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 Order Menu New Mexico state flags are USA made. 200 denier nylon and 2-ply woven polyester (Tough-tex or Poly-Max) Outdoor flags are finished with heading and brass grommets up to 6x10 ft, rope heading & metal thimble ends on sizes 8x12 ft and larger. |
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 New Mexico boat flag, ensign, courtesy flag 12"x18" 200 denier nylon finished with heading and brass grommets. |
 New Mexico Desktop Flag 4"x6" soft nylon miniature flag mounted on a 10" black staff with golden spear point |
 New Mexico state flag lapel pin Etched & Die Struck Enamel flag lapel pins on brass 3/4" to 1" (19 to 24 mm) |
 Desktop Flag Stands / Bases - for 4"x6" desktop flags # 1-7 hole black plastic, #10 & 12 hole wood |
 New Mexico / USA friendship flag lapel pin (crossed flag lapel pin) |
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS Extra large outdoor nylon state flags are offered in 8x12 ft, 10x15 ft and 12x18 ft. Production process includes a #10 white nylon rope is sewn into the 2” cotton polyester blend header. Galvanized metal thimble ends are crimped to the rope ends for attachment to the flag snaps. An additional brass grommet is placed midway on the heading for use with a third flag snap for durability and stability on the halyard. Extreme wear outdoor state flags are produced using open weave 2-ply woven polyester, the longest wearing flag material available for daily, long-term display. This open weave material reduces fabric stress and outside fly-end shredding in high wind applications, allowing for up to double the wear of traditional nylon flags. Sizes offered are 3x5 ft, 4x6 ft and 5x8 ft. Textile trade names are Annin Flagmakers Tough-tex or Eder Flag Mfg. Poly-Max.New Mexico boat flags are nylon, 12”x18” size with 2 brass grommets. New Mexico indoor flags are available in 3x5 ft and 4x6 ft. nylon, and feature a pole sleeve with a flannel liner and a tab sewn inside the sleeve. The tab attaches to a hook or screw a top of the parade or display flagpole to keep the flag from sliding down the pole. Indoor and parade flags are finished with two-inch gold rayon fringe. These flags are also available with a pole sleeve only and no fringe (made to order, allow 2 weeks). All indoor flags are USA made. 3x5 ft indoor flags are typically displayed on either 7 ft or 8 ft poles. 4x6 ft indoor flags are typically displayed on 9 ft poles. Poles are available in polished hardwood and either silver or gold anodized aluminum. Indoor floor stands are available in either weighted ABS plastic or cast metal in gilt, brass or chrome finishes. Flagpole finials for indoor / parade poles are available in ABS plastic and both brass or chrome metal finishes. New Mexico desktop flags are made in the United States. Size is 4 x 6 inch, lightweight nylon material, hemmed all four sides, mounted on 10” black staffs with a golden spear point. Table top bases are available in black plastic to display from 1- 7 flags. Wood bases are available with either 10 holes or 12 holes to display additional flags. New Mexico stick flags, hand held mounted flags are 8 x 12 inch, lightweight nylon, fully hemmed, mounted on a ¼” x 18” black wood dowel with a golden spear point, and made in America. Sold in quantities of 12/box only, please call to order. New Mexico state classroom flags for school districts are 12”x18” lightweight poly flags hemmed on all four sides and mounted on 3/8” x 30” black wood staff with golden spear tip. Sold in quantities of 12 / box only, please call to order. FLAG DESCRIPTION / HISTORY The first state flag of New Mexico was a blue field with a miniature United States flag in the upper left corner, the state’s great seal in the lower right corner and “New Mexico” embroidered diagonally across the field from the lower left to the upper right corner. Current State Flag: In 1920, the New Mexico Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution advocated the adoption of a flag representative of New Mexico’s unique character. Three years later, the D.A.R. conducted a design competition, won by the distinguished Santa Fe physician and archeologist, Dr. Harry Mera. The doctor’s wife, Reba, made the winning flag design with a symbolic red Zia on a field of yellow. In March of 1925, Governor Arthur T. Hannett signed the legislation, which proclaimed the Mera design as the official state flag. The State Flag of New Mexico has a modern interpretation of an ancient symbol of a sun design as seen on a late 19th century water jar from Zia Pueblo. This pueblo is thought to have been one of the Seven Golden Cities of Cíbola, which explorer Vásquez de Coronado sought. The red sun symbol was called a “Zia” and is shown on a field of yellow. This distinctive design reflects the pueblo's tribal philosophy, with its wealth of pantheistic spiritualism teaching the basic harmony of all things in the universe. Four is the sacred number of Zia, and the figure is composed of a circle from which four points radiate. To the Zia Indian, the sacred number is embodied in the earth with its four main directions; in the year with its four seasons; in the day, with sunrise, noon, evening and night; in life, with its four divisions - childhood, youth, adulthood and old age. Everything is bound together in a circle of life, without beginning, without end. States of America have all flown over the “Land of Enchantment” during the long history of the state. The Zia believe, too, that in this great brotherhood of all things, man has four sacred obligations: he must develop a strong body, a clear mind, a pure spirit, and a devotion to the welfare of his people. (ref; sos.state.nm.us, State Symbols, State Flag) |
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