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

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Flag images at websites

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

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

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

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