Great Seal of the State of Michigan
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The Great Seal of the State of Michigan is the official emblem used to authenticate state documents, featuring Michigan’s coat of arms with its Latin mottos and symbolic imagery representing the state’s history and values.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Great Seal of the State of Michigan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8873261 — 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: Great Seal of the State of Michigan Context triple: [Michigan, hasOfficialSeal, Great Seal of the State of Michigan]
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A.
Great Seal of the State of Ohio
The Great Seal of the State of Ohio is the official emblem of Ohio’s government, featuring symbols like a rising sun over mountains and fields to represent the state’s landscape, history, and ideals.
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B.
Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin
The Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin is the official emblem of Wisconsin’s government, symbolizing the state’s authority, sovereignty, and key economic and historical themes.
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C.
Great Seal of the State of Missouri
The Great Seal of the State of Missouri is the official emblem of Missouri’s government, featuring symbols of the state’s history, sovereignty, and values used to authenticate official acts and documents.
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D.
Great Seal of the State of Montana
The Great Seal of the State of Montana is the official emblem of Montana’s government, featuring imagery of the state’s natural landscape and resources along with its historic Spanish motto.
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E.
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.
- 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: Great Seal of the State of Michigan Target entity description: The Great Seal of the State of Michigan is the official emblem used to authenticate state documents, featuring Michigan’s coat of arms with its Latin mottos and symbolic imagery representing the state’s history and values.
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A.
Great Seal of the State of Ohio
The Great Seal of the State of Ohio is the official emblem of Ohio’s government, featuring symbols like a rising sun over mountains and fields to represent the state’s landscape, history, and ideals.
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B.
Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin
The Great Seal of the State of Wisconsin is the official emblem of Wisconsin’s government, symbolizing the state’s authority, sovereignty, and key economic and historical themes.
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C.
Great Seal of the State of Missouri
The Great Seal of the State of Missouri is the official emblem of Missouri’s government, featuring symbols of the state’s history, sovereignty, and values used to authenticate official acts and documents.
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D.
Great Seal of the State of Montana
The Great Seal of the State of Montana is the official emblem of Montana’s government, featuring imagery of the state’s natural landscape and resources along with its historic Spanish motto.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
official emblem
ⓘ
state seal ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | coat of arms of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| depicts |
Latin motto on a scroll
ⓘ
bald eagle representing the United States ⓘ elk and moose as supporters ⓘ man holding a long gun ⓘ |
| hasColor |
blue
ⓘ
brown ⓘ gold ⓘ green ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ |
| hasMotto |
E Pluribus Unum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Si Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Circumspice NERFINISHED ⓘ Tuebor ⓘ |
| hasPart |
coat of arms of Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eagle ⓘ elk ⓘ man with raised hand ⓘ moose ⓘ peninsula landscape ⓘ shield ⓘ sun rising over water ⓘ |
| hasShape | circular ⓘ |
| hasText | The Great Seal of the State of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | symbols of Michigan ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Coat of arms of Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Flag of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Michigan’s history
ⓘ
Michigan’s peninsulas ⓘ Michigan’s values ⓘ defense ⓘ natural resources ⓘ peace ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Governor of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Michigan state agencies ⓘ |
| usedFor | authentication of official state documents ⓘ |
| usedOn |
certificates
ⓘ
commissions ⓘ legal documents ⓘ official proclamations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Seal of the State of Michigan Description of subject: The Great Seal of the State of Michigan is the official emblem used to authenticate state documents, featuring Michigan’s coat of arms with its Latin mottos and symbolic imagery representing the state’s history and values.
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