Mexican flag

E2695

flag of a sovereign state national flag

The Mexican flag is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red featuring a national coat of arms with an eagle devouring a snake atop a cactus, symbolizing the country’s heritage and identity.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Flag of Mexico	5
Mexican flag canonical	2
flag of Mexico	2
Bandera de México	1
Flag of Mexico (1823–1864)	1
Flag of the Three Guarantees	1
Flags of Mexico	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	flag of a sovereign state ⓘ national flag ⓘ
adoptedOn	1968-09-16 ⓘ
celebratedOn	Día de la Bandera ⓘ
centralEmblem	eagle devouring a snake ⓘ eagle on a prickly pear cactus on a rock in a lake ⓘ eagle perched on a cactus ⓘ
color	green ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
currentDesignInForceSince	1968 ⓘ
designBasedOn	Mexican flag self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Flag of the Three Guarantees
featuresAnimal	golden eagle ⓘ rattlesnake ⓘ
featuresElement	laurel branch ⓘ oak branch ⓘ
featuresPlant	prickly pear cactus ⓘ
firstAdoptedAsTricolor	1821 ⓘ
flagDay	February 24 ⓘ
greenStripeMeaning	hope ⓘ independence ⓘ
hasCoatOfArms	Mexican national coat of arms ⓘ surface form: Coat of arms of Mexico
hasStripeOrientation	vertical ⓘ
hasVariant	civil flag of Mexico ⓘ naval ensign of Mexico ⓘ presidential standard of Mexico ⓘ
officialName	Mexican flag self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Bandera de México
placedAt	center of the white stripe ⓘ
proportion	4:7 ⓘ
redStripeMeaning	the blood of national heroes ⓘ union between Europeans and Americans (historical) ⓘ
regulatedBy	Law on the National Arms, Flag, and Anthem of Mexico ⓘ
sideRatio	height 4 to width 7 ⓘ
symbolizes	Aztec heritage ⓘ Mexican heritage ⓘ Mexican independence ⓘ Mexican national identity ⓘ Mexican patriotism ⓘ Mexican sovereignty ⓘ Tenochtitlan founding legend ⓘ
usedBy	civil authorities ⓘ military ⓘ state authorities ⓘ
usedOn	land ⓘ sea ⓘ
usesDesign	vertical tricolor ⓘ
whiteStripeMeaning	purity ⓘ unity ⓘ
writingSystemOnFlag	none ⓘ

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mexico → nationalSymbol → Mexican flag ⓘ

Mexican flag → officialName → Mexican flag self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Bandera de México

Mexican flag → designBasedOn → Mexican flag self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Flag of the Three Guarantees

Mexican national coat of arms → usedOn → Mexican flag ⓘ

this entity surface form: flag of Mexico

Flags of North America → includesFlagOf → Mexican flag ⓘ