This was the crest of
Arsenal Football Club from c.1949 to 2002. In 2002, the club replaced the crest, stating in a press release:
"Principally, as the current crest incorporates many separate elements, which have been introduced over a number of years, there is uncertainty surrounding its exact origination. As a consequence, the Club is unable to copyright this crest."
The release is no longer available on the club website but an Internet Archive copy of it is here:
[1]. Another copy is here:
[2] (link now dead: Internet Archive copy here:
[3]. A BBC news story on the new crest is available here:
[4]
Since the club has admitted the crest is ineligible for copyright, it has been given the {{Insignia}} image tag.
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{{Information |Description={{PD-because|Arsenal FC itself has said the old crest is ineligible for copyright, see below.}} Full size version: [[:en::Image:Arsenal fc old crest.png]] This was the crest of
Arsenal Football Club from '
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This was the crest of
Arsenal Football Club from c.1949 to 2002. In 2002, the club replaced the crest, stating in a press release:
"Principally, as the current crest incorporates many separate elements, which have been introduced over a number of years, there is uncertainty surrounding its exact origination. As a consequence, the Club is unable to copyright this crest."
The release is no longer available on the club website but an Internet Archive copy of it is here:
[1]. Another copy is here:
[2] (link now dead: Internet Archive copy here:
[3]. A BBC news story on the new crest is available here:
[4]
Since the club has admitted the crest is ineligible for copyright, it has been given the {{Insignia}} image tag.
This coat of arms image could be re-created using
vector graphics as an
SVG file. This has several advantages; see
Commons:Media for cleanup for more information. If an SVG form of this image is available, please upload it and afterwards replace this template with {{
vector version available|new image name}}.
It is recommended to name the SVG file “Arsenal fc old crest small.svg”—then the template
Vector version available (or
Vva) does not need the new image name parameter.
Licensing
Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse
This file is in the public domain because Arsenal FC itself has said the old crest is ineligible for copyright
This template must not be used to dedicate an uploader's own work to the public domain;
CC0 should be used instead.
This work must carry
justifications for free usability in both the United States and its country of origin.
This image shows a
flag, a
coat of arms, a
seal or some other official insignia. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are independent of the
copyright status.
Original upload log
The original description page was
here. All following user names refer to en.wikipedia.
{{Information |Description={{PD-because|Arsenal FC itself has said the old crest is ineligible for copyright, see below.}} Full size version: [[:en::Image:Arsenal fc old crest.png]] This was the crest of
Arsenal Football Club from '
File usage
The following pages on the English Wikipedia use this file (pages on other projects are not listed):