Coat of arms of Switzerland

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coat of arms national emblem

The Coat of arms of Switzerland is the national emblem featuring a white cross on a red shield, symbolizing the Swiss Confederation and its federal authority.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Swiss coat of arms	2
Coat of arms of Switzerland canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7608954 — 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 Switzerland
Context triple: [President of the Swiss Confederation, insignia, Coat of arms of Switzerland]

A. Coat of arms of Neuchâtel
The Coat of arms of Neuchâtel is the heraldic emblem representing the Swiss canton and city of Neuchâtel, symbolizing its historical identity and political heritage.
B. Coat of arms of Liechtenstein
The Coat of arms of Liechtenstein is the national heraldic emblem featuring the arms of the princely House of Liechtenstein quartered with regional symbols, representing the principality’s history and sovereignty.
C. coat of arms of the canton of Geneva
The coat of arms of the canton of Geneva is a heraldic emblem featuring a half-eagle and half-key design symbolizing the union of imperial and ecclesiastical authority in the Swiss canton of Geneva.
D. Coat of arms of Germany
The Coat of arms of Germany is the national emblem featuring a black eagle on a golden shield, symbolizing German sovereignty and unity.
E. Coat of arms of the Canton of Jura
The Coat of arms of the Canton of Jura is the official heraldic emblem of Switzerland’s Jura canton, featuring a red vertical stripe and a stylized crozier symbolizing its historical ties to the Prince-Bishopric of Basel and its regional identity.
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 Switzerland
Target entity description: The Coat of arms of Switzerland is the national emblem featuring a white cross on a red shield, symbolizing the Swiss Confederation and its federal authority.

A. Coat of arms of Neuchâtel
The Coat of arms of Neuchâtel is the heraldic emblem representing the Swiss canton and city of Neuchâtel, symbolizing its historical identity and political heritage.
B. Coat of arms of Liechtenstein
The Coat of arms of Liechtenstein is the national heraldic emblem featuring the arms of the princely House of Liechtenstein quartered with regional symbols, representing the principality’s history and sovereignty.
C. coat of arms of the canton of Geneva
The coat of arms of the canton of Geneva is a heraldic emblem featuring a half-eagle and half-key design symbolizing the union of imperial and ecclesiastical authority in the Swiss canton of Geneva.
D. Coat of arms of Germany
The Coat of arms of Germany is the national emblem featuring a black eagle on a golden shield, symbolizing German sovereignty and unity.
E. Coat of arms of the Canton of Jura
The Coat of arms of the Canton of Jura is the official heraldic emblem of Switzerland’s Jura canton, featuring a red vertical stripe and a stylized crozier symbolizing its historical ties to the Prince-Bishopric of Basel and its regional identity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ national emblem ⓘ
associatedWith	Swiss national identity ⓘ Swiss neutrality ⓘ Swiss sovereignty ⓘ
backgroundColor	red ⓘ
category	Heraldry of Switzerland ⓘ National symbols of Switzerland ⓘ
charge	Greek cross ⓘ
chargeColor	white ⓘ
colorScheme	red and white ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
crossType	equilateral cross ⓘ
depicts	white cross ⓘ
differenceFromFlag	flag is square field, coat of arms is shield shape ⓘ
emblemOf	Swiss federal state ⓘ Swiss government NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldColor	red ⓘ
governingLaw	Swiss federal legislation on national emblems ⓘ
historicalOrigin	military ensigns of the Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ
ISO3166CodeCountry	CH ⓘ
legalStatus	protected national symbol of Switzerland ⓘ
officialIn	Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryColor	red ⓘ
secondaryColor	white ⓘ
shape	heraldic shield ⓘ
similarTo	flag of Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	current coat of arms of Switzerland ⓘ
symbolizes	Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ federal authority of Switzerland ⓘ
usedBy	Federal Council of Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ Swiss Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ federal administration of Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedIn	Swiss military insignia ⓘ Swiss official signage ⓘ seals of Swiss federal authorities ⓘ
usedOn	Swiss embassies NERFINISHED ⓘ Swiss identity cards ⓘ Swiss passports ⓘ buildings of the federal authorities of Switzerland ⓘ official documents of the Swiss Confederation ⓘ
usedSince	19th century ⓘ
writingSystemOnEmblem	none ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

President of the Swiss Confederation → insignia → Coat of arms of Switzerland ⓘ

Palais fédéral → roofFeature → Coat of arms of Switzerland ⓘ

this entity surface form: Swiss coat of arms

Swiss embassies → symbolUsed → Coat of arms of Switzerland ⓘ