Coat of arms of Hamburg

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coat of arms heraldic achievement national emblem

The Coat of arms of Hamburg is the historic heraldic emblem of the German city-state of Hamburg, featuring a distinctive castle motif symbolizing its status as a fortified Hanseatic port and free city.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Coat of arms of Hamburg canonical	6
coat of arms of Hamburg	2
greater coat of arms of Hamburg	2
Hamburg state seal	1
Royal arms of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg	1
lesser coat of arms of Hamburg	1
middle coat of arms of Hamburg	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10853551 — 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 Hamburg
Context triple: [Free City of Hamburg, hasCoatOfArms, Coat of arms of Hamburg]

A. Coat of arms of Berlin
The Coat of arms of Berlin is the official heraldic emblem of Germany’s capital, featuring a black bear on a white shield topped by a mural crown, symbolizing the city’s identity and sovereignty.
B. 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.
C. Coat of arms of Pinneberg
The Coat of arms of Pinneberg is the official heraldic emblem representing the German town of Pinneberg in Schleswig-Holstein, symbolizing its local history and identity.
D. Coat of arms of Greifswald
The Coat of arms of Greifswald is the official heraldic emblem of the German Hanseatic city of Greifswald, symbolizing its historical maritime and trading heritage.
E. Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein
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.
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 Hamburg
Target entity description: The Coat of arms of Hamburg is the historic heraldic emblem of the German city-state of Hamburg, featuring a distinctive castle motif symbolizing its status as a fortified Hanseatic port and free city.

A. Coat of arms of Berlin
The Coat of arms of Berlin is the official heraldic emblem of Germany’s capital, featuring a black bear on a white shield topped by a mural crown, symbolizing the city’s identity and sovereignty.
B. 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.
C. Coat of arms of Pinneberg
The Coat of arms of Pinneberg is the official heraldic emblem representing the German town of Pinneberg in Schleswig-Holstein, symbolizing its local history and identity.
D. Coat of arms of Greifswald
The Coat of arms of Greifswald is the official heraldic emblem of the German Hanseatic city of Greifswald, symbolizing its historical maritime and trading heritage.
E. Coat of arms of Schleswig-Holstein
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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ heraldic achievement ⓘ national emblem ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg ⓘ linked to: Hamburg
chargeColor	white ⓘ
colorScheme	red and white ⓘ
country	Germany ⓘ
depicts	baroque shield ⓘ castle with three towers ⓘ castle without supporters ⓘ city gate ⓘ cross ⓘ crown ⓘ portcullis ⓘ stars ⓘ two lions as supporters ⓘ
designedFor	representation of Hamburg as a free city-state ⓘ
fieldColor	red ⓘ
hasMotto	none ⓘ
hasVersion	greater coat of arms of Hamburg ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of Hamburg lesser coat of arms of Hamburg ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of Hamburg middle coat of arms of Hamburg ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of Hamburg
heritageStatus	historic emblem ⓘ
inception	Middle Ages ⓘ
influencedBy	Hanseatic League heraldry ⓘ
legalBasis	Hamburg state law on symbols ⓘ
mainMotive	castle ⓘ
partOf	Coat of arms of Hamburg ⓘ Coat of arms of Hamburg ⓘ
relatedTo	Flag of Hamburg ⓘ Hamburg state seal ⓘ linked to: Coat of arms of Hamburg
restrictedUse	yes ⓘ
symbolizes	Christian faith ⓘ Hanseatic port ⓘ fortified city ⓘ free imperial city status ⓘ independence ⓘ
tinctureOfCharge	argent ⓘ
tinctureOfField	gules ⓘ
usedBy	City of Hamburg ⓘ linked to: Hamburg Hamburg ⓘ Parliament of Hamburg ⓘ linked to: Hamburg Parliament Senate of Hamburg ⓘ
usedOn	Hamburg flags ⓘ official documents of Hamburg ⓘ public buildings in Hamburg ⓘ seals of Hamburg authorities ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

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

Free City of Hamburg → hasCoatOfArms → Coat of arms of Hamburg ⓘ

Senate of Hamburg → usesSeal → Coat of arms of Hamburg ⓘ

Royal arms of German states → hasPart → Royal arms of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg ⓘ