Mexico Nylon Flags
World Flags
Adopted in 1968 (original version 1821). The flag of Mexico has 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. (ref: CIA World Factbook) The flag inherits its basic design from the early Mexican national flag of independence of 1821.