Flag of Mexico
The national flag of Mexico (Spanish: Bandera de México) is a vertical tricolor of green, white, and red with the national coat of arms charged in the center of the white stripe. While the meaning of the colors has changed over time, these three colors were adopted by Mexico following independence from Spain during the country's War of Independence, and subsequent First Mexican Empire.
| Use | National flag and ensign |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 4:7 |
| Adopted | 16 September 1968 |
| Design | A vertical tricolor of green, white and red, with the National Coat of Arms centered on the white band. |
| Designed by | Agustin de Iturbide (Original version) Francisco Eppens Helguera |
| Use | Naval jack |
| Proportion | 1:1 |
| Design | A diagonal tricolor of white, green, red, with a thin anchor in the center. Three eight-pointed gold stars are in the canton, and the bottom two corners. |
Red, white, and green are the colors of the national army in Mexico. The central emblem is the Mexican coat of arms, based on the Aztec symbol for Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City), the center of the Aztec Empire. It recalls the legend of an eagle sitting on a cactus while devouring a serpent that signaled to the Aztecs where to found their city, Tenochtitlan.