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# File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg

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## Summary[ edit ]

DescriptionFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg

Français : Le drapeau de la République démocratique du Congo. Conformément à la Constitution de la République Démocratique du Congo de 2006, Article 1er: Son emblème est le drapeau bleu ciel, orné d’une étoile jaune dans le coin supérieur gauche et traversé en biais d’une bande rouge finement encadrée de jaune.

Tshiluba: Di mbendela dia Kongo

Kongo: Dalapo ya Repubilika ya Kongo Demokratiki
Lingála: Bɛndɛ́lɛ ya Republiki ya Kongó Demokratiki
Kiswahili: Bendera ya Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Kongo
Čeština: Státní vlajka Demokratické republiky Kongo.
Deutsch: Flagge der Demokratischen Republik Kongo. Erstellt laut den Angaben der Staatsverfassung von 2006.
English: The national flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Created according to the 2006 constitution : Son emblème est le drapeau bleu ciel, orné d’une étoile jaune dans le coin supérieur gauche et traversé en biais d’une bande rouge finement encadrée de jaune. (Its symbol is a sky blue flag, decorated with a yellow star in the upper left corner and crossed in the diagonal by a red strip with thin yellow borders) It seems to be identical, except for a lighter field hue, to the 1966–1971 flag.
Esperanto: Flago de la Demokratia Respubliko Kongo. Kreita laŭ la ŝtata konstitucio de 2006.
Italiano: Bandiera della Repubblica Democratica del Congo
Nederlands: Vlag van de Democratische Republiek Congo
Slovenščina: Državna zastava Demokratične republike Kongo
Svenska: Demokratiska republiken Kongos flagga
Walon: Drapea del Republike democratike do Congo
Русский: Флаг Демократической республики Конго

Date | 24 November 2005
Source | Own work
Author | Nightstallion

iThe source code of this SVG is valid.

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## Licensing[ edit ]

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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. 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
- It is another kind of work, and 50 years have passed since the year of death of the author (or last-surviving author)
- It is an "official act of authority" and ineligible for copyright protection.

| 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.

## File history

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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment
current | 09:35, 28 December 2013 |  | 800 × 600 (542 B) | Zscout370 (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 03:12, 30 June 2012
| 18:27, 27 December 2013 |  | 744 × 496 (3 KB) | DZKO (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 21:05, 19 February 2006
| 18:26, 27 December 2013 |  | 800 × 600 (3 KB) | DZKO (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 00:52, 22 November 2008
| 03:12, 30 June 2012 |  | 800 × 600 (542 B) | Metrónomo (talk | contribs) | Valid code
| 09:18, 10 January 2009 |  | 800 × 600 (798 B) | Zscout370 (talk | contribs) | Reduced code, kept colors.
| 00:52, 22 November 2008 |  | 800 × 600 (3 KB) | Wester (talk | contribs) | Reverted to version as of 21:28, 14 September 2008
| 10:02, 1 November 2008 |  | 800 × 600 (1 KB) | Vzb83 (talk | contribs) | revert to Zscout370's code, blue colour Pantone 279 C from the UN flag
| 21:28, 14 September 2008 |  | 800 × 600 (3 KB) | Wester (talk | contribs) | {{Information |Description= |Source= |Date= |Author= |Permission= |other_versions= }}
| 09:46, 1 July 2008 |  | 800 × 600 (1 KB) | Zscout370 (talk | contribs) | Construction sheet from http://www.flickr.com/photos/halfcrazy/461958911/sizes/o/. The only thing needs to be checked is the red and gold bands. Not sure about the colors, though.
| 05:07, 1 March 2006 |  | 750 × 500 (3 KB) | Denelson83 (talk | contribs) | More symmetric star
| 05:05, 1 March 2006 |  | 750 × 500 (3 KB) | Denelson83 (talk | contribs) | Dimensions rounded off; construction corrected according to firsthand observation
| 07:57, 20 February 2006 |  | 750 × 500 (2 KB) | Zscout370 (talk | contribs) | Ditched some SVG code
| 21:05, 19 February 2006 |  | 744 × 496 (3 KB) | Wester (talk | contribs) | Reverted to earlier revision
| 21:04, 19 February 2006 |  | 900 × 600 (3 KB) | Wester (talk | contribs) | Reverted to earlier revision
| 17:14, 19 February 2006 |  | 744 × 496 (3 KB) | Moyogo (talk | contribs) | as seen at the ceremony where President Joseph Kabila promulgated the new constitution.
| 01:25, 19 February 2006 |  | 900 × 600 (3 KB) | Denelson83 (talk | contribs) | More accurate version
| 12:21, 18 February 2006 |  | 744 × 496 (3 KB) | Nightstallion (talk | contribs) | old flag has been reestablished through the new constitution
| 20:25, 5 February 2006 |  | 450 × 300 (5 KB) | Vzb83 (talk | contribs) | colours from http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/cd.html: Pantone 286C for blue and 109C for yellow
| 08:10, 30 January 2006 |  | 450 × 300 (5 KB) | Denelson83 (talk | contribs) | Colours corrected
| 11:37, 24 November 2005 |  | 450 × 300 (4 KB) | Nightstallion (talk | contribs) | == Summary == The national flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Created by User:Zscout370. == Licensing == {{self|cc-by-sa-2.5}} Category:SVG flags

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