File:Greater Coat of Arms of the Belgian Congo.svg

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Deutsch: Grosses Wappen von Belgisch-Kongo 1908 - 1960

Date

19 April 2011 (original upload date))

Source

Vorlage: Wappen; Einzelteile: Krone und großes, schwarzes Wappen und Blaues Wappen)

Author

Lesser coat of arms of Belgium.svg: Katepanomegas und Sodacan gemeinsam; Schild Kongo Freistaat.svg: MS05L.

The original uploader was MS05L at German Wikipedia.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	06:12, 6 February 2024	550 × 380 (590 KB)	NorthTension	resized via size to selection
	18:10, 18 August 2020	566 × 426 (611 KB)	Brookford	The source does not have the Saxony inescutcheon on the arms of Belgium at sinister (viewer's right)
	16:13, 24 July 2020	566 × 426 (621 KB)	Kathisma	the law says "or and sable". A foreign use cannot prevail over an act of government.
	16:07, 24 July 2020	566 × 426 (621 KB)	SamsonBVB	File:Wappen Freistaat Sachsen von Wettinern & Askanier ohne Kontur.svg
	15:45, 24 July 2020	566 × 426 (621 KB)	Kathisma	In Belgium, the legal blazon is "or and sable".
	11:01, 11 July 2020	566 × 426 (621 KB)	SamsonBVB	negro amarillo
	04:39, 11 March 2014	566 × 426 (621 KB)	Fry1989	Reverted to version as of 10:25, 16 July 2013
	13:39, 13 September 2013	575 × 410 (331 KB)	Эрманарих	Reverted to version as of 14:21, 13 June 2011
	10:25, 16 July 2013	566 × 426 (621 KB)	TRAJAN 117	Updated arms to match source.
	14:21, 13 June 2011	554 × 381 (395 KB)	JuTa	Reverted to version as of 00:19, 13 June 2011