New Mexico Flag

3' x 5' polyester New Mexico Flag with two grommets, double-stitched top and bottom edges, and a triple-stitched fly edge to reduce fraying.

✍️ The Design: Designed by Santa Fe physician and archaeologist Dr. Harry Mera and officially adopted on March 15, 1925, this flag consistently tops vexillologist rankings for its beauty and simplicity.

After the state spent its first thirteen years with an unofficial (and truly awful) flag, the Daughters of the American Revolution sponsored a contest to create a new design. Dr. Mera’s winning entry featured a bold, red Zia sun symbol centered on a field of yellow. (Flag-nerd fact: in 2001, the North American Vexillological Association surveyed NAVA members and New Mexico's flag was voted the best state flag design in the USA).

The central element originates from the Zia Pueblo, who historically used the sun design on sacred clay pots. The four groups of four rays extending from the central circle represent the four cardinal directions, the four seasons of the year, the four phases of a day (morning, noon, evening, and night), and the four stages of life (childhood, youth, adulthood, and old age). The red and yellow colors honor the historical flags of Spain, which ruled the area for centuries before it became part of Mexico and later the United States. 

🏴󠁵󠁳󠁮󠁭󠁿 Days of Celebration: New Mexicans fly this flag on Statehood Day (January 6th) and all year round.