Flag of New Mexico

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Normal or de jure version of a flag? Flag of New Mexico

The flag of the US state of New Mexico was introduced in 1925.

symbolism

The flag shows the sun of the Zia people. The colors represent the Spanish colonial era and can still be found in the flag of Spain today .

The four groups of four rays each represent:

  • The four seasons: spring, summer, autumn and winter
  • The day: sunrise, noon, evening and night
  • Life itself: childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age
  • The four cardinal points: north, south, west, east

The circle connects the four elements.

history

Flag of the Spanish Empire during the reign of Philip II.

The flag is the result of a 1925 Daughters of the American Revolution design competition presented by Dr. Harry Mera from Santa Fe won. As an archaeologist, Mera was familiar with the Zia sun symbol , which was found on a pot in the 19th century.

In a 2001 Internet vote by the North American Vexillological Association , the North American flag scouting association , this flag was voted first among the flags of the US states and the Canadian provinces . Above all, the high recognition value and the design were praised .

Loyalty oath

Under the New Mexico Statutes and Court Rules, Section 12-3-7, the oath of allegiance to the flag of New Mexico is :

I salute the flag of the state of New Mexico, the Zia symbol of perfect friendship among united cultures.

"I greet the flag of the state of New Mexico, the Zia symbol of perfect friendship among the united cultures"

The Spanish version is:

Saludo la bandera del estado de Nuevo Mejico, el simbolo zia de amistad perfecta, entre culturas unidas.

additional

The flag is quoted in the Albuquerque city ​​flag : This has a red background and the Zia symbol in yellow.

literature

  • The Flag Institute (ed.): National flags of the world . Hamburg: Edition Maritim, 2000. ISBN 3-89225-402-8
  • Karl-Heinz Hesmer: Flags and coats of arms of the world. History and symbolism of the flags and coats of arms of all states . Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag, 1992. ISBN 3-570-01082-1

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Result of the survey ( Memento from June 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive )

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