Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia

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official emblem state seal

The Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Virginia, featuring the iconic image of Virtus triumphing over tyranny and used on state flags, documents, and government insignia.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia	2
Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7744584 — 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 Commonwealth of Virginia
Context triple: [Lieutenant Governor of Virginia, symbol, Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia]

A. Seal of the Senate of Virginia
The Seal of the Senate of Virginia is the official emblem representing the authority, identity, and legislative dignity of the upper house of Virginia’s General Assembly.
B. Seal of West Virginia
The Seal of West Virginia is the official emblem of the U.S. state of West Virginia, featuring symbols of its agriculture, industry, and motto to represent the state's heritage and values.
C. Seal of Maryland
The Seal of Maryland is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Maryland, featuring heraldic imagery representing its colonial history and the Calvert and Crossland family arms.
D. Seal of Delaware
The Seal of Delaware is the official state emblem featuring a shield with agricultural symbols, a sailing ship, and supporting figures that represent the state's history, economy, and values.
E. Seal of Kentucky
The Seal of Kentucky is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Kentucky, featuring a depiction of two friends embracing with the motto “United We Stand, Divided We Fall.”
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 Commonwealth of Virginia
Target entity description: The Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Virginia, featuring the iconic image of Virtus triumphing over tyranny and used on state flags, documents, and government insignia.

A. Seal of the Senate of Virginia
The Seal of the Senate of Virginia is the official emblem representing the authority, identity, and legislative dignity of the upper house of Virginia’s General Assembly.
B. Seal of West Virginia
The Seal of West Virginia is the official emblem of the U.S. state of West Virginia, featuring symbols of its agriculture, industry, and motto to represent the state's heritage and values.
C. Seal of Maryland
The Seal of Maryland is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Maryland, featuring heraldic imagery representing its colonial history and the Calvert and Crossland family arms.
D. Seal of Delaware
The Seal of Delaware is the official state emblem featuring a shield with agricultural symbols, a sailing ship, and supporting figures that represent the state's history, economy, and values.
E. Seal of Kentucky
The Seal of Kentucky is the official emblem of the U.S. state of Kentucky, featuring a depiction of two friends embracing with the motto “United We Stand, Divided We Fall.”
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	official emblem ⓘ state seal ⓘ
adopted	1776 ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Commonwealth of Virginia ⓘ
colorScheme	blue field on the flag background ⓘ figures in natural colors ⓘ green ground ⓘ purple robe of Virtus ⓘ red cloak of the tyrant ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
depicts	Virtus ⓘ broken chain ⓘ crown on the ground ⓘ fallen tyrant ⓘ sheathed sword ⓘ spear ⓘ
designApprovedBy	Virginia Convention of 1776 ⓘ linked to: Virginia Convention
designedBy	George Mason ⓘ linked to: George D. Mason George Wythe ⓘ John Page ⓘ Richard Henry Lee ⓘ Robert Carter Nicholas Sr. ⓘ
governingBody	Commonwealth of Virginia ⓘ
hasLegalStatus	official state symbol of Virginia ⓘ
hasMotto	Sic semper tyrannis ⓘ
hasShape	circular ⓘ
hasSide	obverse ⓘ reverse ⓘ
hasText	SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS ⓘ VIRGINIA ⓘ linked to: Virginia
inception	1776 ⓘ
legallyDefinedBy	Code of Virginia ⓘ
location	Richmond, Virginia ⓘ
mottoLanguage	Latin ⓘ
mottoTranslation	Thus always to tyrants ⓘ
obverseDepicts	Virtus standing over a fallen tyrant ⓘ
relatedTo	Flag of Virginia ⓘ
reverseDepicts	Virginia’s agricultural and maritime resources ⓘ
symbolizes	freedom from oppression ⓘ republican government ⓘ victory of virtue over tyranny ⓘ
usedAs	central device on the Flag of Virginia ⓘ
usedBy	Government of Virginia ⓘ linked to: Virginia state government
usedIn	executive branch of Virginia ⓘ legislative branch of Virginia ⓘ state courts of Virginia ⓘ linked to: Virginia courts
usedOn	Flag of Virginia ⓘ government insignia of Virginia ⓘ official state documents of Virginia ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

Lieutenant Governor of Virginia → symbol → Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia ⓘ

Sic Semper Tyrannis → appearsOn → Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia ⓘ

subject linked to: Sic Semper Tyrannis (state motto used in symbolism)

linked to: Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia

Seal of the Senate of Virginia → relatedTo → Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia ⓘ

Seals of U.S. states → hasPart → Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia ⓘ