Mexican national coat of arms

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coat of arms national emblem

The Mexican national coat of arms is a heraldic emblem depicting an eagle devouring a serpent atop a prickly pear cactus, symbolizing the country’s Aztec heritage and national identity.

Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Coat of arms of Mexico	3
coat of arms of Mexico	3
Coat of arms of Mexico (1823–1864)	1
Escudo Nacional de México	1
Mexican coat of arms	1
Mexican national emblem	1
National Arms of Mexico	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms ⓘ national emblem ⓘ
adoptedBy	Mexico ⓘ surface form: United Mexican States
appearsIn	Article 3 of the Law on the National Arms, Flag, and Anthem ⓘ
associatedWith	Mexico ⓘ surface form: United Mexican States
basedOn	Aztec legend of the founding of Tenochtitlan ⓘ
cactusType	Opuntia (prickly pear) cactus ⓘ nopal ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
culturalSignificance	emblem of Mexican patriotism ⓘ key symbol of Mexican sovereignty ⓘ
depicts	golden eagle ⓘ lake ⓘ laurel branch ⓘ oak branch ⓘ prickly pear cactus ⓘ rattlesnake ⓘ rock ⓘ
designElement	stylized pre-Hispanic glyph for Tenochtitlan (rock in the lake) ⓘ
eagleAction	devouring a serpent ⓘ perched on a cactus ⓘ
eaglePosition	profile ⓘ
eagleSpecies	golden eagle ⓘ
hasVariant	colored version for the national flag ⓘ simplified monochrome version for official seals ⓘ
historicalPrecursor	coat of arms of New Spain ⓘ surface form: First Mexican Empire coat of arms coat of arms of New Spain ⓘ
influencedBy	European heraldic tradition ⓘ indigenous Mesoamerican iconography ⓘ
lakeName	Lake Texcoco ⓘ
legalStatus	defined in the Law on the National Arms, Flag, and Anthem of Mexico ⓘ
officialName	Mexican national coat of arms self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Escudo Nacional de México
orientation	eagle facing left (dexter) from the viewer’s perspective ⓘ
regulatedBy	Government of Mexico ⓘ surface form: Mexican federal government
ribbonColors	green ⓘ red ⓘ white ⓘ
serpentPosition	held in the eagle’s beak and talon ⓘ
symbolizes	Aztec heritage ⓘ Mexican national identity ⓘ Tenochtitlan foundation legend ⓘ triumph of good over evil ⓘ
usedOn	Mexican currency ⓘ Mexican passports ⓘ Mexican seals ⓘ Mexican flag ⓘ surface form: flag of Mexico official Mexican government documents ⓘ
usedSince	19th century ⓘ
wreath	oak and laurel branches tied with a ribbon in the national colors ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

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

First Mexican Republic → coatOfArms → Mexican national coat of arms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coat of arms of Mexico (1823–1864)

presidential standard of Mexico → feature → Mexican national coat of arms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican coat of arms

nopal cactus → featuredOn → Mexican national coat of arms ⓘ

this entity surface form: coat of arms of Mexico

Mexican flag → hasCoatOfArms → Mexican national coat of arms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coat of arms of Mexico

Tenochtitlan founding legend → influencedSymbol → Mexican national coat of arms ⓘ

this entity surface form: coat of arms of Mexico

Tenochtitlan founding legend → influencedSymbol → Mexican national coat of arms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Mexican national emblem

President of Mexico → insignia → Mexican national coat of arms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coat of arms of Mexico

Mexican national coat of arms → officialName → Mexican national coat of arms self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Escudo Nacional de México

Law on the National Arms, Flag, and Anthem of Mexico → regulates → Mexican national coat of arms ⓘ

this entity surface form: National Arms of Mexico

Independence Day → symbol → Mexican national coat of arms ⓘ

subject surface form: Independence Day (Mexico)

Secretariat of Foreign Affairs (Mexico) → symbol → Mexican national coat of arms ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coat of arms of Mexico

Lake Texcoco → symbolAppearsOn → Mexican national coat of arms ⓘ

this entity surface form: coat of arms of Mexico