Great Seal of Scotland
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The Great Seal of Scotland is the principal emblem of royal authority in Scotland, used to authenticate important state documents and formal acts of the monarch.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Seal of Scotland (post-Union style) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
great seal
ⓘ
state seal ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| attachedBy |
cords
ⓘ
ribbons ⓘ |
| attachedTo | parchment documents ⓘ |
| changedWith | accession of each new monarch ⓘ |
| continuesInUseAfter | Acts of Union 1707 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| dateOfOrigin | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Great Seal of Northern Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Seal of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Seal of the Realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityFrom | Crown in right of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDesignElement |
Scottish crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish version of the Royal Arms ⓘ motto "In Defens" ⓘ royal coat of arms used in Scotland ⓘ unicorn supporters ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | metal ⓘ |
| hasPredecessor | medieval Great Seal of the Kingdom of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | later recut matrices reflecting current monarch ⓘ |
| hasType | impression seal ⓘ |
| keeper | First Minister of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
official seal of Scotland
ⓘ
principal emblem of royal authority in Scotland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scottish heraldic tradition
ⓘ
royal symbols of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Acts of the Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | authority of the Crown in Scotland ⓘ |
| use |
authenticate formal acts of the monarch
ⓘ
authenticate important state documents ⓘ symbolize royal authority in Scotland ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Government NERFINISHED ⓘ monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| usedFor |
certain parliamentary instruments
ⓘ
commissions of office ⓘ formal grants of honours or dignities ⓘ letters patent ⓘ royal proclamations ⓘ |
| usedIn |
ceremonial state processes
ⓘ
constitutional procedures in Scotland ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Seal of Scotland (post-Union style)