File:Coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (grey spear).svg

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English: The Coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 2006
العربية: شعار جمهورية الكونغو الديمقراطية منذ عام 2006
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Source Own work based on [1], [2], [3] and the Congolese passports.
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Public domain 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 (details). The work meets one of the following criteria:
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Coat of arms of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

28 November 2008

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current02:42, 7 April 2021600 × 550 (90 KB)ThespoondragonReverted to version as of 09:48, 6 April 2021 (UTC) lets make the one with the background a different file, both versions are in use

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