Coat of arms of Spain
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The Coat of arms of Spain is the national heraldic emblem featuring symbols of the historic Spanish kingdoms and the royal crown, representing the unity and sovereignty of the Spanish state.
All labels observed (11)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2944061 — 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 Spain Context triple: [President of the Council of Ministers of Spain, symbol, Coat of arms of Spain]
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A.
Coat of arms of Aragon
The Coat of arms of Aragon is a historic heraldic emblem of the Spanish autonomous community of Aragon, featuring quartered symbols that reflect its medieval kingdoms, dynastic unions, and regional identity.
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B.
Spanish royal arms
The Spanish royal arms are the heraldic emblem representing the monarchy of Spain, traditionally combining the symbols of its historic kingdoms under a single shield and crown.
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C.
coat of arms of the Second Spanish Republic
The coat of arms of the Second Spanish Republic was the official emblem of Spain from 1931 to 1939, featuring a quartered shield representing the historic kingdoms of Spain topped by a mural crown and often associated with the tricolour republican flag.
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D.
Coat of arms of Portugal
The Coat of arms of Portugal is the national heraldic emblem featuring a shield with five small blue shields and red border castles, symbolizing the country’s history, sovereignty, and identity.
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E.
Coat of arms of the Canary Islands
The Coat of arms of the Canary Islands is the official heraldic emblem of this Spanish Atlantic archipelago, featuring symbols that represent its islands, maritime character, and historical ties to Spain.
- 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 Spain Target entity description: The Coat of arms of Spain is the national heraldic emblem featuring symbols of the historic Spanish kingdoms and the royal crown, representing the unity and sovereignty of the Spanish state.
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A.
Coat of arms of Aragon
The Coat of arms of Aragon is a historic heraldic emblem of the Spanish autonomous community of Aragon, featuring quartered symbols that reflect its medieval kingdoms, dynastic unions, and regional identity.
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B.
Spanish royal arms
The Spanish royal arms are the heraldic emblem representing the monarchy of Spain, traditionally combining the symbols of its historic kingdoms under a single shield and crown.
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C.
coat of arms of the Second Spanish Republic
The coat of arms of the Second Spanish Republic was the official emblem of Spain from 1931 to 1939, featuring a quartered shield representing the historic kingdoms of Spain topped by a mural crown and often associated with the tricolour republican flag.
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D.
Coat of arms of Portugal
The Coat of arms of Portugal is the national heraldic emblem featuring a shield with five small blue shields and red border castles, symbolizing the country’s history, sovereignty, and identity.
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E.
Coat of arms of the Canary Islands
The Coat of arms of the Canary Islands is the official heraldic emblem of this Spanish Atlantic archipelago, featuring symbols that represent its islands, maritime character, and historical ties to Spain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
ⓘ
national emblem ⓘ royal crown ⓘ |
| adopted | 1981 ⓘ |
| bordure | gules ⓘ |
| charge |
castle or
ⓘ
four pallets gules ⓘ linked chains or ⓘ lion purpure crowned or ⓘ pomegranate proper ⓘ three fleurs-de-lis or ⓘ |
| color |
blue
ⓘ
gold ⓘ purple ⓘ red ⓘ silver ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| fieldColor |
argent
ⓘ
azure ⓘ gules ⓘ or ⓘ |
| flank | shield of the coat of arms of Spain ⓘ |
| hasBase | enté en point of the coat of arms of Spain ⓘ |
| hasCrown |
Crown of Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish royal crown
|
| hasInescutcheon | inescutcheon of the coat of arms of Spain ⓘ |
| hasQuarter |
first quarter of the coat of arms of Spain
ⓘ
fourth quarter of the coat of arms of Spain ⓘ second quarter of the coat of arms of Spain ⓘ third quarter of the coat of arms of Spain ⓘ |
| hasSupporter | Pillars of Hercules ⓘ |
| haveScroll | scroll with motto Plus Ultra ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Law 33/1981
ⓘ
Royal Decree 2964/1981 ⓘ Spanish Constitution of 1978 ⓘ |
| motto | Plus Ultra ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoMeaning | Further Beyond ⓘ |
| position | above the shield of the coat of arms of Spain ⓘ |
| represents |
House of Bourbon-Anjou
ⓘ
Kingdom of Aragon ⓘ Castile ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Castile
Kingdom of Granada ⓘ Kingdom of León ⓘ Kingdom of Navarre ⓘ sovereignty of Spain ⓘ unity of Spain ⓘ |
| shieldShape | Iberian escutcheon ⓘ |
| style | heraldic ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Spanish monarchy
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Spanish nation ⓘ historic kingdoms of Spain ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Spanish government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of Spain
King of Spain ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Spanish passports
ⓘ
flag of Spain ⓘ official documents of Spain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coat of arms of Spain Description of subject: The Coat of arms of Spain is the national heraldic emblem featuring symbols of the historic Spanish kingdoms and the royal crown, representing the unity and sovereignty of the Spanish state.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Spanish coat of arms
this entity surface form:
coat of arms of the Kingdom of Spain
this entity surface form:
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this entity surface form:
coat of arms of Spain
this entity surface form:
Royal Standard of Spain
this entity surface form:
Escudo de España
subject surface form:
President of the Government of Spain
this entity surface form:
greater royal arms of Spain
this entity surface form:
Coat of arms of the Spanish Bourbons
subject surface form:
Chains of Navarre
this entity surface form:
greater coat of arms of Spain
this entity surface form:
coat of arms of Spain (as state court)