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Mexico 1880-1898 and 1899-1916

Porfirio Díaz's regime flags: 30 Dec. 1880-31 Dec. 1898 and 1 Jan. 1899-30 Sep. 1916

1880-1898
1899-1916
Variant used between 1881-1917
Civil ensign 1891-1968

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1880-1899

[1823 Mexico national flag, first revision: 30 December 1880. By Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán]

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[National (civil, state and war) Flag, and state and war ensign]

[Variant - this flag is one of several which could be displayed]

[1821 Coat of arms, first revision: 30 Dec. 1880. By Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán]

both images by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, April 15, 2001.
Based on [csm60]

Flag and coat of arms adopted 14 April 14, 1823

Revision:Decree promulgated on 30 December 1880

In use until: 31 December 1898.

Use on land: Civil, state and war flag

Use At sea: State, and war ensign. Naval jack

This badge was adopted by decree of December 30, 1880. The new coat of arms was designed by Tomás de la Peña [csm60].
Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, April 15, 2001.

1899-1916

[1823 Mexico national flag, revision: 1 January 1899. By Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán]

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[1823 coat of arms, revision: 1 January 1899. By Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán]

by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, March 5, 2002
Badge based on [csm60]

Flag and coat of arms adopted: 14 April 1823

Revision: 1 January 1899

In use until: 30 September 1916

Use on land:Civil, state and war flag.

Use at sea:State, and war ensign. Naval jack

In 1899 was adopted a new emblem, worked by Mexican Denmark-educated Juan de Dios Fernández. Following to Carrera Stampa [csm60], the badge is "...inspired in French emblems of the time, the bird is not leanned as the previous one, but represented in front looking to its left with the wings displayed symmetrically. With the right grasp and beak grasping a curved snake whose head is over the eagle's. The other elements suffered alterations also. The prickly pear was reduced in its stems, and some of them were added some fruits. The stone seems rising roughly among the water, and the garland discreetly serves as base of the achievement"
Eventhough Porfirio Díaz was overthrown in 1911, the flag and coat of arms continued to be used util 1916.
Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, October 6, 2001

Variant used between 1881-1917

[Mexican flag variant used about 1893]
by António Martins Tuválkin, March 20, 2000.

(...) During the 1880s, the Porfirista government intended the flag as well the coat of arms on it became uniform overall the country. The changes to the coat of arms in such age were born by President's decree of Dec. 30-1880, by means of which, Porfirio DÃaz tried to materialized the original design provided by the First Constitutional Congress. (...) Tomás de la Peña was appointed to design the new coat of arms; he preferred the French-style eagle: fronted with up-lifted wings, looking to its left (...). This coat of arms was used until 1898, since in 1899, Díaz decided for replacing it, though the de la Peña's design was in use until about 1908. A very important change is appreciated in a 1893 flag: the garland is made of laurel and olive branches; this is to prove, despite the efforts for unifying both flag and coat of arms, that the anarchy prevailed (...)"

From [ban95]
Quoted and translated by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, June 10, 2002.

Civil ensign 1891-1968

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by Juan Manuel Gabino Villascán, 20 July 2002
Based on [ltg23], [sma57], and on a written description in [sma56]

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