Vexillological description
Paño de proporción 4:7, de plata (blanco) liso, cargado en el centro con el escudo del estado.
- Paño
- de plata (blanco), liso.
- Escudo
- centrado y de gran tamaño.
Flag of Michoacán
Enseña del estado mexicano de Michoacán.
The flag, in figures
Every fact about the flag, each with what it means.
- Proportions
- 4:77 wide for every 4 high. 24 flags in the catalogue share it.
- Properties
Normal flagFIAV symbol: the form of the flag.- Use
CivilFIAV symbol: who may fly the flag.- Colours
- White
- Blue
- Red
- Yellow
- Green
- Coat of arms
- YesIt carries the coat of arms on the cloth.
Take a closer look
The white cloth
- 1
The equestrian statue
- 2
The three indigenous crowns
- 3
The book and the building
- 4
The gear
How it is described
The flag in the words of vexillology and heraldry.
What it carries
Each element and how many of the 1,390 flags in the catalogue carry it. In yellow, the rarest.
- Shell9 flags · 0.6 %
- Book9 flags · 0.6 %
- Horse18 flags · 1.3 %
- Fish18 flags · 1.3 %
- Tool29 flags · 2.1 %
- Human figure50 flags · 3.6 %
- Branch51 flags · 3.7 %
- Tree63 flags · 4.5 %
- Text144 flags · 10.4 %
- Star151 flags · 10.9 %
- Animal190 flags · 13.7 %
- Building229 flags · 16.5 %
- Plant243 flags · 17.5 %
- Coat of arms270 flags · 19.4 %
- Plain438 flags · 31.5 %
The full story
How it was born, how it has changed and what it means.
How it came about
How it has changed
What it means
Fun facts
Localisation
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Sources
Sources consulted:
- Wikipedia (artículo sobre Michoacán)
Credits
Flag image: Estado de Michoacán, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain.
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