Great Seal of New Zealand
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The Great Seal of New Zealand is the official seal used to signify the formal approval and authority of the New Zealand Crown on important state documents and legal instruments.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Seal of New Zealand canonical | 1 |
| New Zealand Crown | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2049366 — 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: Great Seal of New Zealand Context triple: [Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983, issuedUnder, Great Seal of New Zealand]
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A.
Royal Standard of New Zealand
The Royal Standard of New Zealand is the personal flag used by the reigning monarch in New Zealand, featuring symbols that represent the country and the Crown.
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B.
Coat of arms of New Zealand
The Coat of arms of New Zealand is the official heraldic emblem of the country, featuring symbols representing its sovereignty, bicultural heritage, and key aspects of its history and economy.
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C.
Great Seal of England
The Great Seal of England was the principal emblem used to authenticate official documents and acts of the English monarch, symbolizing the sovereign’s authority and the legitimacy of royal governance.
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D.
Great Seal of the United States
The Great Seal of the United States is the official national emblem used to authenticate certain documents and symbolize the authority and sovereignty of the U.S. federal government.
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E.
Royal Standard of Solomon Islands
The Royal Standard of Solomon Islands is the personal flag used to represent the reigning monarch of the Solomon Islands, featuring distinctive royal symbols separate from the national flag.
- 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: Great Seal of New Zealand Target entity description: The Great Seal of New Zealand is the official seal used to signify the formal approval and authority of the New Zealand Crown on important state documents and legal instruments.
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A.
Royal Standard of New Zealand
The Royal Standard of New Zealand is the personal flag used by the reigning monarch in New Zealand, featuring symbols that represent the country and the Crown.
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B.
Coat of arms of New Zealand
The Coat of arms of New Zealand is the official heraldic emblem of the country, featuring symbols representing its sovereignty, bicultural heritage, and key aspects of its history and economy.
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C.
Great Seal of England
The Great Seal of England was the principal emblem used to authenticate official documents and acts of the English monarch, symbolizing the sovereign’s authority and the legitimacy of royal governance.
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D.
Great Seal of the United States
The Great Seal of the United States is the official national emblem used to authenticate certain documents and symbolize the authority and sovereignty of the U.S. federal government.
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E.
Royal Standard of Solomon Islands
The Royal Standard of Solomon Islands is the personal flag used to represent the reigning monarch of the Solomon Islands, featuring distinctive royal symbols separate from the national flag.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national symbol
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official seal ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
legal instruments
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state documents ⓘ |
| authorizedBy |
New Zealand government
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King of New Zealand ⓘ
surface form:
New Zealand monarch
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| category |
National symbols of New Zealand
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Seals of state ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Great Seal of England
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surface form:
Great Seal of the Realm
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
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| governmentBody | New Zealand government ⓘ |
| hasFunction | authentication of official documents ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Realm of New Zealand ⓘ |
| hasUser | Governor-General of New Zealand ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official seal of New Zealand ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Coat of arms of New Zealand
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Constitution of New Zealand ⓘ Dominion of New Zealand ⓘ
surface form:
Monarchy of New Zealand
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| represents |
Crown in right of New Zealand
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surface form:
the Crown in right of New Zealand
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| script | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| signifies |
authority of the Crown
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formal approval ⓘ |
| symbolizes | sovereign authority in New Zealand ⓘ |
| typeOf | Great Seal ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Crown in right of New Zealand
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surface form:
New Zealand Crown
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| usedFor |
formal instruments of state
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important state documents ⓘ legal authentication ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Seal of New Zealand Description of subject: The Great Seal of New Zealand is the official seal used to signify the formal approval and authority of the New Zealand Crown on important state documents and legal instruments.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Letters Patent Constituting the Office of Governor-General of New Zealand 1983
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issuedUnder
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Great Seal of New Zealand
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this entity surface form:
New Zealand Crown