Coat of arms of Namibia
E397057
The Coat of arms of Namibia is the national emblem featuring a shield with the Namib Desert dunes and a golden sun, supported by African fish eagles and oryx antelopes, symbolizing the country’s sovereignty and natural heritage.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coat of arms of Namibia canonical | 2 |
| coat of arms of Namibia | 2 |
| Namibian coat of arms | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3896405 — 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 Namibia Context triple: [Prime Minister of Namibia, symbolUsed, Coat of arms of Namibia]
-
A.
Coat of arms of Botswana
The Coat of arms of Botswana is the national emblem featuring a shield supported by zebras and symbols of water, agriculture, and industry, representing the country’s heritage and aspirations.
-
B.
Coat of arms of South Africa
The Coat of arms of South Africa is the country’s primary national emblem, symbolizing its unity, heritage, and democratic values through a rich composition of indigenous symbols and motto.
-
C.
coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea
The coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea is a national emblem featuring a silk-cotton tree, six stars representing the mainland and islands, and a banner with the Spanish motto “Unidad, Paz, Justicia” symbolizing the country’s unity, peace, and justice.
-
D.
Coat of arms of Zimbabwe
The Coat of arms of Zimbabwe is the national heraldic emblem featuring a shield, soapstone bird, and agricultural and mining symbols that represent the country’s history, natural resources, and aspirations.
-
E.
Coat of arms of the South African Republic
The Coat of arms of the South African Republic was the official heraldic emblem of the 19th-century Boer republic commonly known as the Transvaal, symbolizing its sovereignty and political identity before incorporation into the Union of South Africa.
- 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 Namibia Target entity description: The Coat of arms of Namibia is the national emblem featuring a shield with the Namib Desert dunes and a golden sun, supported by African fish eagles and oryx antelopes, symbolizing the country’s sovereignty and natural heritage.
-
A.
Coat of arms of Botswana
The Coat of arms of Botswana is the national emblem featuring a shield supported by zebras and symbols of water, agriculture, and industry, representing the country’s heritage and aspirations.
-
B.
Coat of arms of South Africa
The Coat of arms of South Africa is the country’s primary national emblem, symbolizing its unity, heritage, and democratic values through a rich composition of indigenous symbols and motto.
-
C.
coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea
The coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea is a national emblem featuring a silk-cotton tree, six stars representing the mainland and islands, and a banner with the Spanish motto “Unidad, Paz, Justicia” symbolizing the country’s unity, peace, and justice.
-
D.
Coat of arms of Zimbabwe
The Coat of arms of Zimbabwe is the national heraldic emblem featuring a shield, soapstone bird, and agricultural and mining symbols that represent the country’s history, natural resources, and aspirations.
-
E.
Coat of arms of the South African Republic
The Coat of arms of the South African Republic was the official heraldic emblem of the 19th-century Boer republic commonly known as the Transvaal, symbolizing its sovereignty and political identity before incorporation into the Union of South Africa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
ⓘ
national emblem ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Constituent Assembly of Namibia ⓘ |
| adoptedOn | 1990-03-21 ⓘ |
| adoptionOccasion | independence of Namibia ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
government buildings in Namibia
ⓘ
official documents of Namibia ⓘ presidential standard of Namibia ⓘ |
| category |
Coats of arms of countries in Africa
ⓘ
National symbols of Namibia ⓘ |
| colorSymbolismBlue | Atlantic Ocean and sky ⓘ |
| colorSymbolismGold | sun and mineral wealth ⓘ |
| colorSymbolismGreen | vegetation and agricultural resources ⓘ |
| colorSymbolismRed | people of Namibia and their heroism ⓘ |
| compartment |
Namib Desert
ⓘ
surface form:
Namib Desert sand dunes
|
| compartmentSymbolizes | Namib Desert ⓘ |
| country | Namibia ⓘ |
| crest | African fish eagle ⓘ |
| crestSymbolizes |
rain and life-giving water
ⓘ
water resources of Namibia ⓘ |
| designedFor | post-independence national identity ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official national symbol of Namibia ⓘ |
| motto | Unity, Liberty, Justice ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | English ⓘ |
| mottoSymbolizes | national values of Namibia ⓘ |
| replaced | coat of arms of South West Africa ⓘ |
| shieldCharge |
diagonal white band
ⓘ
golden sun with twelve triangular rays ⓘ representation of Namib Desert dunes ⓘ |
| shieldColor |
blue
ⓘ
green ⓘ red ⓘ |
| supporter |
African fish eagle
ⓘ
oryx antelope ⓘ |
| supporterCount | 2 ⓘ |
| supporterSpecies | Oryx gazella ⓘ |
| supporterSymbolizes |
courage
ⓘ
elegance ⓘ pride ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
desert landscape of Namibia
ⓘ
life and energy ⓘ natural heritage of Namibia ⓘ sovereignty of Namibia ⓘ sunshine in Namibia ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Namibia
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Namibia
|
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Coat of arms of Namibia Description of subject: The Coat of arms of Namibia is the national emblem featuring a shield with the Namib Desert dunes and a golden sun, supported by African fish eagles and oryx antelopes, symbolizing the country’s sovereignty and natural heritage.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Namibian coat of arms
this entity surface form:
coat of arms of Namibia
this entity surface form:
coat of arms of Namibia