Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein

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coat of arms

The Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein is the official heraldic emblem of Germany’s northernmost state, featuring the blue lion of Schleswig and the golden nettle leaf of Holstein to symbolize its historic regions.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Arms of Schleswig-Holstein	1
Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein canonical	1
coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9605421 — 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 Schleswig-Holstein
Context triple: [Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein, coatOfArms, Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein]

A. Coat of arms of Oldenburg
The Coat of arms of Oldenburg is the heraldic emblem representing the historic German state of Oldenburg, featuring a distinctive shield design that symbolizes its ruling dynasty and territorial heritage.
B. Coat of arms of Vorpommern-Rügen
The Coat of arms of Vorpommern-Rügen is the official heraldic emblem of the German district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, symbolizing its regional identity and historical heritage.
C. Coat of arms of Denmark
The Coat of arms of Denmark is the historic national emblem featuring three blue lions and nine red hearts on a golden shield, representing the Danish monarchy and kingdom.
D. coat of arms of Bergen auf Rügen
The coat of arms of Bergen auf Rügen is the official heraldic emblem of the German town of Bergen on the island of Rügen, symbolizing its historical identity and municipal authority.
E. Coat of arms of Åland
The Coat of arms of Åland is the heraldic emblem featuring a crowned golden stag on a blue shield, symbolizing the autonomous Finnish archipelago’s historical ties to Sweden and its regional identity.
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 Schleswig-Holstein
Target entity description: The Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein is the official heraldic emblem of Germany’s northernmost state, featuring the blue lion of Schleswig and the golden nettle leaf of Holstein to symbolize its historic regions.

A. Coat of arms of Oldenburg
The Coat of arms of Oldenburg is the heraldic emblem representing the historic German state of Oldenburg, featuring a distinctive shield design that symbolizes its ruling dynasty and territorial heritage.
B. Coat of arms of Vorpommern-Rügen
The Coat of arms of Vorpommern-Rügen is the official heraldic emblem of the German district in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, symbolizing its regional identity and historical heritage.
C. Coat of arms of Denmark
The Coat of arms of Denmark is the historic national emblem featuring three blue lions and nine red hearts on a golden shield, representing the Danish monarchy and kingdom.
D. coat of arms of Bergen auf Rügen
The coat of arms of Bergen auf Rügen is the official heraldic emblem of the German town of Bergen on the island of Rügen, symbolizing its historical identity and municipal authority.
E. Coat of arms of Åland
The Coat of arms of Åland is the heraldic emblem featuring a crowned golden stag on a blue shield, symbolizing the autonomous Finnish archipelago’s historical ties to Sweden and its regional identity.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ
adoptedBy	Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ
associatedWith	German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ linked to: Schleswig-Holstein
belongsToHeraldicTradition	German heraldry ⓘ Nordic heraldry ⓘ
colorScheme	blue-gold-red ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
depicts	blue lions of Schleswig ⓘ golden nettle leaf of Holstein ⓘ
fieldColor	gold ⓘ
function	representation of historical unity of Schleswig and Holstein ⓘ representation of state authority ⓘ
hasDesignElement	crowned lions ⓘ party per pale division ⓘ stylized nettle leaf ⓘ
hasHeraldicLeftSide	sinister side with nettle leaf of Holstein ⓘ
hasHeraldicRightSide	dexter side with lions of Schleswig ⓘ
inspiredBy	historical arms of the County of Holstein ⓘ historical arms of the Duchy of Schleswig ⓘ
languageOfMotto	Low German ⓘ
legalStatus	protected state emblem ⓘ
lionClawColor	red ⓘ
lionColor	blue ⓘ
lionCrownColor	gold ⓘ
lionNumber	two ⓘ
lionTongueColor	red ⓘ
mottoAssociated	Up ewig ungedeelt ⓘ
nettleLeafColor	gold ⓘ
nettleLeafFieldColor	red ⓘ
orientationRule	Holstein nettle leaf turned toward Schleswig lions ⓘ lions face nettle leaf ⓘ
partOf	state symbols of Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ
region	Northern Germany ⓘ
represents	state of Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ linked to: Schleswig-Holstein
shieldShape	Iberian style shield ⓘ
status	current coat of arms ⓘ
symbolizes	historic region of Holstein ⓘ historic region of Schleswig ⓘ
symbolType	territorial arms ⓘ
usedBy	Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ state ministries of Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ
usedOn	government buildings of Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ official documents of Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ state flag of Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ
usedSince	20th century ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Landtag of Schleswig-Holstein → coatOfArms → Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ

State Government of Schleswig-Holstein → usesCoatOfArms → coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ

subject linked to: state government of Schleswig-Holstein

linked to: Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein

Arms of Holstein-Gottorp → relatedTo → Arms of Schleswig-Holstein ⓘ