Coat of arms of Belgium

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coat of arms national emblem

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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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Coat of arms of Belgium canonical	3
coat of arms of Belgium	2
Belgian monarchy in the case of royal arms	1
Royal Crown of Belgium	1
federal arms of Belgium	1
greater coat of arms of Belgium	1
lesser coat of arms of Belgium	1
royal coat of arms of Belgium	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18480 — 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 Belgium
Context triple: [Belgium, nationalSymbol, Coat of arms of Belgium]

A. Flag of the United Nations
The Flag of the United Nations is a light blue banner featuring a white world map surrounded by olive branches, symbolizing global peace and international cooperation.
B. Union Flag
The Union Flag, commonly known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom, combining the crosses of England, Scotland, and (historically) Ireland into a single design.
C. Grand Union Flag
The Grand Union Flag was the first national flag of the United States, combining the British Union Jack with thirteen stripes representing the original American colonies during the early stages of the Revolutionary War.
D. Belgium
Belgium is a Western European country known for its role as a founding member of major international organizations, including NATO and the European Union, and for hosting many of their key institutions.
E. Flag of the President of the United States
The Flag of the President of the United States is the official standard displaying the presidential coat of arms on a dark blue field, used to represent the office and presence of the U.S. president.
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 Belgium
Target entity description: 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.

A. Flag of the United Nations
The Flag of the United Nations is a light blue banner featuring a white world map surrounded by olive branches, symbolizing global peace and international cooperation.
B. Union Flag
The Union Flag, commonly known as the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom, combining the crosses of England, Scotland, and (historically) Ireland into a single design.
C. Grand Union Flag
The Grand Union Flag was the first national flag of the United States, combining the British Union Jack with thirteen stripes representing the original American colonies during the early stages of the Revolutionary War.
D. Belgium
Belgium is a Western European country known for its role as a founding member of major international organizations, including NATO and the European Union, and for hosting many of their key institutions.
E. Flag of the President of the United States
The Flag of the President of the United States is the official standard displaying the presidential coat of arms on a dark blue field, used to represent the office and presence of the U.S. president.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ national emblem ⓘ
adopted	1837 ⓘ
adoptedBy	Leopold I of Belgium ⓘ
associatedWith	Belgian monarchy ⓘ surface form: Belgian royal family
charge	lion ⓘ
compartment	oak branches ⓘ palm branches ⓘ
country	Belgium ⓘ
crown	Coat of arms of Belgium self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Royal Crown of Belgium
features	Belgian lion ⓘ national motto ⓘ royal crown ⓘ
fieldColor	sable ⓘ
hasVariant	Coat of arms of Belgium self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: greater coat of arms of Belgium Coat of arms of Belgium self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: lesser coat of arms of Belgium
heraldicTincture	ermine ⓘ gules ⓘ or ⓘ sable ⓘ
introducedAfter	Belgian Revolution ⓘ
legalStatus	official state symbol of Belgium ⓘ
lionArmedAndLangued	gules ⓘ
lionColor	or ⓘ
mantling	gules ⓘ
mantlingLined	ermine ⓘ
motto	"L'union fait la force" ⓘ surface form: Eendracht maakt macht "L'union fait la force" ⓘ surface form: Einigkeit macht stark "L'union fait la force" ⓘ surface form: L'union fait la force
mottoLanguage	Dutch ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ
mottoTranslation	Unity makes strength ⓘ
order	Order of Leopold ⓘ
replaced	coat of arms of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands ⓘ
scriptUsedForMotto	Latin alphabet ⓘ
shieldShape	escutcheon ⓘ
supporter	lion ⓘ
supporterCount	2 ⓘ
symbolizes	Belgian monarchy ⓘ national unity ⓘ sovereignty of Belgium ⓘ
usedBy	Belgium ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Belgium
usedOn	diplomatic representations of Belgium ⓘ official documents of Belgium ⓘ seals of Belgian state institutions ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

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

Belgium → nationalSymbol → Coat of arms of Belgium ⓘ

Coat of arms of Belgium → crown → Coat of arms of Belgium self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Crown of Belgium

Coat of arms of Belgium → hasVariant → Coat of arms of Belgium self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: greater coat of arms of Belgium

Coat of arms of Belgium → hasVariant → Coat of arms of Belgium self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: lesser coat of arms of Belgium

Belgian lion → appearsOn → Coat of arms of Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: coat of arms of Belgium

Belgian lion → appearsOn → Coat of arms of Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: royal coat of arms of Belgium

Prime Minister of Belgium → symbol → Coat of arms of Belgium ⓘ

Belgian heraldry → appliesTo → Coat of arms of Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: federal arms of Belgium

Belgian heraldry → regulatedBy → Coat of arms of Belgium ⓘ

this entity surface form: Belgian monarchy in the case of royal arms

Flemish lion → relatedSymbol → Coat of arms of Belgium ⓘ

L’Union fait la Force → appearsOn → Coat of arms of Belgium ⓘ