Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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official symbol state seal

The Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the official state seal used to authenticate government documents and symbolize Pennsylvania’s authority and identity.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Seal of the Governor of Pennsylvania	2
Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania canonical	1
Seal of the State of Pennsylvania	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3385007 — 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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Context triple: [Virtue, Liberty and Independence, appearsOn, Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania]

A. Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island
The Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, featuring a maritime anchor and the state’s motto as symbols of its seafaring heritage and ideals.
B. Great Seal of the United States
The Great Seal of the United States is the official national emblem used to authenticate certain documents and symbolize the authority and sovereignty of the U.S. federal government.
C. Seal of Maryland
The Seal of Maryland is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Maryland, featuring heraldic imagery representing its colonial history and the Calvert and Crossland family arms.
D. Great Seal of Vermont
The Great Seal of Vermont is the official state emblem featuring symbolic imagery of the state's natural landscape and values, used to authenticate government documents and represent Vermont's identity.
E. Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the official emblem of the state, featuring a Native American figure, a star symbolizing statehood, and a Latin motto representing peace and liberty.
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 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Target entity description: The Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is the official state seal used to authenticate government documents and symbolize Pennsylvania’s authority and identity.

A. Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island
The Great Seal of the State of Rhode Island is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Rhode Island, featuring a maritime anchor and the state’s motto as symbols of its seafaring heritage and ideals.
B. Great Seal of the United States
The Great Seal of the United States is the official national emblem used to authenticate certain documents and symbolize the authority and sovereignty of the U.S. federal government.
C. Seal of Maryland
The Seal of Maryland is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Maryland, featuring heraldic imagery representing its colonial history and the Calvert and Crossland family arms.
D. Great Seal of Vermont
The Great Seal of Vermont is the official state emblem featuring symbolic imagery of the state's natural landscape and values, used to authenticate government documents and represent Vermont's identity.
E. Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
The Seal of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is the official emblem of the state, featuring a Native American figure, a star symbolizing statehood, and a Latin motto representing peace and liberty.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	official symbol ⓘ state seal ⓘ
appliesTo	executive branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ Judicial branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ surface form: judicial branch of Pennsylvania legislative branch of Pennsylvania ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Pennsylvania ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
associatedWith	Commonwealth status of Pennsylvania ⓘ
category	Seals of U.S. states ⓘ Symbols of Pennsylvania ⓘ
color	blue ⓘ gold ⓘ white ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
depicts	coat of arms of Pennsylvania ⓘ cornstalk ⓘ eagle ⓘ olive branch ⓘ plough ⓘ shield ⓘ ship ⓘ three sheaves of wheat ⓘ
follows	coat of arms of Pennsylvania ⓘ
governmentBody	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania government ⓘ surface form: Government of Pennsylvania
hasDesignElement	inner shield with symbols of commerce and agriculture ⓘ outer ring with inscription ⓘ
hasMotto	Virtue, Liberty and Independence ⓘ
hasPart	obverse ⓘ reverse ⓘ
inscription	Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Seal of the State of Pennsylvania
inscriptionLanguage	English ⓘ
isDifferentFrom	coat of arms of Pennsylvania ⓘ surface form: Coat of arms of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania state flag ⓘ surface form: Flag of Pennsylvania
languageOfMotto	English ⓘ
legalStatus	official emblem of Pennsylvania ⓘ
shape	circular ⓘ
symbolizes	Pennsylvania’s identity ⓘ authority of the Commonwealth government ⓘ sovereignty of Pennsylvania ⓘ
usedBy	Governor of Pennsylvania ⓘ Pennsylvania General Assembly ⓘ Pennsylvania state agencies ⓘ
usedFor	authentication of government documents ⓘ symbolizing state authority ⓘ symbolizing state identity ⓘ
usedOn	commissions ⓘ legal documents ⓘ official certificates ⓘ official proclamations ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Virtue, Liberty and Independence → appearsOn → Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ⓘ

Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania → inscription → Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seal of the State of Pennsylvania

Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania → symbol → Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ⓘ

this entity surface form: Seal of the Governor of Pennsylvania

Governor of Pennsylvania → symbol → Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ⓘ