Flag of New Mexico
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The Flag of New Mexico is a bright yellow banner featuring a red Zia sun symbol, reflecting the state’s Native American heritage and Spanish colonial history.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag
ⓘ
state flag ⓘ |
| adopted | 1925 ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | March 15, 1925 ⓘ |
| aspectRatio | 2:3 ⓘ |
| backgroundColor | yellow ⓘ |
| centralEmblem | red Zia sun symbol ⓘ |
| colorOrigin | Spanish royal colors ⓘ |
| colorScheme | red and yellow ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designCompetition | Daughters of the American Revolution contest ⓘ |
| designElements | red Zia sun symbol on a yellow field ⓘ |
| designer | Harry Mera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emblemPosition | center ⓘ |
| featuresSymbol | Zia sun symbol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldColor | yellow ⓘ |
| governmentBody | State of New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalInfluence |
Native American heritage
ⓘ
Spanish colonial history ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Spanish Cross of Burgundy and royal colors
ⓘ
Zia religious symbolism ⓘ |
| officialLanguageDescription | yellow field charged with a red sun symbol of the Zia ⓘ |
| previousDesign | U.S. flag with territorial seal (as a territory) ⓘ |
| proportion | 2:3 ⓘ |
| rankings | highly rated in U.S. state flag design surveys ⓘ |
| represents | New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | current state flag ⓘ |
| symbolColor | red ⓘ |
| symbolCount | four groups of four rays ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
New Mexico’s Native American heritage
ⓘ
New Mexico’s Spanish colonial history ⓘ four directions ⓘ four seasons ⓘ four stages of life ⓘ four times of day ⓘ sun ⓘ |
| symbolOrigin | Zia Pueblo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolType | sun symbol ⓘ |
| usedBy | U.S. state of New Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedSince | 1925 ⓘ |
| vexillologyNotability | noted for simplicity and symbolism ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.