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Striking original cotton flag from the turbulent years of the Mexican Revolution, circa 1912, measuring 24.5″ x 15″, boldly displaying the national tricolor of green, white, and red vertical bands. At center is a powerful block-printed emblem of the Mexican golden eagle—symbol of Aztec legend—perched on a prickly pear cactus, devouring a rattlesnake. Hovering above is a red Phrygian cap, or liberty cap, emblazoned with the word “Libertad,” an unmistakable Revolutionary symbol rooted in classical antiquity and revived throughout the Americas as a call for freedom. Mounted and framed to an overall size of 29.5″ x 21″. In very good to fine condition, with honest signs of age including fading to the colors, scattered stains, and hand-sewn mounting holes along the hoist. A rare Revolutionary artifact, rich in iconography, connecting the struggle for liberty across centuries and continents—from the Roman Republic to Hidalgo and Juárez, and now to the battlefield banners of 1912.
