File talk:Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (HM Government) (St Edwards Crown).svg

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The file is possibly non-free - it is covered by Crown Copyright of the United Kingdom. kashmiri 12:53, 28 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Crown copyright expires 50 years from creation, so if the artwork from which the file is derived was first published in 1953, then I don't see a problem. Also, there are different rules for coats of arms: copyright often rests with the heralder drawing the image rather than the original grantee of the arms. DrKiernan (talk) 18:30, 2 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]