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Description	English: The Twelve Symbols national emblem, which was used by the Republic of China under the Beiyang government (1912-1928), and also during the Empire of China under Yuan Shikai (1915-1916). 中文（繁體）：“十二章國徽”。中華民國北洋政府國徽（1912-1928），亦為中華帝國國徽。中文（简体）：“十二章国徽”。中华民国北洋政府国徽（1912-1928），亦为中华帝国国徽。日本語: 十二章国章
Date	3 December 2014
Source	Own work; Based on: [1], [2], [3], [4] [5]; Colours based: [6] [7] [8] (Phoenix) (Phoenix)
Author	Sodacan
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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	02:07, 10 March 2020	533 × 506 (552 KB)	Sodacan	minor fix
	20:30, 18 September 2017	533 × 506 (771 KB)	Sodacan	reduce size
	07:31, 26 December 2014	533 × 506 (812 KB)	Sodacan	New colours, based on new sources
	09:10, 6 December 2014	533 × 506 (725 KB)	Sodacan	Colour changes (not final)
	14:43, 3 December 2014	533 × 506 (725 KB)	Sodacan	Yellow ribbon (paler colour)
	14:27, 3 December 2014	533 × 506 (725 KB)	Sodacan	Ribbon fixes
	12:54, 3 December 2014	533 × 506 (716 KB)	Sodacan	Changes as requested
	07:23, 3 December 2014	533 × 506 (717 KB)	Sodacan	User created page with UploadWizard