Coat of arms of Costa Rica
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The coat of arms of Costa Rica is a national emblem featuring three volcanoes, an isthmus between two oceans with merchant ships, and a rising sun framed by seven stars and myrtle branches, symbolizing the country’s geography, provinces, and peaceful character.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coat of arms of Costa Rica canonical | 1 |
| coat of arms of Costa Rica | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3808864 — 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 Costa Rica Context triple: [CR, hasCoatOfArms, Coat of arms of Costa Rica]
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A.
Coat of arms of El Salvador
The Coat of arms of El Salvador is the national emblem featuring a central triangle with five volcanoes, a Phrygian cap, and rays of light, surrounded by flags and laurel branches, symbolizing the country’s history, liberty, and union.
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B.
Coat of arms of Ecuador
The Coat of arms of Ecuador is the national emblem featuring symbols of the country's geography, history, and sovereignty, prominently used on official documents, flags, and government insignia.
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C.
Coat of arms of Chile
The Coat of arms of Chile is the national emblem featuring a shield supported by a huemul and a condor, topped with a crest of three feathers, symbolizing the country's heritage, strength, and sovereignty.
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D.
Coat of arms of Peru
The Coat of arms of Peru is the national emblem featuring symbols of the country's biodiversity, mineral wealth, and prosperity, prominently used on official documents, flags, and government insignia.
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E.
coat of arms of Colombia
The coat of arms of Colombia is the country's official heraldic emblem, featuring symbols of its independence, natural wealth, and national ideals arranged on a shield topped by a condor.
- 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 Costa Rica Target entity description: The coat of arms of Costa Rica is a national emblem featuring three volcanoes, an isthmus between two oceans with merchant ships, and a rising sun framed by seven stars and myrtle branches, symbolizing the country’s geography, provinces, and peaceful character.
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A.
Coat of arms of El Salvador
The Coat of arms of El Salvador is the national emblem featuring a central triangle with five volcanoes, a Phrygian cap, and rays of light, surrounded by flags and laurel branches, symbolizing the country’s history, liberty, and union.
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B.
Coat of arms of Ecuador
The Coat of arms of Ecuador is the national emblem featuring symbols of the country's geography, history, and sovereignty, prominently used on official documents, flags, and government insignia.
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C.
Coat of arms of Chile
The Coat of arms of Chile is the national emblem featuring a shield supported by a huemul and a condor, topped with a crest of three feathers, symbolizing the country's heritage, strength, and sovereignty.
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D.
Coat of arms of Peru
The Coat of arms of Peru is the national emblem featuring symbols of the country's biodiversity, mineral wealth, and prosperity, prominently used on official documents, flags, and government insignia.
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E.
coat of arms of Colombia
The coat of arms of Colombia is the country's official heraldic emblem, featuring symbols of its independence, natural wealth, and national ideals arranged on a shield topped by a condor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national coat of arms
ⓘ
national emblem ⓘ |
| adopted | 1848 ⓘ |
| category | National symbols of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| colorScheme |
blue
ⓘ
gold ⓘ green ⓘ white ⓘ |
| country | Costa Rica ⓘ |
| crest | blue ribbon with national name ⓘ |
| designedDuring | presidency of José María Castro Madriz ⓘ |
| features |
an isthmus
ⓘ
blue ribbon with inscription "República de Costa Rica" ⓘ merchant ships ⓘ myrtle branches ⓘ rising sun ⓘ seven stars ⓘ three volcanoes ⓘ two oceans ⓘ |
| legalStatus | defined by Costa Rican law ⓘ |
| modified |
1906
ⓘ
1964 ⓘ 1998 ⓘ |
| motto |
Costa Rica
ⓘ
surface form:
República de Costa Rica
|
| myrtleBranchesRepresent |
peace
ⓘ
victory ⓘ |
| numberOfStars | 7 ⓘ |
| oceansRepresent |
eastern Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea
|
| relatedSymbol |
flag of Costa Rica
ⓘ
national anthem of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| shieldShape | oval ⓘ |
| shipsRepresent |
international trade
ⓘ
merchant marine of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| starsRepresent | seven provinces of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| sunRepresents |
hope
ⓘ
prosperity ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Central American isthmus
ⓘ
agricultural wealth ⓘ geography of Costa Rica ⓘ maritime access to the Caribbean Sea ⓘ maritime access to the Pacific Ocean ⓘ national sovereignty ⓘ peaceful character of Costa Rica ⓘ provinces of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| usedBy | Government of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Costa Rican passports
ⓘ
flag of Costa Rica ⓘ official documents of Costa Rica ⓘ |
| volcanoesRepresent | mountain ranges of Costa Rica ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Coat of arms of Costa Rica Description of subject: The coat of arms of Costa Rica is a national emblem featuring three volcanoes, an isthmus between two oceans with merchant ships, and a rising sun framed by seven stars and myrtle branches, symbolizing the country’s geography, provinces, and peaceful character.
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this entity surface form:
coat of arms of Costa Rica