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Summary
edit| Description | Great Seal of Scotland as used under the reign of Queen Elizabeth II |
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| Source (WP:NFCC#4) | https://amateurheralds.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=856 |
| Use in article (WP:NFCC#7) | Great Seal of Scotland |
| 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) |
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| Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3) | This image will be used in the above mentioned article for illustrative purposes only to show the Great Seal of Scotland as used during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. |
| Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2) |
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| Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Great Seal of Scotland//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Great_Seal_of_Scotland.jpegtrue | |
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edit | 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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