Coat of arms of Portugal
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The Coat of arms of Portugal is the national heraldic emblem featuring a shield with five small blue shields and red border castles, symbolizing the country’s history, sovereignty, and identity.
All labels observed (14)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T449330 — 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 Portugal Context triple: [Prime Minister of Portugal, symbol, Coat of arms of Portugal]
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A.
Coat of arms of Belgium
The Coat of arms of Belgium is the official heraldic emblem of the Belgian state, featuring a crowned lion, national motto, and royal symbols representing the country's monarchy and unity.
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B.
Coat of arms of the Canary Islands
The Coat of arms of the Canary Islands is the official heraldic emblem of this Spanish Atlantic archipelago, featuring symbols that represent its islands, maritime character, and historical ties to Spain.
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C.
flag of Portugal
The flag of Portugal is a vertically bicolored green and red national flag featuring the country’s complex coat of arms with an armillary sphere and shield at the boundary of the two fields.
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D.
Royal Coat of Arms of Norway
The Royal Coat of Arms of Norway is the national emblem featuring a golden crowned lion holding a silver axe on a red shield, symbolizing the Norwegian monarchy and state authority.
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E.
coat of arms of New Spain
The coat of arms of New Spain was the heraldic emblem used during the Spanish colonial period in what is now Mexico, featuring symbols of Spanish royal authority and Christian conquest that later influenced Mexico’s national iconography.
- 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 Portugal Target entity description: The Coat of arms of Portugal is the national heraldic emblem featuring a shield with five small blue shields and red border castles, symbolizing the country’s history, sovereignty, and identity.
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A.
Coat of arms of Belgium
The Coat of arms of Belgium is the official heraldic emblem of the Belgian state, featuring a crowned lion, national motto, and royal symbols representing the country's monarchy and unity.
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B.
Coat of arms of the Canary Islands
The Coat of arms of the Canary Islands is the official heraldic emblem of this Spanish Atlantic archipelago, featuring symbols that represent its islands, maritime character, and historical ties to Spain.
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C.
flag of Portugal
The flag of Portugal is a vertically bicolored green and red national flag featuring the country’s complex coat of arms with an armillary sphere and shield at the boundary of the two fields.
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D.
Royal Coat of Arms of Norway
The Royal Coat of Arms of Norway is the national emblem featuring a golden crowned lion holding a silver axe on a red shield, symbolizing the Norwegian monarchy and state authority.
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E.
coat of arms of New Spain
The coat of arms of New Spain was the heraldic emblem used during the Spanish colonial period in what is now Mexico, featuring symbols of Spanish royal authority and Christian conquest that later influenced Mexico’s national iconography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heraldic emblem
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national coat of arms ⓘ |
| adopted | 1911 ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | First Portuguese Republic ⓘ |
| armillarySphereSymbolism |
Portuguese maritime discoveries
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global influence of Portugal ⓘ |
| category |
National symbols of Portugal
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Portuguese heraldry ⓘ |
| colorSymbolism |
green (in composition with flag) symbolizes hope
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red symbolizes bravery and sacrifice ⓘ |
| country | Portugal ⓘ |
| crest | none (no helmet or crest in official version) ⓘ |
| feature |
each blue escutcheon charged with five white bezants
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five escutcheons arranged in a cross ⓘ red bordure charged with seven golden castles ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Portuguese shield
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armillary sphere ⓘ laurel branches ⓘ scroll with inscription "Portugal" ⓘ |
| laurelBranchesSymbolism |
glory
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honour ⓘ victory ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
defined in the Constitution of Portugal
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regulated by Portuguese law ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Coat of arms of Portugal
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
royal coat of arms of Portugal
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| scriptOnScroll |
Portugal
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surface form:
"Portugal"
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| shieldCharge |
five small blue shields
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red border with castles ⓘ |
| shieldColor | red ⓘ |
| style | Iberian heraldic tradition ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Age of Exploration
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surface form:
Age of Discoveries
Christian heritage of Portugal ⓘ Portuguese Crown ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese monarchy (historical)
Portuguese national identity ⓘ Portuguese sovereignty ⓘ Portuguese victories over Moorish rulers ⓘ history of Portugal ⓘ independence of Portugal ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Portuguese Armed Forces
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Portugal ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese Republic
Portuguese diplomatic missions ⓘ Government of Portugal ⓘ
surface form:
Portuguese government
President of Portugal ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Portuguese euro coins (national side)
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Portuguese passports ⓘ flag of Portugal ⓘ official documents of Portugal ⓘ presidential standard of Portugal ⓘ |
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Subject: Coat of arms of Portugal Description of subject: The Coat of arms of Portugal is the national heraldic emblem featuring a shield with five small blue shields and red border castles, symbolizing the country’s history, sovereignty, and identity.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Portuguese coat of arms
this entity surface form:
Portuguese lesser coat of arms
this entity surface form:
royal coat of arms of Portugal
this entity surface form:
Portuguese coat of arms
this entity surface form:
coat of arms of Portugal
this entity surface form:
Arms of the House of Aviz
this entity surface form:
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Portugal
this entity surface form:
coat of arms of Portugal
this entity surface form:
Arms of the House of Braganza
this entity surface form:
quinas on the Portuguese coat of arms
this entity surface form:
Kingdom of Portugal (as quartering in royal arms, historical)
this entity surface form:
coat of arms of Portugal
this entity surface form:
Portuguese coat of arms
this entity surface form:
coat of arms of Portugal
coat of arms of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves
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Coat of arms of Portugal
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this entity surface form:
coat of arms of the Kingdom of Portugal
this entity surface form:
coat of arms of Portugal
this entity surface form:
Coat of arms of Afonso IV of Portugal
this entity surface form:
Arms of the early Kingdom of Portugal (blue shields with silver bezants)
subject surface form:
Joseph I of Portugal
this entity surface form:
Coat of arms of Joseph I of Portugal