Sardinian flag
E393463
The Sardinian flag is the historic regional banner of Sardinia, featuring a red cross and four Moor’s heads, and serves as a key symbol of the island’s identity and heritage.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flag of Sardinia | 4 |
| Sardinian flag canonical | 2 |
| flag of Sardinia | 2 |
| Bandiera della Sardegna | 1 |
| Four Moors (Sardinian flag) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3841171 — 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: Sardinian flag Context triple: [Moor's head flag, relatedSymbol, Sardinian flag]
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A.
Flag of Apulia
The Flag of Apulia is the regional banner of the Apulia region in southern Italy, featuring its coat of arms with a crowned shield and symbolic elements representing the area's history and identity.
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B.
Flag of Aragon
The Flag of Aragon is a historic banner of four red pallets on a golden field, symbolizing the Crown of Aragon and serving as the official flag of the autonomous community of Aragon in northeastern Spain.
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C.
Italian monarchy flag
The Italian monarchy flag was the national banner used by the Kingdom of Italy, distinguished by the royal coat of arms of the House of Savoy at its center.
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D.
Flag of Malta
The Flag of Malta is a vertical bicolor of white and red featuring a representation of the George Cross in the upper hoist corner, symbolizing the country's bravery and its historical ties to the United Kingdom.
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E.
Flag of the Duchy of Parma
The Flag of the Duchy of Parma was the historical banner representing the small Italian duchy ruled primarily by the Farnese and later Bourbon-Parma dynasties before its incorporation into a unified Italy.
- 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: Sardinian flag Target entity description: The Sardinian flag is the historic regional banner of Sardinia, featuring a red cross and four Moor’s heads, and serves as a key symbol of the island’s identity and heritage.
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A.
Flag of Apulia
The Flag of Apulia is the regional banner of the Apulia region in southern Italy, featuring its coat of arms with a crowned shield and symbolic elements representing the area's history and identity.
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B.
Flag of Aragon
The Flag of Aragon is a historic banner of four red pallets on a golden field, symbolizing the Crown of Aragon and serving as the official flag of the autonomous community of Aragon in northeastern Spain.
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C.
Italian monarchy flag
The Italian monarchy flag was the national banner used by the Kingdom of Italy, distinguished by the royal coat of arms of the House of Savoy at its center.
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D.
Flag of Malta
The Flag of Malta is a vertical bicolor of white and red featuring a representation of the George Cross in the upper hoist corner, symbolizing the country's bravery and its historical ties to the United Kingdom.
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E.
Flag of the Duchy of Parma
The Flag of the Duchy of Parma was the historical banner representing the small Italian duchy ruled primarily by the Farnese and later Bourbon-Parma dynasties before its incorporation into a unified Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
regional flag
ⓘ
symbol of Sardinia ⓘ |
| adopted | 1950 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bandiera dei Quattro Mori
ⓘ
Sardinian flag ⓘ
surface form:
Bandiera della Sardegna
Sardinian flag ⓘ
surface form:
Flag of Sardinia
Moor's head flag ⓘ
surface form:
Four Moors flag
|
| associatedWith |
Four Judicates of Sardinia
ⓘ
surface form:
Judicates of Sardinia
Kingdom of Sardinia ⓘ |
| color |
black
ⓘ
red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
emblem in Sardinian festivals
ⓘ
icon of Sardinian nationalism ⓘ symbol in Sardinian sports events ⓘ |
| designElement |
Moors’ heads facing left
ⓘ
bandanas on foreheads of Moors ⓘ four Moor’s heads ⓘ quartered layout ⓘ red cross ⓘ white field ⓘ |
| displayedAt |
Sardinian regional council buildings
ⓘ
public offices in Sardinia ⓘ |
| displayedWith |
flag of Italy
ⓘ
flag of the European Union ⓘ |
| field | white field with red cross ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin |
Crown of Aragon heraldry
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Regional Law of Sardinia on the flag ⓘ |
| modificationDetail |
bandanas moved from eyes to forehead
ⓘ
orientation of Moors’ heads changed to face left ⓘ |
| modified | 1999 ⓘ |
| officialStatus | official flag of the Autonomous Region of Sardinia ⓘ |
| quarter | one Moor’s head in each quarter ⓘ |
| ratio | 2:3 ⓘ |
| readopted | 1999 ⓘ |
| represents | Sardinia ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Christian victory over Moors
ⓘ
Sardinian heritage ⓘ Sardinian identity ⓘ historical ties to the Crown of Aragon ⓘ regional autonomy ⓘ |
| usedAs |
civil flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ war flag at regional level ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Sardinia
ⓘ
surface form:
Autonomous Region of Sardinia
Sardinian municipalities ⓘ Regional Government of Sardinia ⓘ
surface form:
Sardinian regional government
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sardinian flag Description of subject: The Sardinian flag is the historic regional banner of Sardinia, featuring a red cross and four Moor’s heads, and serves as a key symbol of the island’s identity and heritage.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Four Moors (Sardinian flag)
this entity surface form:
Flag of Sardinia
this entity surface form:
Flag of Sardinia
this entity surface form:
flag of Sardinia
this entity surface form:
Flag of Sardinia
this entity surface form:
flag of Sardinia
this entity surface form:
Flag of Sardinia
this entity surface form:
Bandiera della Sardegna