File:Flag of South Africa.svg

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Flag of South Africa

Used color: National flag | South African Government and Pantone Color Picker

     green rendered as RGB 000 119 073Pantone 3415 C
     yellow rendered as RGB 255 184 028Pantone 1235 C
     red rendered as RGB 224 060 049Pantone 179 C
     blue rendered as RGB 000 020 137Pantone Reflex Blue C
     white rendered as RGB 255 255 255
     black rendered as RGB 000 000 000
Date
Source Per specifications in the Constitution of South Africa, Schedule 1 - National flag
Author Flag design by Frederick Brownell, image by Wikimedia Commons users
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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.
Public domain This image was first published in South Africa and is in the public domain because it is an image of or from:
  • Official texts of a legislative, administrative or legal nature, or in official translations of such texts.
  • Political speeches or speeches delivered in the course of legal proceedings. (However, the author of speeches has the exclusive right to create a collection of such speeches.)
  • News of the day that are mere items of press information.

According to the Copyright Act, 1978 (as amended), § 12 (8) (a), "No copyright shall subsist in official texts of a legislative, administrative or legal nature, or in official translations of such texts; or in speeches of a political nature or in speeches delivered in the course of legal proceedings, or in news of the day that are mere items of press information."

South Africa
South Africa
Public domain in U.S.
Public domain in U.S.
This work is in the public domain in the U.S. because it is an edict of a government, local or foreign. See § 313.6(C)(2) of the Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices, 3rd ed. 2014 (Compendium (Third)). Such documents include "legislative enactments, judicial decisions, administrative rulings, public ordinances, or similar types of official legal materials." These do not include works first published by the United Nations or any of its specialized agencies, or by the Organization of American States. See Compendium (Third) § 313.6(C)(2) and 17 U.S.C. § 104(b)(5).
A non-American governmental edict may still be copyrighted outside the U.S. Similarly, the above U.S. Copyright Office Practice does not prevent U.S. states or localities from holding copyright abroad, depending on foreign copyright laws and regulations.

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Flag of South Africa

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inception

20 March 1994

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01:38, 7 June 2010Thumbnail for version as of 01:38, 7 June 2010900 × 600 (951 bytes)ThePCKidChipped off 50 bytes
04:28, 6 April 2010Thumbnail for version as of 04:28, 6 April 2010900 × 600 (991 bytes)Zscout370Pantone from http://www.info.gov.za/aboutgovt/symbols/flag.htm and http://www.pantone.com/pages/pantone/colorfinder.aspx
12:29, 1 November 2008Thumbnail for version as of 12:29, 1 November 2008900 × 600 (1,016 bytes)Vzb83~commonswikichanged the colours slightly to match http://www.info.gov.za/aboutgovt/symbols/flag.htm
12:33, 12 October 2008Thumbnail for version as of 12:33, 12 October 2008900 × 600 (1,016 bytes)PoznaniakReverted to version as of 17:34, 31 August 2006
11:49, 12 October 2008Thumbnail for version as of 11:49, 12 October 2008900 × 600 (829 bytes)MahahahaneapneapCompressed
17:34, 31 August 2006Thumbnail for version as of 17:34, 31 August 2006900 × 600 (1,016 bytes)Maddenexactly constructed after http://www.vexilla-mundi.com/south_africa.htm
22:29, 11 February 2006Thumbnail for version as of 22:29, 11 February 2006900 × 600 (3 KB)Denelson83Enlarge intrinsic size
08:59, 5 February 2006Thumbnail for version as of 08:59, 5 February 2006450 × 300 (3 KB)Denelson83Refactored
00:21, 1 February 2006Thumbnail for version as of 00:21, 1 February 2006450 × 300 (2 KB)Reisiocleanup markup - pd changes
07:32, 28 September 2005No thumbnail (4 KB)SKoppThe flag of South Africa. Source: Drawn by User:SKopp {{Template:Insignia}} Category:Flags of South Africa
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