Coat of arms of Amsterdam
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The Coat of arms of Amsterdam is the historic heraldic emblem of the Dutch capital, featuring a red shield with a black pale and three silver Saint Andrew’s crosses, often flanked by lions and topped with the Imperial Crown of Austria.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coat of arms of Amsterdam canonical | 1 |
| coat of arms of Amsterdam | 1 |
| seal of Amsterdam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6779589 — 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 Amsterdam Context triple: [Mayor of Amsterdam, coatOfArms, Coat of arms of Amsterdam]
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Coat of arms of the Netherlands
The Coat of arms of the Netherlands is the national heraldic emblem featuring a crowned lion with a sword and arrows, symbolizing Dutch monarchy, sovereignty, and unity.
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B.
Coat of arms of Friesland
The Coat of arms of Friesland is the historic heraldic emblem of the Dutch province of Friesland, featuring blue and silver stripes with red water lily leaves symbolizing its medieval Frisian “sea countries.”
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coat of arms of Haarlemmermeer
The coat of arms of Haarlemmermeer is the official heraldic emblem of the Dutch municipality of Haarlemmermeer, symbolizing its history of land reclamation from the former Haarlemmermeer lake.
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Coat of arms of Groningen (province)
The coat of arms of Groningen (province) is the official heraldic emblem of the Dutch province of Groningen, symbolizing the union of the historic regions of the city of Groningen and the surrounding Ommelanden.
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coat of arms of Hasselt (Overijssel)
The coat of arms of Hasselt (Overijssel) is the historic heraldic emblem representing the Dutch city of Hasselt in the province of Overijssel.
- 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 Amsterdam Target entity description: The Coat of arms of Amsterdam is the historic heraldic emblem of the Dutch capital, featuring a red shield with a black pale and three silver Saint Andrew’s crosses, often flanked by lions and topped with the Imperial Crown of Austria.
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A.
Coat of arms of the Netherlands
The Coat of arms of the Netherlands is the national heraldic emblem featuring a crowned lion with a sword and arrows, symbolizing Dutch monarchy, sovereignty, and unity.
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B.
Coat of arms of Friesland
The Coat of arms of Friesland is the historic heraldic emblem of the Dutch province of Friesland, featuring blue and silver stripes with red water lily leaves symbolizing its medieval Frisian “sea countries.”
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C.
coat of arms of Haarlemmermeer
The coat of arms of Haarlemmermeer is the official heraldic emblem of the Dutch municipality of Haarlemmermeer, symbolizing its history of land reclamation from the former Haarlemmermeer lake.
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D.
Coat of arms of Groningen (province)
The coat of arms of Groningen (province) is the official heraldic emblem of the Dutch province of Groningen, symbolizing the union of the historic regions of the city of Groningen and the surrounding Ommelanden.
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E.
coat of arms of Hasselt (Overijssel)
The coat of arms of Hasselt (Overijssel) is the historic heraldic emblem representing the Dutch city of Hasselt in the province of Overijssel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | coat of arms ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
flag of Amsterdam
ⓘ
linked to:
Flag of Amsterdam
|
| category |
Dutch heraldry
ⓘ
municipal coats of arms in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| charge |
black pale
ⓘ
three silver Saint Andrew’s crosses ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| crest |
Imperial Crown of Austria
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial crown of the Holy Roman Empire
|
| crossCount | 3 ⓘ |
| crossesAssociatedWith |
Saint Andrew the Apostle
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Andrew
|
| crossType |
Saint Andrew’s cross
ⓘ
linked to:
Cross of Saint Andrew
|
| crown |
Imperial Crown of Austria
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial crown of the Holy Roman Empire
|
| crownOrigin |
Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial crown of the Holy Roman Empire
|
| depictedOn |
flags and signage of Amsterdam
ⓘ
municipal buildings in Amsterdam ⓘ official documents of Amsterdam ⓘ |
| fieldColor | red ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature | red shield with black pale and three silver Saint Andrew’s crosses ⓘ |
| hasElement |
crown
ⓘ
motto scroll ⓘ shield ⓘ supporters ⓘ |
| inspiredDesignOf |
flag of Amsterdam
ⓘ
linked to:
Flag of Amsterdam
|
| isOn |
seal of Amsterdam
ⓘ
linked to:
Coat of arms of Amsterdam
|
| location | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| motto | Heldhaftig, Vastberaden, Barmhartig ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Dutch ⓘ |
| mottoTranslationEn | Valiant, Steadfast, Compassionate ⓘ |
| officialIn | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| orientationOfPale | vertical ⓘ |
| partOf | symbols of Amsterdam ⓘ |
| represents |
city of Amsterdam
ⓘ
linked to:
Amsterdam
|
| shieldColor | red ⓘ |
| supporter | lion ⓘ |
| supporterCount | 2 ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Amsterdam
ⓘ
history of Amsterdam ⓘ identity of Amsterdam ⓘ |
| tinctureOfCrosses | argent ⓘ |
| tinctureOfField | gules ⓘ |
| tinctureOfPale | sable ⓘ |
| usedBy |
city government of Amsterdam
ⓘ
linked to:
Municipality of Amsterdam
municipality of Amsterdam ⓘ
linked to:
Municipality of Amsterdam
|
| usedSinceCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| writingSystemOfMotto | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Coat of arms of Amsterdam Description of subject: The Coat of arms of Amsterdam is the historic heraldic emblem of the Dutch capital, featuring a red shield with a black pale and three silver Saint Andrew’s crosses, often flanked by lions and topped with the Imperial Crown of Austria.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Coat of arms of Amsterdam
linked to: Coat of arms of Amsterdam