File:Coat of arms of the Free State.svg

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Media data and Non-free use rationale
Description	Official coat of arms for the South African province of Free State
Author or copyright owner	Government of South Africa
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	http://www.fs.gov.za/INFORMATION/2010/Premier/Communication/PREMIERFINAL.pdf
Publication	Black
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Free State (province)
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	to serve as the primary means of visual identification at the top of the article dedicated to the entity in question.
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	n.a.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	The logo is to be used once in the infobox of the article for the associated entity. The logo is of a size and resolution sufficient to maintain the quality intended by the associated entity, without being unnecessarily high resolution.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	n.a.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Free State (province)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_Free_State.svgtrue

Non-free media information and use rationale – non-free logo true for Free State (province)
Description	This is the logo owned by Government of South Africa for Free State (province). Further details: Official coat of arms for the South African province of Free State
Source	The logo is from the following website: http://www.fs.gov.za
Article	Free State (province)
Portion used	The entire logo is used to convey the meaning intended and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the intended image.
Low resolution?	This is an SVG vector image of a registered trademark or a copyright-protected logo, seal or computer icon. This image should not be rendered any larger than is required for the purposes of identification and/or critical commentary. The default rendering of this image is of a size and resolution sufficient to maintain the quality intended by the company or organization, without being unnecessarily high resolution.
Purpose of use	The image is placed in the infobox at the top of the article discussing Free State (province), a subject of public interest. The significance of the logo is to help the reader identify the organization, assure the readers that they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the organization, and illustrate the organization's intended branding message in a way that words alone could not convey.
Replaceable?	Because it is a non-free logo, there is almost certainly no free representation. Any substitute that is not a derivative work would fail to convey the meaning intended, would tarnish or misrepresent its image, or would fail its purpose of identification or commentary.
Other information	Use of the logo in the article complies with Wikipedia non-free content policy, logo guidelines, and fair use under United States copyright law as described above.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Free State (province)//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_Free_State.svgtrue

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Use of the logo here does not imply endorsement of the organization by Wikipedia or the Wikimedia Foundation, nor vice versa. Fair use

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This is a Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) image of a registered trademark or copyrighted logo. If non-free content restrictions apply, this image should not be rendered any larger than is required for the purposes of identification and/or critical commentary. See Wikipedia:Logos.

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	23:23, 26 May 2018		351 × 285 (712 KB)	RonBot (talk \| contribs)	Reduce nominal size to fit NFC guideline
	07:15, 4 February 2014	No thumbnail	600 × 487 (699 KB)	HelenOnline (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a non-free logo using File Upload Wizard

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Free State (province)
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