coat of arms of Thuringia
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The coat of arms of Thuringia is a heraldic shield featuring a striped, crowned lion and stars, symbolizing the historical and political identity of the German state of Thuringia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| coat of arms of Thuringia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10349766 — 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 Thuringia Context triple: [Landtag of Thuringia, coatOfArms, coat of arms of Thuringia]
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Coat of arms of Saxony-Anhalt
The Coat of arms of Saxony-Anhalt is the official heraldic emblem of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, combining historical symbols that represent its regional heritage and identity.
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Coat of arms of Anhalt-Zerbst
The Coat of arms of Anhalt-Zerbst is the heraldic emblem representing the former principality of Anhalt-Zerbst in central Germany, reflecting its dynastic lineage and territorial history.
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Coat of arms of Kyffhäuserkreis
The Coat of arms of Kyffhäuserkreis is the official heraldic emblem of the Kyffhäuser district in Thuringia, Germany, symbolizing its historical heritage and regional identity.
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coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg
The coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg is the official heraldic emblem of the German state, featuring a golden shield with three black lions and often flanked by supporters symbolizing its historical regions.
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Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Saxony
The Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Saxony is the historic heraldic emblem featuring the distinctive black-and-gold striped shield with a green crancelin, symbolizing the royal authority and identity of the former Saxon kingdom in Germany.
- 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 Thuringia Target entity description: The coat of arms of Thuringia is a heraldic shield featuring a striped, crowned lion and stars, symbolizing the historical and political identity of the German state of Thuringia.
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A.
Coat of arms of Saxony-Anhalt
The Coat of arms of Saxony-Anhalt is the official heraldic emblem of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt, combining historical symbols that represent its regional heritage and identity.
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B.
Coat of arms of Anhalt-Zerbst
The Coat of arms of Anhalt-Zerbst is the heraldic emblem representing the former principality of Anhalt-Zerbst in central Germany, reflecting its dynastic lineage and territorial history.
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C.
Coat of arms of Kyffhäuserkreis
The Coat of arms of Kyffhäuserkreis is the official heraldic emblem of the Kyffhäuser district in Thuringia, Germany, symbolizing its historical heritage and regional identity.
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D.
coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg
The coat of arms of Baden-Württemberg is the official heraldic emblem of the German state, featuring a golden shield with three black lions and often flanked by supporters symbolizing its historical regions.
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E.
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Saxony
The Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Saxony is the historic heraldic emblem featuring the distinctive black-and-gold striped shield with a green crancelin, symbolizing the royal authority and identity of the former Saxon kingdom in Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
ⓘ
state coat of arms ⓘ |
| adoptionPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Thuringia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
German reunification
ⓘ
Thuringian regional identity ⓘ |
| backgroundTincture | azure ⓘ |
| category |
Heraldry of German states
ⓘ
Thuringian symbols ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crownTincture | or ⓘ |
| designElement |
crown
ⓘ
eight stars ⓘ striped lion ⓘ |
| fieldColor | blue ⓘ |
| governmentRegulation | regulated by Thuringian state law ⓘ |
| historicalPrecursor |
coat of arms of the Landgraviate of Thuringia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coat of arms of the Ludovingian landgraves of Thuringia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | coat of arms of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfHeraldicBlazon | German ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official state symbol of Thuringia ⓘ |
| lionArmedAndLangued | gules ⓘ |
| lionCrowned | yes ⓘ |
| lionOrigin | Ludovingian lion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lionTincture | barry of eight gules and argent ⓘ |
| lionType | lion rampant ⓘ |
| mainCharge | lion ⓘ |
| notableFeature | similarity to Hessian lion with different star arrangement ⓘ |
| numberOfStars | eight ⓘ |
| region | Central Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reintroduced | after German reunification ⓘ |
| secondaryCharges | stars ⓘ |
| sharesMotifWith | coat of arms of Hesse ⓘ |
| shieldShape | Iberian style shield ⓘ |
| starArrangement | around the lion ⓘ |
| starTincture | argent ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Thuringian statehood
ⓘ
continuity with medieval Thuringian landgraves ⓘ historical identity of Thuringia ⓘ political identity of Thuringia ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Landtag of Thuringia
NERFINISHED
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State of Thuringia NERFINISHED ⓘ government of Thuringia NERFINISHED ⓘ ministries of Thuringia NERFINISHED ⓘ state authorities of Thuringia ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Thuringian state flag (service flag)
NERFINISHED
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official documents of Thuringia ⓘ public buildings in Thuringia ⓘ state seals of Thuringia ⓘ |
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Subject: coat of arms of Thuringia Description of subject: The coat of arms of Thuringia is a heraldic shield featuring a striped, crowned lion and stars, symbolizing the historical and political identity of the German state of Thuringia.
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