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Flag Mexico, in 36 editions.

The entry for Mexico published Flag in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Flag in every entry.

editions changed the text
12
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Flag” (1990 to 2025) and “Flag description” (1997 to 2024).

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2015 edition

Changed since 2014

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The same text in 4 editions, 2015 to 2018.

Published as “Flag description”

  • three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and red;
  • Mexico's coat of arms (an eagle with a snake in its beak perched on a cactus) is centered in the white band;
  • green signifies hope, joy, and love;
  • white represents peace and honesty;
  • red stands for hardiness, bravery, strength, and valor;
  • the coat of arms is derived from a legend that the wandering Aztec people were to settle at a location where they would see an eagle on a cactus eating a snake;
  • the city they founded, Tenochtitlan, is now Mexico City

note: similar to the flag of Italy, which is shorter, uses lighter shades of red and green, and does not display anything in its white band

three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and red; Mexico's coat of arms (an eagle with a snake in its beak perched on a cactus) is centered in the white band; green signifies hope, joy, and love; white represents peace and honesty; red stands for hardiness, bravery, strength, and valor; the coat of arms is derived from a legend that the wandering Aztec people were to settle at a location where they would see an eagle on a cactus eating a snake; the city they founded, Tenochtitlan, is now Mexico City
note:
similar to the flag of Italy, which is shorter, uses lighter shades of red and green, and does not have display anything in its white band

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Mexico: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/mexico/flag.

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