This image is in the public domain because it is a mere mechanical scan or photocopy of a public domain original, or – from the available evidence – is so similar to such a scan or photocopy that no copyright protection can be expected to arise. The original itself is in the public domain for the following reason:

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This work was first published on the Seychelles and is now in the public domain because its copyright protection has expired by virtue of the Copyright Act, Chapter 51 , enacted 1984, amended 1991 ( details ). The work meets one of the following criteria: It is an anonymous work or pseudonymous work and 25 years have passed since the year of its publication It is a sound recording and 50 years have passed since the date of its creation It is a photographic work or film and 25 years have passed since the year of its publication It is literary, musical or artistic work other than photograph and 25 years have passed since the year of death of the author (or last-surviving author) It is a government work and 25 years have passed since the year of its publication English | español | +/−

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This tag is designed for use where there may be a need to assert that any enhancements (eg brightness, contrast, colour-matching, sharpening) are in themselves insufficiently creative to generate a new copyright. It can be used where it is unknown whether any enhancements have been made, as well as when the enhancements are clear but insufficient. For known raw unenhanced scans you can use an appropriate {{PD-old}} tag instead. For usage, see Commons:When to use the PD-scan tag .

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Note: This tag applies to scans and photocopies only. For photographs of public domain originals taken from afar, {{PD-Art}} may be applicable. See Commons:When to use the PD-Art tag .