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File:Coat of Arms of South Sudan.svg

Summary

Description
English: SVG version of the South Sudan Coat of Arms, drawn from the low-res png version available at this time.
Date original: May 2011; SVG: July 2011
Source
Author unknown
Permission
( Reusing this file)
Public domain This image was first published in Sudan or South Sudan and is now in the public domain, ethier because its term of copyright has expired, or because it is ineligible for copyright protection according to the Sudanese Law. This work meets one of the following conditions:
  • It is a photographic or cinematographic work and at least twenty five years have elapsed since the end of the year of its publication.
  • It is another type of work and more than twenty five years have elapsed since the year of authors death and fifty years have elapsed since the year of publication.

Article 198 of the Constitution of the South Sudan declares that "All laws of South Sudan shall remain in force [...] unless new action are taken [...]." As there is no new South Sudanese copyright law at this time, the Sudanese one is still in force there.

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 Sudan

South Sudan
Insignia

This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are independent of the copyright status.
Coat-elements-2.pngDialog-warning-orange.svg This file depicts a coat of arms.

The composition of coats of arms are generally public domain with respect to copyright laws, and may be reproduced freely. This corresponds to the international traditional usage, and is explicitly stated in some national copyright laws. Some compositions, of more recent origin, may be copyrighted.

This is not a valid license as such, being a "public domain" statement for the coat of arms definition only. It must be completed with the copyright tag associated to the picture creation.

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Restriction of use - Legal notice:
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