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Mexico Flag
Mexico's national flag is a vertical tricolour of green, white, and red, with the national coat of arms centred on the white panel. The detailed eagle-a...
Where is Mexico?
The highlighted area marks the country on the world map.
About Mexico and its flag
Mexico's national flag is a vertical tricolour of green, white, and red, with the national coat of arms centred on the white panel. The detailed eagle-and-serpent emblem is essential: without it, the flag would be easily confused with other green-white-red tricolours.
Flag design and meaning
Three equal vertical bands run green at the hoist, white through the centre, and red at the fly. Mexico's national coat of arms is centred on the white panel. A correct rendering needs the full central emblem rather than a blank white stripe or a simplified round badge.
- National coat of arms: Mexico's national-symbols law places the national coat of arms in the centre of the white band, making it the flag's decisive emblem.
History and adoption
The current design was adopted by decree in 1968. Mexico's federal legal text provides the national-symbols framework published in 1984, while government historical material traces the flag's development from the independence era. This page avoids assigning one fixed meaning to the three colours, whose official accounts have changed over time.
How to recognise this flag
- Read the vertical bands green, white, red, then check for the detailed coat of arms in the white centre.
- Mexico differs from Italy because the Mexican tricolour carries the national arms rather than a plain white central panel.
Mexico flag quiz context
On Name The Flag, the Mexico flag is currently grouped as very easy difficulty for quiz progression.
Its region is listed as North America, which helps place the country among nearby geography questions in the game.
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