coat of arms of Ghana

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coat of arms national emblem

The coat of arms of Ghana is the national heraldic emblem featuring a shield supported by eagles, symbolizing the country's sovereignty, rich resources, and guiding principles.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Coat of arms of Ghana	4
coat of arms of Ghana canonical	3
Coat of arms of Ghana (1957–1960)	1
Coat of arms of the Ghana Armed Forces	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5953999 — 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 Ghana
Context triple: [Freedom and Justice, usedOn, coat of arms of Ghana]

A. coat of arms of Côte d'Ivoire
The coat of arms of Côte d'Ivoire is a national emblem featuring an elephant’s head beneath a rising sun, flanked by palm trees, symbolizing the country’s wildlife, hope, and tropical landscape.
B. coat of arms of Sierra Leone
The coat of arms of Sierra Leone is the national emblem featuring a shield with lions, a green landscape, and a rising sun, flanked by lions and supported by the national motto “Unity, Freedom, Justice.”
C. coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea
The coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea is a national emblem featuring a silk-cotton tree, six stars representing the mainland and islands, and a banner with the Spanish motto “Unidad, Paz, Justicia” symbolizing the country’s unity, peace, and justice.
D. Coat of arms of Botswana
The Coat of arms of Botswana is the national emblem featuring a shield supported by zebras and symbols of water, agriculture, and industry, representing the country’s heritage and aspirations.
E. Coat of arms of Nigeria
The Coat of arms of Nigeria is the national heraldic emblem featuring a black shield with a wavy white pall, two white horses as supporters, an eagle, and green-and-white wreath and compartment, symbolizing the country's unity, fertile land, and rich heritage.
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 Ghana
Target entity description: The coat of arms of Ghana is the national heraldic emblem featuring a shield supported by eagles, symbolizing the country's sovereignty, rich resources, and guiding principles.

A. coat of arms of Côte d'Ivoire
The coat of arms of Côte d'Ivoire is a national emblem featuring an elephant’s head beneath a rising sun, flanked by palm trees, symbolizing the country’s wildlife, hope, and tropical landscape.
B. coat of arms of Sierra Leone
The coat of arms of Sierra Leone is the national emblem featuring a shield with lions, a green landscape, and a rising sun, flanked by lions and supported by the national motto “Unity, Freedom, Justice.”
C. coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea
The coat of arms of Equatorial Guinea is a national emblem featuring a silk-cotton tree, six stars representing the mainland and islands, and a banner with the Spanish motto “Unidad, Paz, Justicia” symbolizing the country’s unity, peace, and justice.
D. Coat of arms of Botswana
The Coat of arms of Botswana is the national emblem featuring a shield supported by zebras and symbols of water, agriculture, and industry, representing the country’s heritage and aspirations.
E. Coat of arms of Nigeria
The Coat of arms of Nigeria is the national heraldic emblem featuring a black shield with a wavy white pall, two white horses as supporters, an eagle, and green-and-white wreath and compartment, symbolizing the country's unity, fertile land, and rich heritage.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ national emblem ⓘ
adopted	1957 ⓘ
adoptedOn	March 4, 1957 ⓘ
appearsOn	official documents of Ghana ⓘ presidential standard of Ghana ⓘ some Ghanaian currency ⓘ
blackStarRepresents	African emancipation ⓘ guiding star of African freedom ⓘ
castleRepresents	Osu Castle ⓘ national government ⓘ
cocoaTreeRepresents	agricultural wealth ⓘ
country	Ghana ⓘ
crestPlacedOn	torse of gold and green ⓘ
crestSymbolizes	African freedom ⓘ national unity ⓘ
designedBy	Amon Kotei ⓘ
featuresTincture	black ⓘ gold ⓘ green ⓘ red ⓘ
goldMineRepresents	mineral wealth ⓘ
hasCharge	castle on the sea ⓘ cocoa tree ⓘ crossed linguist staff and ceremonial sword ⓘ gold mine ⓘ lion rampant ⓘ
hasCompartment	green grassy mount ⓘ
hasCrest	black star ⓘ black star of Africa ⓘ
hasCrossColor	gold ⓘ
hasShieldColor	azure ⓘ
hasShieldDivision	quartered by a St George’s Cross ⓘ
hasSupporter	golden eagle ⓘ two golden eagles ⓘ
linguistStaffAndSwordRepresent	local governance ⓘ traditional authority ⓘ
lionRepresents	continuing link with the Commonwealth ⓘ
motto	Freedom and Justice ⓘ
mottoLanguage	English ⓘ
seaRepresents	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
supportersHold	black star medal ⓘ
supportersSymbolize	protection of Ghana ⓘ vigilance ⓘ
symbolizes	guiding principles of the Ghanaian state ⓘ rich natural resources of Ghana ⓘ sovereignty of Ghana ⓘ
usedBy	Government of Ghana ⓘ President of Ghana ⓘ state institutions of Ghana ⓘ

How these facts were elicited