Seal of the State of Texas
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The Seal of the State of Texas is the official emblem of Texas, featuring a lone star encircled by olive and live oak branches to symbolize the state's sovereignty and strength.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Seal of the State of Texas | 1 |
| Republic of Texas seal | 1 |
| Seal of the State of Texas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2121040 — 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: Seal of the State of Texas Context triple: [Flag of the Governor of Texas, relatedTo, Seal of the State of Texas]
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A.
Great Seal of the State of California
The Great Seal of the State of California is the official emblem of California’s government, symbolizing its history, sovereignty, and key ideals such as liberty, prosperity, and natural abundance.
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B.
Great Seal of the State of Arizona
The Great Seal of the State of Arizona is the official emblem of Arizona’s government, featuring symbols of the state’s mining, agriculture, climate, and natural scenery.
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C.
Seal of the State of Florida
The Seal of the State of Florida is the official emblem of Florida’s government, featuring imagery such as a Seminole woman, a sabal palm, and a sun over water to symbolize the state’s history, culture, and natural environment.
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D.
Seal of Maryland
The Seal of Maryland is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Maryland, featuring heraldic imagery representing its colonial history and the Calvert and Crossland family arms.
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E.
Seal of Iowa
The Seal of Iowa is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Iowa, featuring imagery symbolizing its agriculture, industry, and the pioneering spirit of its citizens.
- 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: Seal of the State of Texas Target entity description: The Seal of the State of Texas is the official emblem of Texas, featuring a lone star encircled by olive and live oak branches to symbolize the state's sovereignty and strength.
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A.
Great Seal of the State of California
The Great Seal of the State of California is the official emblem of California’s government, symbolizing its history, sovereignty, and key ideals such as liberty, prosperity, and natural abundance.
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B.
Great Seal of the State of Arizona
The Great Seal of the State of Arizona is the official emblem of Arizona’s government, featuring symbols of the state’s mining, agriculture, climate, and natural scenery.
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C.
Seal of the State of Florida
The Seal of the State of Florida is the official emblem of Florida’s government, featuring imagery such as a Seminole woman, a sabal palm, and a sun over water to symbolize the state’s history, culture, and natural environment.
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D.
Seal of Maryland
The Seal of Maryland is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Maryland, featuring heraldic imagery representing its colonial history and the Calvert and Crossland family arms.
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E.
Seal of Iowa
The Seal of Iowa is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Iowa, featuring imagery symbolizing its agriculture, industry, and the pioneering spirit of its citizens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
official emblem
ⓘ
state seal ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Texas
|
| associatedWith |
Governor of Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
Texas Governor
Texas Secretary of State ⓘ |
| basedOn | symbol of the Lone Star ⓘ |
| category |
Government of Texas
ⓘ
Heraldry of Texas ⓘ |
| color |
blue
ⓘ
brown ⓘ gold ⓘ green ⓘ white ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| depicts |
live oak branch
ⓘ
lone star ⓘ olive branch ⓘ |
| follows |
Seal of the State of Texas
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Texas seal
|
| hasDesignElement |
encircling wreath
ⓘ
five-pointed star ⓘ text legend ⓘ |
| hasMotto |
Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
The State of Texas
|
| hasPart |
live oak branch wreath segment
ⓘ
olive branch wreath segment ⓘ outer ring with inscription ⓘ star ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Seal of the State of Texas
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Seal of the State of Texas
Reverse of the Seal of the State of Texas ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | official state symbol ⓘ |
| legislatedBy | Texas Legislature ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Texas state insignia
ⓘ
symbols of Texas ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Texas Government Code ⓘ |
| shape | circle ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
sovereignty
ⓘ
strength ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Texas
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Texas
Government of Texas ⓘ
surface form:
Texas government authority
Texas sovereignty ⓘ |
| usedBy | Government of Texas ⓘ |
| usedFor |
authentication of official state documents
ⓘ
government proclamations ⓘ legal instruments ⓘ official certificates ⓘ |
| usedSince | 1845 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Seal of the State of Texas Description of subject: The Seal of the State of Texas is the official emblem of Texas, featuring a lone star encircled by olive and live oak branches to symbolize the state's sovereignty and strength.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Great Seal of the State of Texas
this entity surface form:
Republic of Texas seal