Coat of arms of Iceland
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The Coat of arms of Iceland is the national emblem featuring a silver cross on a blue shield with red cross inlay, supported by four traditional guardian spirits representing the island’s protective symbols.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coat of arms of Iceland canonical | 1 |
| coat of arms of the Kingdom of Iceland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2399382 — 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 Iceland Context triple: [Embassy of Iceland in Washington, D.C., symbolUsed, Coat of arms of Iceland]
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A.
Coat of arms of Åland
The Coat of arms of Åland is the heraldic emblem featuring a crowned golden stag on a blue shield, symbolizing the autonomous Finnish archipelago’s historical ties to Sweden and its regional identity.
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B.
Coat of arms of Estonia
The Coat of arms of Estonia is a national emblem featuring a golden shield with three blue lions passant guardant, symbolizing the country’s historical heritage and sovereignty.
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C.
Royal Coat of Arms of Norway
The Royal Coat of Arms of Norway is the national emblem featuring a golden crowned lion holding a silver axe on a red shield, symbolizing the Norwegian monarchy and state authority.
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D.
Coat of arms of the Isle of Man
The coat of arms of the Isle of Man is the island’s official heraldic emblem, featuring the historic triskelion of three armored legs surrounded by traditional supporters and mottoes symbolizing its sovereignty and heritage.
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E.
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.
- 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 Iceland Target entity description: The Coat of arms of Iceland is the national emblem featuring a silver cross on a blue shield with red cross inlay, supported by four traditional guardian spirits representing the island’s protective symbols.
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A.
Coat of arms of Åland
The Coat of arms of Åland is the heraldic emblem featuring a crowned golden stag on a blue shield, symbolizing the autonomous Finnish archipelago’s historical ties to Sweden and its regional identity.
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B.
Coat of arms of Estonia
The Coat of arms of Estonia is a national emblem featuring a golden shield with three blue lions passant guardant, symbolizing the country’s historical heritage and sovereignty.
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C.
Royal Coat of Arms of Norway
The Royal Coat of Arms of Norway is the national emblem featuring a golden crowned lion holding a silver axe on a red shield, symbolizing the Norwegian monarchy and state authority.
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D.
Coat of arms of the Isle of Man
The coat of arms of the Isle of Man is the island’s official heraldic emblem, featuring the historic triskelion of three armored legs surrounded by traditional supporters and mottoes symbolizing its sovereignty and heritage.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
ⓘ
national emblem ⓘ |
| adopted | 1944 ⓘ |
| adoptionContext | proclamation of the Republic of Iceland ⓘ |
| colorMeaning |
blue symbolizes the Atlantic Ocean
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red symbolizes volcanic fire ⓘ white symbolizes ice and snow ⓘ |
| compartment | block of columnar basalt ⓘ |
| country | Iceland ⓘ |
| crest | none ⓘ |
| crossColor |
silver
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| designElement |
Icelandic flag pattern
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Nordic cross ⓘ |
| guardianSpirit |
bull
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dragon ⓘ eagle ⓘ giant ⓘ |
| guardianSpiritRepresents |
northeastern Iceland
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West Iceland ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern Iceland
southeastern Iceland ⓘ southwestern Iceland ⓘ |
| IcelandicName | Skjaldarmerki Íslands ⓘ |
| inlayCrossColor | red ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Icelandic ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Icelandic law on the national coat of arms and flag ⓘ |
| motto | none ⓘ |
| relatedSymbol |
Flag of Iceland
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surface form:
flag of Iceland
|
| replaced |
Coat of arms of Iceland
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
coat of arms of the Kingdom of Iceland
|
| shieldColor | blue ⓘ |
| shieldShape | escutcheon ⓘ |
| style | heraldic ⓘ |
| supporter |
bull
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dragon ⓘ eagle ⓘ giant ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Christian heritage of Iceland
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Iceland ⓘ Icelandic nation ⓘ Icelandic sovereignty ⓘ protection of Iceland ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of Iceland
ⓘ
President of Iceland ⓘ state authorities of Iceland ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Icelandic passports
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government buildings in Iceland ⓘ official documents of Iceland ⓘ seals of state authorities ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coat of arms of Iceland Description of subject: The Coat of arms of Iceland is the national emblem featuring a silver cross on a blue shield with red cross inlay, supported by four traditional guardian spirits representing the island’s protective symbols.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
coat of arms of the Kingdom of Iceland