User:Alexphangia/sandbox2

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 edit

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 edit

Country Copyright License Tag Description
  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   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   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   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   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   Public Domain {{PD-Coa-Finland}} Some finnish local flags are banner of arms
  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   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   Public Domain {{PD-Coa-Hungary}}
  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   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   Public Domain {{PD-LV-exempt}}
  Liechtenstein   Public Domain {{PD-Flag-Liechtenstein}}
  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   Public Domain {{PD-Coa-Mexico}} Mexican state/municipal flags uses white flag with coat of arms
  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   Public Domain {{PD-NL-gemeentevlag}} Applies to flags of Dutch provinces and municipalities, not villages or water boards
  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   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   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   Public Domain {{PD-Coa-Switzerland}} canton, district and municipal flags of Switzerlands are banner of arms
  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   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   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   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 edit

Region Country Copyright License Tag Description
  Abkhazia   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   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   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   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   Belgium   Public Domain {{PD-Vlaamse-gemeentevlag}} Applies to all municipal flags in Flanders
  Lugansk People's Republic   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   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   Belgium   Unsure No free license found