Coat of arms of Moscow

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coat of arms heraldic emblem municipal symbol

The Coat of arms of Moscow is the historic heraldic emblem depicting Saint George slaying a dragon, serving as the primary symbol of the city’s authority and identity.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
coat of arms of Moscow	2
Coat of arms of Moscow canonical	1
arms of Moscow	1
coat of arms of Moscow Oblast	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T323332 — 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 Moscow
Context triple: [Mayor of Moscow, symbol, Coat of arms of Moscow]

A. flag of Moscow
The flag of Moscow is a crimson banner featuring Saint George mounted on a horse slaying a dragon, symbolizing the city’s historic patron and martial heritage.
B. White Eagle coat of arms
The White Eagle coat of arms is the historic heraldic emblem featuring a crowned white eagle that serves as the central national symbol of Poland.
C. Imperial double-headed eagle of Russia
The Imperial double-headed eagle of Russia is the historic heraldic emblem symbolizing the authority and unity of the Russian Empire under the Romanov dynasty.
D. coat of arms of the Holy See
The coat of arms of the Holy See is the official ecclesiastical heraldic emblem of the papacy, featuring the crossed keys of Saint Peter beneath the papal tiara to represent the authority of the Pope and the Vatican.
E. Coat of arms of Slovakia
The Coat of arms of Slovakia is the national emblem featuring a double cross atop three blue hills, symbolizing the country’s Christian heritage and mountainous landscape.
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 Moscow
Target entity description: The Coat of arms of Moscow is the historic heraldic emblem depicting Saint George slaying a dragon, serving as the primary symbol of the city’s authority and identity.

A. flag of Moscow
The flag of Moscow is a crimson banner featuring Saint George mounted on a horse slaying a dragon, symbolizing the city’s historic patron and martial heritage.
B. White Eagle coat of arms
The White Eagle coat of arms is the historic heraldic emblem featuring a crowned white eagle that serves as the central national symbol of Poland.
C. Imperial double-headed eagle of Russia
The Imperial double-headed eagle of Russia is the historic heraldic emblem symbolizing the authority and unity of the Russian Empire under the Romanov dynasty.
D. coat of arms of the Holy See
The coat of arms of the Holy See is the official ecclesiastical heraldic emblem of the papacy, featuring the crossed keys of Saint Peter beneath the papal tiara to represent the authority of the Pope and the Vatican.
E. Coat of arms of Slovakia
The Coat of arms of Slovakia is the national emblem featuring a double cross atop three blue hills, symbolizing the country’s Christian heritage and mountainous landscape.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ heraldic emblem ⓘ municipal symbol ⓘ
associatedSaint	St George ⓘ surface form: Saint George the Victorious
backgroundShape	heraldic shield ⓘ
capeColor	blue ⓘ
category	Coats of arms with Saint George ⓘ Coats of arms with dragons ⓘ Municipal coats of arms in Russia ⓘ
country	Russia ⓘ
depicts	Saint George of Lydda ⓘ surface form: Saint George Saint George and the Dragon ⓘ surface form: Saint George slaying a dragon dragon ⓘ
dragonColor	black ⓘ
dragonPosition	under hooves of the horse ⓘ
features	cape ⓘ horse ⓘ mounted knight ⓘ shield ⓘ spear ⓘ
featuresColor	gold ⓘ silver ⓘ
fieldColor	red ⓘ
hasMotto	none (no official motto) ⓘ
heritageStatus	historic symbol of Moscow ⓘ
horseColor	silver ⓘ
influenced	coats of arms of Moscow Oblast ⓘ emblems of Moscow-related institutions ⓘ
legalStatus	officially adopted symbol of Moscow ⓘ
orientation	Saint George facing left (dexter) from viewer’s perspective ⓘ
partOf	heraldic tradition of Russia ⓘ
religiousContext	Christian symbolism ⓘ
scriptUsed	none (no inscription) ⓘ
symbolizes	authority of the city of Moscow ⓘ identity of the city of Moscow ⓘ victory of good over evil ⓘ
theme	dragon-slaying legend ⓘ military saint ⓘ
usedAs	official emblem of Moscow ⓘ primary symbol of Moscow city government ⓘ
usedBy	Mayor of Moscow ⓘ Moscow ⓘ Moscow City Duma ⓘ Government of Moscow ⓘ surface form: Moscow city executive authorities
usedOn	buildings of Moscow city administration ⓘ flag of Moscow ⓘ official documents of Moscow ⓘ seals of Moscow authorities ⓘ
weapon	lance ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Mayor of Moscow → symbol → Coat of arms of Moscow ⓘ

Imperial double-headed eagle of Russia → bearsOnBreast → Coat of arms of Moscow ⓘ

this entity surface form: arms of Moscow

Moscow Oblast → hasSymbol → Coat of arms of Moscow ⓘ

this entity surface form: coat of arms of Moscow Oblast

flag of Moscow → basedOn → Coat of arms of Moscow ⓘ

this entity surface form: coat of arms of Moscow

Yuri Dolgorukiy → commemoratedIn → Coat of arms of Moscow ⓘ