Great Seal of Australia
E308084
The Great Seal of Australia is the official emblem used to authenticate important federal documents and acts of state on behalf of the Commonwealth.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Seal of Australia canonical | 3 |
| Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Australia | 1 |
| The Great Seal of Australia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2879470 — 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 Australia Context triple: [Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia, appearsOn, Great Seal of Australia]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia
The Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia is the official national emblem featuring a shield of the six states supported by a kangaroo and an emu, symbolizing the unity and identity of the Australian nation.
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D.
Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia
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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E.
Crown of Australia
The Crown of Australia is the constitutional monarchy and legal embodiment of the Australian state, represented federally and in each state by the sovereign and their vice-regal representatives.
- 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 Australia Target entity description: The Great Seal of Australia is the official emblem used to authenticate important federal documents and acts of state on behalf of the Commonwealth.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia
The Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia is the official national emblem featuring a shield of the six states supported by a kangaroo and an emu, symbolizing the unity and identity of the Australian nation.
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D.
Great Seal of the Province of British Columbia
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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E.
Crown of Australia
The Crown of Australia is the constitutional monarchy and legal embodiment of the Australian state, represented federally and in each state by the sovereign and their vice-regal representatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national seal
ⓘ
official emblem ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Commonwealth legislation
ⓘ
instruments of state ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Federal Executive Council of Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
Executive Council of Australia
Office of the Governor-General of Australia ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General’s office
Prime Minister ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of Australia
|
| authority | Governor-General of Australia ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | Australian Constitution ⓘ |
| category |
Australian government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Australia
National symbols of Australia ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dateOfIntroduction | 1973 ⓘ |
| depicts |
Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth Coat of Arms
|
| designer | Michael Bryce ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Acts of the Parliament of Australia
ⓘ
Letters Patent relating to the Office of Governor-General ⓘ |
| hasDesignElement |
emu
ⓘ
floral emblems ⓘ kangaroo ⓘ Commonwealth Star ⓘ
surface form:
seven-pointed Commonwealth Star
shield of the Australian states ⓘ wreath ⓘ |
| inscription |
Great Seal of Australia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Great Seal of Australia
|
| introducedBy |
Royal sign-manual
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Sign Manual
proclamation ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| languageOfInscription | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official seal of the Commonwealth ⓘ |
| material | metal ⓘ |
| purpose |
authenticate acts of state
ⓘ
authenticate important federal documents ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Commonwealth Coat of Arms of Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
Coat of Arms of Australia
Australian national flag ⓘ
surface form:
Flag of Australia
Royal Style and Titles Act 1973 ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Style and Titles in Australia
|
| replaced |
Great Seal of Australia
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Australia
|
| scope | federal ⓘ |
| successorTo | earlier royal seals used in Australia ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Australian nation
ⓘ
authority of the Crown in Australia ⓘ sovereignty of the Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Australian government
ⓘ
surface form:
Australian Government
Commonwealth of Australia ⓘ |
| usedFor |
appointments
ⓘ
certain international agreements ⓘ commissions ⓘ letters patent ⓘ proclamations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Seal of Australia Description of subject: The Great Seal of Australia is the official emblem used to authenticate important federal documents and acts of state on behalf of the Commonwealth.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Great Seal of Australia
this entity surface form:
Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Australia