Mexican flag coloring page
Vertical stripes of green, white and red frame the national coat of arms in the white center. It shows a golden eagle on a nopal cactus eating a snake. The current version was adopted on 16 September 1968 and confirmed by law in 1984.
- Difficulty
- Detailed
- Best for
- Ages 9+
- Capital
- Mexico City
- Continent
- North America
- Also called
- Mexican flag
- Adopted
- 1968
- Paper
- US Letter and A4
- Use
- Free for home and classroom (terms)
Colors in this flag
Coloring tip: Color the eagle, cactus and snake in the white stripe first, then add green on the left and red on the right.
Colors are shown biggest area first.
Flag design: public domain (source file on Wikimedia Commons). Outline by Crayon Pages.
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About the flag of Mexico
What it means: The eagle recalls an Aztec legend: an eagle on a cactus eating a serpent showed where to build Tenochtitlan, today Mexico City.
Did you know? The emblem retells the Aztec story of how the site of their capital city, Tenochtitlan, was chosen.
Source: Wikipedia.
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