User:Alexphangia/sandbox2

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How can I upload flag images properly to Wikimedia Commons? Our goal is to make SVG flags using Inkscape

NOTE: some infomation may be incorrect.

Flag images at websites

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Website Copyright License Tag Description
Flags of the World Copyrighted N/A FotW's copyright policy contains several unacceptable restrictions:


  • ...use the material for non-commercial and non-political purposes only


  • if you distribute our materials by a non-Internet way (e.g., floppy disks or CD-ROM) you cannot sell these media


  • you limit your use to a maximum of 5% of the images or content of the website


  • you do not alter in any way the images or the content of the text


Do not upload any images from this site, unless you provide a very good reason (example)
Centro Italiano Studi Vessillologici Copyrighted N/A Content is copyrighted by the holder

Flag images per country

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Country Copyright License Tag Description
Armenia Armenia Public Domain {{PD-AM-exempt}} 1. Copyright protection shall not be afforded to:


  • official symbols and signs (flags, coats of arms, medals, coins)
Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Public Domain {{PD-AZ-exempt}} Article 7. Works Which are not Objects of Copyright


  • state symbols and signs (flag, coat of arms, anthem, awards, banknotes and other signs)
Belarus Belarus Public Domain {{PD-BY-exempt}} Article 8. Works that are not Objects of Copyright


  • state symbols and signs (flag, coat of arms, anthem, awards, banknotes and other signs)
Brazil Brazil Unsure {{PD-Coa-Brazil-1983}}
(only for Coats of Arms commissioned before 1983)
Some Brazilian municipal flags appears to by copyrighted at Portuguese Wikipedia.
Estonia Estonia Public Domain {{PD-EE-exempt}} 5. Results of intellectual activities to which this Act does not apply


  • official symbols of the state and insignia of organisations (flags, coats of arms, orders, medals, badges, etc.)
Finland Finland Public Domain {{PD-Coa-Finland}} Some finnish local flags are banner of arms
Georgia Georgia Public Domain {{PD-GE-exempt}} Article 8. Works To Which Copyright Does Not Apply


  • official symbols of state (flag, emblem, anthem, award, monetary symbols, other official signs and symbols of state)
Germany Germany Public Domain {{PD-Flag-Germany}}
({{Flag-Germany-b1945}} for pre-1945 Flags)
Applies to all local flags in Germany althrough the district/municipal flags uses the Coats of arms on it ({{PD-Coa-Germany}} for pre-1945 CoAs, use this template: {{PD-Coa-Germany-b1945}})
Hungary Hungary Public Domain {{PD-Coa-Hungary}}
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Public Domain {{PD-KZ-exempt}} Article 8. Works Not Protected by Copyright


  • State emblems and official signs (flags, armorial bearings, decorations, monetary signs and other State symbols and official signs)
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Public Domain {{PD-KG-exempt}} Article 8. Works and the Results of Activity Similar to them that Are not Objects of Copyright


  • State emblems and official signs (flags, armorial bearings, orders, monetary signs and etc.)
Latvia Latvia Public Domain {{PD-LV-exempt}}
Liechtenstein Liechtenstein Public Domain {{PD-Flag-Liechtenstein}}
Lithuania Lithuania Public Domain {{PD-LT-exempt}} Article 5. Works not Attributed to the Subject Matter of Copyright


  • official State symbols and insignia (flags, coat-of-arms, anthems, banknote designs, and other State symbols and insignia) the protection of which is regulated by other legal acts
Mexico Mexico Public Domain {{PD-Coa-Mexico}} Mexican state/municipal flags uses white flag with coat of arms
Moldova Moldova Public Domain {{PD-MD-exempt}} Article 8. Works Not Protected by Copyright


  • State emblems and official signs (flags, armorial bearings, decorations, monetary signs, etc.
Netherlands Netherlands Public Domain {{PD-NL-gemeentevlag}} Applies to flags of Dutch provinces and municipalities, not villages or water boards
Norway Norway Public Domain {{PD-Coa-Norway}} Most of the Norwegian counties and municipalities have their own flag. They are based on the respective coat of arms of the subdivision. However they are seldom used. Most public buildings and private homes use the National flag.
Romania Romania Public Domain {{PD-RO-exempt}} According to the Romanian Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights Law no. 8/1996 of March 14, 1996 with further amendments Chapter 3 Article 9 the following documents shall not benefit from the legal protection accorded to copyright:


  • official symbols of the State, public authorities and organizations, such as armorial bearings, seals, flags, emblems, shields, badges and medals
Russia Russia Public Domain {{PD-RU-exempt}} This work is not an object of copyright according to article 1259 of Book IV of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation No. 230-FZ of December 18, 2006.


