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The flag of Mexico (Bandera de Mexico) is a tricolor consisting of three equal vertical stripes of green (hoist side), white and red with the national coat of arms in the center of the white stripe which is based on the Aztec symbol of Tenochtitlan, the center of the Aztec empire. The first flag was created after the War of Independence from Spain, but its final design was adopted on the 16 th of September 1968. Proportion 4:7

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A brief description of Mexico's flag.

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Page 1: Flags Mexico

The flag of Mexico (Bandera de Mexico) is a tricolor consisting of three equal vertical stripes

of green (hoist side), white and red with the national coat of arms in the center of the white

stripe which is based on the Aztec symbol of Tenochtitlan, the center of the Aztec empire.

The first flag was created after the War of Independence from Spain, but its final design was

adopted on the 16th of September 1968.

Proportion 4:7