Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia
E306531
The Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and acts of the provincial government in British Columbia, Canada.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Seal of British Columbia | 1 |
| Great Seal of the Colony of British Columbia | 1 |
| Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2860399 — 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: Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia Context triple: [Crown in right of British Columbia, symbol, Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia]
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A.
Seal of the Supreme Court of Canada
The Seal of the Supreme Court of Canada is the official emblem used to authenticate the Court’s documents and symbolize its authority as the country’s highest judicial body.
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B.
Great Seal of New South Wales
The Great Seal of New South Wales is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and symbolize the authority of the government of New South Wales, Australia.
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C.
Great Seal of New Zealand
The Great Seal of New Zealand is the official seal used to signify the formal approval and authority of the New Zealand Crown on important state documents and legal instruments.
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D.
Great Seal of the Realm (Indian version)
The Great Seal of the Realm (Indian version) was the official seal used to authenticate documents issued in the name of the British monarch as Emperor of India during the period of the British Raj.
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E.
Seal of the State of Oregon
The Seal of the State of Oregon is the official emblem of Oregon’s government, featuring symbols of its history, natural resources, and statehood.
- 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: Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia Target entity description: The Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and acts of the provincial government in British Columbia, Canada.
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A.
Seal of the Supreme Court of Canada
The Seal of the Supreme Court of Canada is the official emblem used to authenticate the Court’s documents and symbolize its authority as the country’s highest judicial body.
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B.
Great Seal of New South Wales
The Great Seal of New South Wales is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and symbolize the authority of the government of New South Wales, Australia.
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C.
Great Seal of New Zealand
The Great Seal of New Zealand is the official seal used to signify the formal approval and authority of the New Zealand Crown on important state documents and legal instruments.
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D.
Great Seal of the Realm (Indian version)
The Great Seal of the Realm (Indian version) was the official seal used to authenticate documents issued in the name of the British monarch as Emperor of India during the period of the British Raj.
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E.
Seal of the State of Oregon
The Seal of the State of Oregon is the official emblem of Oregon’s government, featuring symbols of its history, natural resources, and statehood.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
great seal
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official emblem ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British Columbia
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surface form:
Province of British Columbia
|
| category |
Government of British Columbia
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Provincial symbols of British Columbia ⓘ Seals of Canada ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| depicts |
Coat of arms of British Columbia
ⓘ
surface form:
coat of arms of British Columbia (modern versions)
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (historical versions)
|
| follows |
Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Seal of the Colony of British Columbia
|
| governingLaw |
orders in council of British Columbia
ⓘ
provincial constitutional conventions ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityFrom |
royal crown of Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown of Canada
|
| hasDesignApprovedBy | monarch of Canada ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Splendor Sine Occasu ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| isDifferentFrom |
Coat of arms of British Columbia
ⓘ
surface form:
coat of arms of British Columbia
flag of British Columbia ⓘ provincial wordmark of British Columbia ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official state emblem ⓘ |
| location | British Columbia ⓘ |
| partOf |
official emblems of British Columbia
ⓘ
symbols of British Columbia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Great Seal of Canada
ⓘ
Great Seal of Great Britain ⓘ
surface form:
Great Seal of the United Kingdom
|
| replaced | colonial great seals after Confederation ⓘ |
| scope | provincial ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
authority of the Crown in right of British Columbia
ⓘ
sovereign’s assent to provincial acts ⓘ |
| typeOfDocumentItAuthenticates |
formal appointments
ⓘ
orders in council ⓘ primary legislation ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Executive Council of British Columbia
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Government of British Columbia ⓘ Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
authentication of acts of the provincial government
ⓘ
authentication of important state documents ⓘ |
| usedOn |
commissions of office
ⓘ
letters patent ⓘ other formal instruments of the provincial government ⓘ proclamations ⓘ |
| usedSince | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia Description of subject: The Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and acts of the provincial government in British Columbia, Canada.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Seal of British Columbia
Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia
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follows
→
Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Great Seal of the Colony of British Columbia