This image is in the public domain because it is a mere mechanical scan or photocopy of a public domain original, or – from the available evidence – is so similar to such a scan or photocopy that no copyright protection can be expected to arise. The original itself is in the public domain for the following reason:

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This work was first published in Benin and is now in the public domain because its copyright protection has expired by virtue of the Law No. 2005-30 of April 5, 2006 relating to Copyright and Related Rights of Republic of Benin (details). The work meets one of the following criteria: It is a work of applied art and 25 and years have passed since the date of its creation It is another kind of work and 70 years have passed since the year of death of the author (or last-surviving author) It is one of "any official text of a legislative, administrative or legal nature as well as any official translation thereof"

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This tag is designed for use where there may be a need to assert that any enhancements (eg brightness, contrast, colour-matching, sharpening) are in themselves insufficiently creative to generate a new copyright. It can be used where it is unknown whether any enhancements have been made, as well as when the enhancements are clear but insufficient. For known raw unenhanced scans you can use an appropriate {{PD-old}} tag instead. For usage, see Commons:When to use the PD-scan tag.

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Note: This tag applies to scans and photocopies only. For photographs of public domain originals taken from afar, {{PD-Art}} may be applicable. See Commons:When to use the PD-Art tag.