Seal of the French Republic

E6849

national seal state emblem

The Seal of the French Republic is the official emblem used to authenticate the most solemn acts of the French state, symbolizing national authority and republican legitimacy.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Great Seal of France	5
coat of arms of the French Republic	2
Grand Seal of France	1
Seal of the French Republic canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T67389 — 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 French Republic
Context triple: [President of the French Republic, insignia, Seal of the French Republic]

A. Coat of arms of Belgium
The Coat of arms of Belgium is the official heraldic emblem of the Belgian state, featuring a crowned lion, national motto, and royal symbols representing the country's monarchy and unity.
B. Standard of the President of France
The Standard of the President of France is the official presidential flag, typically featuring the national tricolour with specific emblems to denote the presence or authority of the French head of state.
C. NATO flag
The NATO flag is the official emblem of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, featuring a white compass rose on a dark blue field to symbolize unity and collective defense among member states.
D. Flag of the United Nations
The Flag of the United Nations is a light blue banner featuring a white world map surrounded by olive branches, symbolizing global peace and international cooperation.
E. Flag of the President of the United States
The Flag of the President of the United States is the official standard displaying the presidential coat of arms on a dark blue field, used to represent the office and presence of the U.S. president.
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 French Republic
Target entity description: The Seal of the French Republic is the official emblem used to authenticate the most solemn acts of the French state, symbolizing national authority and republican legitimacy.

A. Coat of arms of Belgium
The Coat of arms of Belgium is the official heraldic emblem of the Belgian state, featuring a crowned lion, national motto, and royal symbols representing the country's monarchy and unity.
B. Standard of the President of France
The Standard of the President of France is the official presidential flag, typically featuring the national tricolour with specific emblems to denote the presence or authority of the French head of state.
C. NATO flag
The NATO flag is the official emblem of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, featuring a white compass rose on a dark blue field to symbolize unity and collective defense among member states.
D. Flag of the United Nations
The Flag of the United Nations is a light blue banner featuring a white world map surrounded by olive branches, symbolizing global peace and international cooperation.
E. Flag of the President of the United States
The Flag of the President of the United States is the official standard displaying the presidential coat of arms on a dark blue field, used to represent the office and presence of the U.S. president.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national seal ⓘ state emblem ⓘ
adoptedBy	French First Republic ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Seal of the French Republic ⓘ surface form: Grand Seal of France
appliesToJurisdiction	French Republic ⓘ
associatedConcept	French republicanism ⓘ sovereignty of the people ⓘ
authorityResponsible	Keeper of the Seals ⓘ President of the French Republic ⓘ surface form: President of France
category	Government of France ⓘ National symbols of France ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
depicts	Liberty holding a fasces ⓘ Liberty resting her hand on a tiller ⓘ Liberty wearing a crown of seven rays ⓘ bundle of fasces ⓘ rooster on a column ⓘ seated female allegory of Liberty ⓘ ship’s prow ⓘ symbols of agriculture ⓘ symbols of industry ⓘ
designDate	1792 ⓘ
designer	Jean-Jacques Barre ⓘ
function	authentication of constitutional revisions ⓘ authentication of major international agreements ⓘ authentication of presidential acts ⓘ
historicalPrecursor	royal great seal of the Kingdom of France ⓘ
inscription	French Republic ⓘ surface form: RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE DÉMOCRATIQUE UNE ET INDIVISIBLE
inscriptionLanguage	French ⓘ
legalStatus	official emblem of the French state ⓘ
material	metal matrix ⓘ
mottoDepicted	French Republic ⓘ surface form: RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
officeLinked	Minister of Justice of France ⓘ
officialLanguage	French ⓘ
precededBy	Seal of the French Republic self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Great Seal of France
reusedBy	French Fifth Republic ⓘ French Fourth Republic ⓘ French Second Republic ⓘ French Third Republic ⓘ
symbolizes	French Republic ⓘ national authority ⓘ republican legitimacy ⓘ
use	authentication of the most solemn acts of the French state ⓘ
usedForDocumentType	acts concerning the institutions of the Republic ⓘ constitutional acts ⓘ laws of exceptional importance ⓘ treaties ⓘ
usedWith	wax impressions ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

President of the French Republic → insignia → Seal of the French Republic ⓘ

Seal of the French Republic → alsoKnownAs → Seal of the French Republic ⓘ

this entity surface form: Grand Seal of France

Seal of the French Republic → precededBy → Seal of the French Republic self-linksurface differs ⓘ