Coat of arms of the Philippines (Commonwealth era)

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coat of arms national emblem

The Coat of arms of the Philippines (Commonwealth era) was the official heraldic emblem used from 1935 to 1946, symbolizing the country’s transitional status under U.S. sovereignty and its emerging national identity prior to full independence.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Coat of arms of the Philippine Islands	1
Coat of arms of the Philippines (Commonwealth era) canonical	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4124802 — 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 the Philippines (Commonwealth era)
Context triple: [Commonwealth of the Philippines, coatOfArms, Coat of arms of the Philippines (Commonwealth era)]

A. Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines
The Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines is a Philippine law that prescribes the design, display, and proper use of the national flag, anthem, and other national symbols.
B. Coat of arms of Palau
The Coat of arms of Palau is the official national emblem featuring traditional Palauan symbols that represent the island nation's heritage, sovereignty, and identity.
C. Philippine great seal
The Philippine great seal is the official emblem of the Republic of the Philippines used to authenticate government documents and symbolize national authority.
D. Presidential Flag of the Philippines
The Presidential Flag of the Philippines is the official standard used to represent the authority and office of the country’s president, typically featuring the national colors and the presidential coat of arms.
E. Flag of the Philippines
The Flag of the Philippines is the national tricolor banner featuring a white triangle, blue and red fields, and symbolic sun and stars, representing the country’s independence, history, and ideals.
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 the Philippines (Commonwealth era)
Target entity description: The Coat of arms of the Philippines (Commonwealth era) was the official heraldic emblem used from 1935 to 1946, symbolizing the country’s transitional status under U.S. sovereignty and its emerging national identity prior to full independence.

A. Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines
The Flag and Heraldic Code of the Philippines is a Philippine law that prescribes the design, display, and proper use of the national flag, anthem, and other national symbols.
B. Coat of arms of Palau
The Coat of arms of Palau is the official national emblem featuring traditional Palauan symbols that represent the island nation's heritage, sovereignty, and identity.
C. Philippine great seal
The Philippine great seal is the official emblem of the Republic of the Philippines used to authenticate government documents and symbolize national authority.
D. Presidential Flag of the Philippines
The Presidential Flag of the Philippines is the official standard used to represent the authority and office of the country’s president, typically featuring the national colors and the presidential coat of arms.
E. Flag of the Philippines
The Flag of the Philippines is the national tricolor banner featuring a white triangle, blue and red fields, and symbolic sun and stars, representing the country’s independence, history, and ideals.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ national emblem ⓘ
adoptedBy	Commonwealth Government of the Philippines ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth government of the Philippines
category	Heraldry of the Philippines ⓘ National symbols of the Philippines ⓘ
country	Philippines ⓘ
endUse	1946 ⓘ
followedBy	Coat of arms of the Philippines ⓘ surface form: Coat of arms of the Republic of the Philippines
historicalPhase	American colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ transition to the Third Philippine Republic ⓘ
legalBasis	Commonwealth Acts of the Philippines ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth Act No. 731
period	American colonial period in the Philippines ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth era of the Philippines
precededBy	Coat of arms of the Philippines (Commonwealth era) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Coat of arms of the Philippine Islands
represents	Philippines under United States sovereignty ⓘ emerging Filipino national identity ⓘ transitional political status of the Philippines ⓘ
startUse	1935 ⓘ
status	official ⓘ
symbolizes	relationship between the Philippines and the United States ⓘ transition from colonial rule to independence ⓘ
timeContext	pre-independence Philippines ⓘ
usedBy	Commonwealth of the Philippines ⓘ Executive branch of the Philippines ⓘ surface form: Philippine executive branch Judiciary of the Philippines ⓘ surface form: Philippine judiciary Philippine legislative branch ⓘ
usedDuring	World War II ⓘ surface form: World War II era presidency of Manuel L. Quezon ⓘ
usedIn	government seals ⓘ official documents ⓘ official publications ⓘ
usedUnder	United States sovereignty ⓘ

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Commonwealth of the Philippines → coatOfArms → Coat of arms of the Philippines (Commonwealth era) ⓘ

Coat of arms of the Philippines (Commonwealth era) → precededBy → Coat of arms of the Philippines (Commonwealth era) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coat of arms of the Philippine Islands

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