Great Seal of Great Britain
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The Great Seal of Great Britain was the principal state seal used to authenticate official documents of the unified Kingdom of Great Britain after the 1707 Acts of Union.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Seal of the United Kingdom | 2 |
| Great Seal of the Realm | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
great seal
ⓘ
state seal ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Crown in right of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliament of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ government of the Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| country |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| depicts |
reigning British monarch
ⓘ
royal arms of Great Britain ⓘ |
| follows |
Great Seal of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Seal of Scotland (in part, after union) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause | Acts of Union 1707 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
iconography reflecting the union of England and Scotland
ⓘ
inscription naming the monarch as ruler of Great Britain ⓘ |
| hasEffect | gives formal validity to documents to which it is affixed ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus |
instrument of the Crown
ⓘ
symbol of royal authority ⓘ |
| hasPart |
obverse matrix
ⓘ
reverse matrix ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Great Seal of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUsePeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century (early) ⓘ |
| inception | 1707 ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| replaced | separate English and Scottish great seals for many purposes ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Great Seal of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1707 ⓘ |
| use |
authentication of important legal instruments
ⓘ
authentication of letters patent ⓘ authentication of official documents ⓘ authentication of public acts ⓘ authentication of royal proclamations ⓘ authentication of state documents ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Chancery of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Chancellor of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
enrolment of statutes
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granting of charters ⓘ granting of commissions ⓘ granting of offices ⓘ granting of peerages ⓘ ratification of treaties ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Seal of the Realm
this entity surface form:
Great Seal of the United Kingdom
this entity surface form:
Great Seal of the United Kingdom