File:Coat of arms of South Sudan.svg

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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

[1]

Author

Unknown author

Permission
(Reusing this file)

This image was first published in Sudan or South Sudan and is now in the public domain, either because its term of copyright has expired, or because it is ineligible for copyright protection according to the Sudanese Law (details). 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.
It was first published in Sudan before 18 December 1996

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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Other versions

File:SouthSudanCoatofArms.png

File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	23:52, 2 June 2012	1,660 × 1,640 (77 KB)	Fry1989	breast
	20:41, 31 May 2012	1,660 × 1,640 (77 KB)	Fry1989	update some minor errors
	03:16, 4 August 2011	1,666 × 1,656 (49 KB)	AnonMoos	hopefully cleaning up transparent areas
	00:33, 4 August 2011	1,666 × 1,656 (49 KB)	Iridos	remove thick line that extended too far
	00:23, 4 August 2011	1,666 × 1,656 (51 KB)	Iridos	text->path for renderer; forgot one
	00:05, 4 August 2011	1,666 × 1,656 (46 KB)	Iridos	text->path for renderer
	00:02, 4 August 2011	1,666 × 1,656 (39 KB)	Iridos	{{Information \|Description ={{en\|1=SVG version of the South Sudan Coat of Arms, drawn from the low-res png version available at this time. }} \|Source =[http://www.splmtoday.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=612:south-sudans-coat-