Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Saxony

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coat of arms heraldic achievement national emblem

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.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Coat of arms of Saxony	3
Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Saxony canonical	2
Royal arms of the Kingdom of Saxony	1
coat of arms of Saxony	1
coat of arms of the Electorate of Saxony	1
coat of arms of the Free State of Saxony	1
greater coat of arms of the Kingdom of Saxony	1
royal arms of the Kingdom of Saxony	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4742534 — 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 the Kingdom of Saxony
Context triple: [King of Saxony, coatOfArms, Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Saxony]

A. 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.
B. Coat of arms of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
The Coat of arms of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is the official heraldic emblem representing the state parliament of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany.
C. Coat of arms of the Landtag of Bavaria
The Coat of arms of the Landtag of Bavaria is the official heraldic emblem representing Bavaria’s state parliament, symbolizing its legislative authority and Bavarian identity.
D. Coat of arms of Germany
The Coat of arms of Germany is the national emblem featuring a black eagle on a golden shield, symbolizing German sovereignty and unity.
E. Coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Berg
The Coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Berg was the heraldic emblem representing this short-lived Napoleonic-era German state, combining traditional regional symbols with Napoleonic imperial motifs.
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 the Kingdom of Saxony
Target entity description: 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.

A. 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.
B. Coat of arms of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
The Coat of arms of the Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern is the official heraldic emblem representing the state parliament of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany.
C. Coat of arms of the Landtag of Bavaria
The Coat of arms of the Landtag of Bavaria is the official heraldic emblem representing Bavaria’s state parliament, symbolizing its legislative authority and Bavarian identity.
D. Coat of arms of Germany
The Coat of arms of Germany is the national emblem featuring a black eagle on a golden shield, symbolizing German sovereignty and unity.
E. Coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Berg
The Coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Berg was the heraldic emblem representing this short-lived Napoleonic-era German state, combining traditional regional symbols with Napoleonic imperial motifs.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ heraldic achievement ⓘ national emblem ⓘ
appearsOn	Saxon coins ⓘ Saxon military standards ⓘ Saxon postage stamps ⓘ royal seals of Saxony ⓘ state documents of the Kingdom of Saxony ⓘ
associatedDynasty	Wettin dynasty ⓘ linked to: House of Wettin
charge	crancelin ⓘ
colors	black ⓘ gold ⓘ green ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Saxony ⓘ
countryToday	Germany ⓘ
crancelinMeaning	symbol of electoral dignity ⓘ
crancelinPosition	bendy sinister ⓘ
crancelinTincture	vert (green) ⓘ
emblemType	royal symbol ⓘ state symbol ⓘ
hasMotto	no fixed motto in the arms itself ⓘ
heraldicDirection	dexter ⓘ
heraldicTradition	German heraldry ⓘ
historicalPeriod	19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ
influenced	modern coat of arms of the Free State of Saxony ⓘ
inUseAfterMonarchy	as historical and regional symbol ⓘ
mainFieldTincture	or (gold) ⓘ
ordinary	bendy of ten sable and or ⓘ
partOf	greater coat of arms of the Kingdom of Saxony ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Saxony
region	Saxony ⓘ
relatedSymbol	flag of the Kingdom of Saxony ⓘ royal standard of Saxony ⓘ
replaced	earlier arms of the Electorate of Saxony ⓘ
sharesElementsWith	coat of arms of the Free State of Saxony ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Saxony
shieldShape	heater shield ⓘ
status	historical ⓘ
symbolizes	identity of the Saxon kingdom ⓘ royal authority of Saxony ⓘ
usedBy	House of Wettin ⓘ Kingdom of Saxony ⓘ Saxon army ⓘ linked to: Saxon Army Saxon government ⓘ Saxon monarchy ⓘ linked to: Saxon royal family
usedFrom	1806 ⓘ
usedIn	Germany ⓘ
usedUntil	1918 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

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

King of Saxony → coatOfArms → Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Saxony ⓘ

Kingdom of Saxony → coatOfArms → Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Saxony ⓘ

White Horse of Saxony → usedIn → coat of arms of Saxony ⓘ

subject linked to: white horse of Saxony