries, symbolizing its independence before incorporation into the British Empire.
E. Coat of arms of New Zealand
The Coat of arms of New Zealand is the official heraldic emblem of the country, featuring symbols representing its sovereignty, bicultural heritage, and key aspects of its history and economy.
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 the Orange Free State
Target entity description: The Coat of arms of the Orange Free State is the official heraldic emblem that symbolized the former Boer republic in southern Africa, reflecting its political identity and historical legacy.

A. Coat of arms of the South African Republic
The Coat of arms of the South African Republic was the official heraldic emblem of the 19th-century Boer republic commonly known as the Transvaal, symbolizing its sovereignty and political identity before incorporation into the Union of South Africa.
B. Coat of arms of South Africa
The Coat of arms of South Africa is the country’s primary national emblem, symbolizing its unity, heritage, and democratic values through a rich composition of indigenous symbols and motto.
C. Coat of arms of Zimbabwe
The Coat of arms of Zimbabwe is the national heraldic emblem featuring a shield, soapstone bird, and agricultural and mining symbols that represent the country’s history, natural resources, and aspirations.
D. Flag of the South African Republic
The Flag of the South African Republic was the national banner of the Boer-ruled Transvaal republic in the 19th and early 20th centuries, symbolizing its independence before incorporation into the British Empire.
E. Coat of arms of New Zealand
The Coat of arms of New Zealand is the official heraldic emblem of the country, featuring symbols representing its sovereignty, bicultural heritage, and key aspects of its history and economy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ national emblem ⓘ
adopted	1856 ⓘ
appearsOn	flags of the Orange Free State ⓘ official documents of the Orange Free State ⓘ seals of the Orange Free State government ⓘ
associatedWith	Afrikaner nationalism ⓘ Boer republics ⓘ
category	Coats of arms of former countries ⓘ National symbols of the Orange Free State ⓘ South African heraldry ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	Orange Free State ⓘ
designedBy	Charles A. Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ
features	antelopes supporters ⓘ crown ⓘ lion supporter ⓘ rising sun ⓘ three orange trees ⓘ wagon ⓘ wheat sheaves ⓘ
heraldicTradition	European heraldry ⓘ
languageOfMotto	Latin ⓘ
location	Southern Africa ⓘ
motto	Vrijheid ⓘ Vryheid ⓘ
mottoTranslation	Freedom ⓘ
replacedBy	Coat of arms of the Orange Free State self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Coat of arms of the Orange River Colony
shieldColor	blue ⓘ orange ⓘ white ⓘ
status	historical coat of arms ⓘ
successorState	Orange River Colony ⓘ South Africa ⓘ surface form: Republic of South Africa Dominion of South Africa ⓘ surface form: Union of South Africa
symbolizes	Boer republic heritage ⓘ Orange Free State ⓘ historical legacy of the Orange Free State ⓘ political identity of the Orange Free State ⓘ
timePeriod	19th century ⓘ
usedBy	Orange Free State ⓘ Orange Free State Province ⓘ Orange River Sovereignty ⓘ South Africa ⓘ surface form: Republic of South Africa
usedInWar	Second Boer War ⓘ
usedUntil	1902 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Orange Free State → coatOfArms → Coat of arms of the Orange Free State ⓘ

Orange River Colony → coatOfArms → Coat of arms of the Orange Free State ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coat of arms of the Orange River Colony

Flag of the Orange Free State → relatedTo → Coat of arms of the Orange Free State ⓘ

this entity surface form: Orange Free State coat of arms

Coat of arms of the Orange Free State → replacedBy → Coat of arms of the Orange Free State self-linksurface differs ⓘ