ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It's a relic of Albuquerque history that most people don't even know exists. But now, city government is making a push so that everyone can see Albuquerque's often-forgotten city flag. Story continues below News: City of Albuquerque misused federal funds to give bonuses to high-ranking staff Don't Miss: Truck crashes into Albuquerque home damaging gas, electric, and structure Community: Japanese retailer Daiso opening store in New Mexico It's been a quiet part of Albuquerque's history since the late 1960s, something most people haven't even see. "I've actually been here all my life. and I've actually never seen the city flag until today. so it's just interesting to know that there's actually a city flag but we've never seen it anywhere here in the city," said life-long Albuquerque resident, Zina Crumb. So in an effort to recognize the official city symbol, the city's general services department has spent the last four months putting dozens of the flags all over town. "We placed about 103 of them on a variety of city buildings to demonstrate unity, ownership, and belonging to the City of Albuquerque. So it was a project to be proud of," said Director of General Services Nathan Martinez. An inverse color scheme of the state flag, the city flag was created in 1968 with the same iconic Zia sun symbol in the middle, but there are a few other unique details. "1706 is when the city was adopted as a city. Albuquerque in a Spanish font, right? So yeah. To embrace our Spanish heritage," continued Martinez. The bird-like symbol in the upper corner is meant to pay homage to the city's role in space and nuclear advancement. Some people like the idea of the city using its own flag more often, "Don't think too deep into it. Enjoy what it means to be a New Mexican and being from Albuquerque and stuff like that and the history that we all get to share together and embrace. That's like really big history in the state and I've always grown up knowing about it. So it's really cool to see it represented in the flag," said Jonathan Ornela of Albuquerque. The city said the project cost about $50-$80 per flag for a total of around $6,500.