File:Oak crown officer.jpg

Image of an Officer Class badge of the Order of the Oak Crown. Fair use, but ideally would replace with another image - perhaps a PD government image of someone wearing one.

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Fair use rationale[edit]

1. The image is of lower resolution than the original photograph (copies made from it will be of inferior quality).
2. No free or public domain images have been located for the subject of the article.
3. The use of the image does not limit the copyright owners' rights to distribute the photograph in any way.
4. The image is being used for informational purposes only, and its use is not believed to detract from the original photograph in any way.
5. The article in question is about an official award, and an image of the medal itself adds significantly to the article.

• • • I am copyright holder of this image - Wikipedia is welcome to use it. Megan Robertson, Medals of the World. 4 November 2011 ***