Latvian national coat of arms
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The Latvian national coat of arms is the official heraldic emblem of Latvia, featuring a shield with a sun, a lion, and a griffin, symbolizing the country's historical regions and national identity.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Latvian national coat of arms canonical | 1 |
| Latvijas valsts ģerbonis | 1 |
| National symbols of Latvia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3033178 — 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: Latvian national coat of arms Context triple: [Latvia men's national ice hockey team, nationalSymbolUsed, Latvian national coat of arms]
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A.
Latvian national flag
The Latvian national flag is a distinctive carmine-red and white horizontal tricolor that serves as the primary national symbol of Latvia and one of the oldest flags in the world still in use.
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B.
Coat of arms of Lithuania
The Coat of arms of Lithuania is the national emblem featuring a mounted armored knight, known as Vytis, symbolizing the country’s historical statehood and identity.
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C.
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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D.
Finnish coat of arms
The Finnish coat of arms is the national heraldic emblem of Finland, featuring a crowned lion brandishing a sword amid stylized roses, symbolizing the country's sovereignty and historical identity.
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E.
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.
- 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: Latvian national coat of arms Target entity description: The Latvian national coat of arms is the official heraldic emblem of Latvia, featuring a shield with a sun, a lion, and a griffin, symbolizing the country's historical regions and national identity.
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A.
Latvian national flag
The Latvian national flag is a distinctive carmine-red and white horizontal tricolor that serves as the primary national symbol of Latvia and one of the oldest flags in the world still in use.
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B.
Coat of arms of Lithuania
The Coat of arms of Lithuania is the national emblem featuring a mounted armored knight, known as Vytis, symbolizing the country’s historical statehood and identity.
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C.
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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D.
Finnish coat of arms
The Finnish coat of arms is the national heraldic emblem of Finland, featuring a crowned lion brandishing a sword amid stylized roses, symbolizing the country's sovereignty and historical identity.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national coat of arms
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national symbol ⓘ |
| adopted | 1921 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Latvian independence of 1918 ⓘ |
| category |
Coats of arms of European countries
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Latvian national coat of arms self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
National symbols of Latvia
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| compartment | crossed oak branches ⓘ |
| country | Latvia ⓘ |
| crestElement | three golden stars above shield ⓘ |
| designPeriod | after World War I ⓘ |
| features |
griffin
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lion ⓘ oak branches ⓘ ribbon in national colors ⓘ sun ⓘ three stars ⓘ |
| griffinRepresents |
Latgale
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Vidzeme ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
defined in Constitution of Latvia
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regulated by law on the State Coat of Arms ⓘ |
| officialName |
Latvian national coat of arms
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Latvijas valsts ģerbonis
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| readopted | 1990 ⓘ |
| restoredAfter | restoration of independence in 1991 ⓘ |
| ribbonColors |
carmine red
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white ⓘ |
| shieldColor |
blue
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red ⓘ silver ⓘ |
| sunSymbolMeaning |
freedom
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independence ⓘ |
| supporter |
red lion
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silver griffin ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Kurzeme
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Latgale ⓘ Latvian national identity ⓘ Vidzeme ⓘ Zemgale ⓘ |
| temporarilyReplacedDuring |
Soviet occupation of the Baltic states
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surface form:
Soviet occupation of Latvia
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| threeStarsRepresent | historical regions of Latvia ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Latvia
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surface form:
Republic of Latvia
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| usedOn |
Latvian currency designs
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Latvian passports ⓘ government buildings ⓘ official documents ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Latvian national coat of arms Description of subject: The Latvian national coat of arms is the official heraldic emblem of Latvia, featuring a shield with a sun, a lion, and a griffin, symbolizing the country's historical regions and national identity.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Latvian national coat of arms
→
officialName
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Latvian national coat of arms
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Latvijas valsts ģerbonis
this entity surface form:
National symbols of Latvia