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Non-free / fair use media rationale for Her Majesty's Government
Description	Symbol of Her Majesty's Government.
Source	Copied from Her Majesty's Government web site, and intellectual property owned by Her Majesty's Government.
Article	Her Majesty's Government
Portion used	Whole symbol used to avoid misrepresenting image.
Low resolution?	Sufficient resolution for illustration, but considerably lower resolution than original.
Purpose of use	Symbol is used for purposes of illustration in the Her Majesty's Government article, a subject of public interest.
Replaceable?	Protected by copyright and other restrictions including article 6ter of the Paris Convention, therefore a free use alternative won't exist.