  • state symbols and signs (flags, emblems, orders, any forms of money, and the like), as well as symbols and signs of municipal formations;
Switzerland Switzerland Public Domain {{PD-Coa-Switzerland}} canton, district and municipal flags of Switzerlands are banner of arms
Tajikistan Tajikistan Public Domain {{PD-TJ-exempt}} Article 7. Works that are not Objects of Copyright
  • state symbols and signs (flags, coats of arms, insignia, banknotes and so on)
Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Public Domain {{PD-TM-exempt}} Works that are not Objects of Copyright:
  • state symbols and signs (flag, coat of arms, anthem, awards, banknotes and other signs)
Ukraine Ukraine Public Domain {{PD-UA-exempt}} According to the Article 10 of the Law of Ukraine on Copyright and Related rights this work is in the public domain within Ukraine and possibly in other jurisdictions because it is one of the following:
  • State symbols of Ukraine, government awards; symbols and signs of government authorities, the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other military formations; symbols of territorial communities; symbols and signs of enterprises, institutions and organizations; (includes postage stamps)
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan Public Domain {{PD-UZ-exempt}} The following are not the objects of copyright:
  • official symbols and signs (flags, arms, orders, banknotes, etc.)

Flag images per region

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Region Country Copyright License Tag Description
Abkhazia Abkhazia Georgia Georgia Public Domain {{PD-AB-exempt}} Article 8. Works that are not objects of copyright


  • state emblems and official signs (flags, armorial bearings, orders, currency and other state symbols and signs)
Artsakh Artsakh Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Public Domain {{PD-AR-exempt}} Article 6. Works which are not considered as an object of copyright


  • state emblems and signs (flags, coats of arms (armorial bearings), medals (decorations), monetary signs, etc.)
Brussels-Capital Region Belgium Belgium Public Domain All municipal flags (excluding City of Brussels) in Brussels-Capital Region are too simple to be copyrigthed but only the flag of the City of Brussels were marked with {{Cc-by-sa-3.0}}.
Donetsk People's Republic Donetsk People's Republic Russia Russia Public Domain {{PD-DPR-exempt}} According to the paragraph 6 of Article 1391 of the Civil Code of the Lugansk People's Republic, this work is not object to copyright in the territory of the Lugansk People's Republic and possibly in other jurisdictions, since it is one of the following:


  • state symbols and signs (flags, emblems, orders, banknotes, etc.), as well as symbols and signs of municipalities
Flanders Flanders Belgium Belgium Public Domain {{PD-Vlaamse-gemeentevlag}} Applies to all municipal flags in Flanders
Lugansk People's Republic Lugansk People's Republic Russia Russia Public Domain {{PD-LPR-exempt}} According to the paragraph 6 of Article 1391 of the Civil Code of the Lugansk People's Republic, this work is not object to copyright in the territory of the Lugansk People's Republic and possibly in other jurisdictions, since it is one of the following:


  • state symbols and signs (flags, emblems, orders, banknotes, etc.), as well as symbols and signs of municipalities
Transnistria Transnistria Moldova Moldova Public Domain {{PD-PMR-exempt}} According to Transnistrian Government regulation #289 about ratification of Temporary regulations of copyright and allied rights, legal safeguard of software, databases, and integrated circuit topology, dated November 18, 1994, Article 1.6: copyright does not apply to:


  • official symbols (flags, coats of arms, insignia etc.) that are approved by the state organs and organizations
Wallonia Wallonia Belgium Belgium Unsure No free license found