File:Flag of Slovakia (construction sheet).svg

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English: Flag of Slovakia — construction sheet
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Own work. Geometry and dimensions are mostly based on the legal description and appendices in Law no. 63/1993 Act of the National Council of the Slovak Republic on state symbols of the Slovak Republic and their use.

The national flag of the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as the "national flag") consists of three longitudinal stripes - white, blue and red, of the same width, arranged one below the other. The national coat of arms is placed on the front half of the sheet of the national flag. 5 ) The national emblem on the national flag is equidistant from the top, front and bottom edges of the national flag and its height is equal to half the height of the national flag. At the junction of the shield with a color other than white, there is a white border, one-hundredth of the length of the national flag. No contour line is used in the national emblem on the national flag. The aspect ratio of the national flag is 2:3.

— English translation of an extract from Law no. 63/1993 section 7.1

The Law specifies a height for the shield but not a width. Measurements from the flag in the appendices of Law 63/1993 give a value about 1245 the length of the flag which matches what is shown at Flags of the World (FOTW). The shape and characteristics of the shield elements on this construction are based on a combination of:

  • The blurry diagrams in the appendices of Law 63/1993
  • The government SVG file available for download at vlada.gov.sk
Note that the government SVG file suffers from several issues: the ratio is not exactly 2:3; the border around the emblem is too fat, the emblem is in the wrong place, etc.
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According to the Slovak Copyright Act, this image is in the public domain.

(Law No. 185/2015 English translation, Part two, Section 5)

"a) idea, manner, system, method, concept, principle, discovery or information that has been expressed, described, explained, depicted or incorporated into a work,
b) a text of legislation, a decision of public authority or a court decision, technical norm, including draft materials and translations thereof
c) land-use planning documents
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e) speech presented in discussions on public affairs
f) daily news; daily news is information on event or circumstance; where a work informing about daily news or a work in which daily news is included, is not considered as daily news,
g) work of traditional folk culture,
h) result of activity of expert, interpreter or translator acting under special law."

Hence it is assumed that this image has been released into the public domain. However, in some instances the use of this image might be regulated by other laws.

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Flag of Slovakia — construction sheet

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