File:Flag of the Congo Free State.svg

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Français : Drapeau de l'Association internationale africaine, de l'État indépendant du Congo (1877-1908) et du Congo belge (1908-1960)

Deutsch: Flagge von Kongo Freistaat (1877-1908) und Belgisch-Kongo (1908-1960)

Kongo: Dalapo ya Kongo-Belezi (1908-1960)

Lingála : Bɛndɛ́lɛ na ntángo ya banɔ́kɔ́ ; 21 yúni 1877 téé 30 yúni 1960

Nederlands: Vlag van de Association Internationale Africaine, van Kongo-vrijstaat (1877-1908) en Belgisch Congo (1908-1960)

Kiswahili: Bendera Dola huru la Kongo (1877-1908) na baadaye Kongo ya Kibelgiji (1908-1960)

English: Flag of International African Association as well as the Congo Free State (1877-1908) and the Belgian Congo (1908-1960)

Date

1908-1960

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Author

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This work was first published in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and is now in the public domain because its copyright protection has expired by virtue of the Ordinance-Law No. 86-033 of 5 April 1986 on the Protection of Copyright and Neighboring Rights (details). The work meets one of the following criteria:

It is an anonymous, pseudonymous or posthumous work and 50 years have passed since the date of its publication
It is a photographic work, and 25 years have passed since the date of its publication
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It is an "official act of authority" and ineligible for copyright protection; however "literary, artistic, or scientific publications produced by the authorities" are copyrighted by the government

This work is ineligible for copyright and therefore in the public domain because it consists entirely of information that is common property and contains no original authorship.

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.

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File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	16:39, 2 November 2019	900 × 600 (214 bytes)	FDRMRZUSA	Increased nominal dimensions. Optimized svg code with code cleanup and reduction. No other changes.
	13:25, 8 March 2008	750 × 500 (564 bytes)	Fvasconcellos	cleaner code
	18:37, 28 September 2005	744 × 496 (2 KB)	Moyogo	Flag of the Congo Free State and later the Belgian Congo Category:Flags of the Democratic Republic of the Congo