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Ojinaga, Chihuahua (Mexico)

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Coat of Arms

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I was informed the municipal flag was acquired by the administration on 10 September 2024. The municipal flag is white with the municipal coat of arms centered upon it in black and white.
Daniel Rentería, 10 March 2025

Coat of Arms

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The coat of arms was adopted on 26 October 1942, during the administration of Octavio Ramos (1942-1944). Apparently the coat of arms was decided upon through a vote, being designed by the professor Francisco R. Almada and Leandro Carreón. Description according to Héraldica Municipal de Chihuahua:

Of rounded form (circle), with the incision of the Río Bravo [or Rio Grande] in its upper-right part, in the rounded area (bordure) the motto was written: "Unión, Trabajo, Progreso" [Union, Work, and Progress; plus the name at the top], it is divided into 3 sections: in the upper the profiles of a soldier and an indigene (bases of mestizaje). In the second the Mexican flag, in the third the Río Bravo [sic; the Conchos River which connects to the Rio Grande], and in its extremes the products of the region: its petroleum potential, wheat, cattle [cow and bull], a bale of cotton, and plants of the same. The shield also represents the agricultural lands close to the River and the mountains of Santa Cruz [represented with a cross, a literal translation of the name].

On the bordure of the central area, "MUNICIPIO MATACHI" is read at the top, 1895 at the bottom the year it became a municipality. In the scrolled parts at the top, "TIJARARE" and "SAN RAFAEL 1667"; the name of the original indigenous settlement here and the mission established by the Jesuits, respectively. The shield itself, not the inner area, is outlined in bronze.
Daniel Rentería, 10 March 2025

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