File:Seal of British Columbia, Canada.svg

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Description Great seal, adopted in 1987.

Author or
copyright owner Conrad Swan

Source (WP:NFCC#4) http://web.archive.org/web/1/docs.openinfo.gov.bc.ca/D5539613A_Response_Package_OOP-2012-00794.PDF

Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) Coat of arms of British Columbia

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This work is protected by Canadian Crown copyright. Limitations on its distribution are defined at the original site of publication, and are not altered by its reproduction here. Those terms may include, but may not be limited to, its reproduction being accurate, free of charge in any format or medium, and not used in a misleading context. The source of the material must be identified and the copyright status acknowledged.

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This logo is an official seal of a governmental entity or one of its government agencies, and may be subject to copyright, trademark, and/or other restrictions on its reproduction, especially in commercial contexts. The copyright is likely held by the government or agency in question. It is believed that the use of images of seals

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