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his artistic work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain.

This is because it is one of the following:

It is a photograph created by the United Kingdom Government and taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
It was commercially published prior to 1963; or
It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created by the United Kingdom Government prior to 1963.

HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply)