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Type Symbol Adopted Image Amphibian: American bullfrog Lithobates catesbeiana: 2005 [1] [2] Animal: Missouri mule: 1995 [1] [3] Aquatic animal: Paddlefish Polyodon ...
Type Symbol Year Images Flag: State seal on a blue background 1929 Motto: All for our country: 1886 Nicknames: Silver State, Battle Born State, Sagebrush State n/a Seal: The Seal of Nevada: 1886 Song: Home Means Nevada: 1933 Steam locomotive: Nevada Northern Railway #40 2009
There is a copper colored star in the center representing Arizona's copper-mining industry. The rest of the flag is colored blue, representing liberty. [ 2] 1917. Seal. The seal of Arizona. The Great Seal of the State of Arizona is ringed by the words "Great Seal of the State of Arizona" on the top, and 1912 the year of Arizona's statehood, on ...
Type Symbol Description Year Image Source Bird: Baltimore oriole Icterus galbula: The male's black and orange feathers are similar to the Calvert seal. This led to the bird receiving its name of Baltimore. 1947 [5] Cat: Calico cat: The calico has tri-color fur of orange, black and white, which is the same colors as the Calvert seal. 2001 [6 ...
Federal agencies designated some of these symbols in honor of the state. Each entry explains the manner and date of adoption. The first insignia of Colorado, the territorial motto: Nil sine numine, [ 2] was adopted by the First Session of the Territorial Legislature on November 6, 1861. The seal and coat of arms of the Territory of Colorado ...
Type Symbol Date designated Image Motto "Friendship" 1930 [1] [2] Nickname "The Lone Star State" [1] Flag: The Lone Star Flag [1] June 30, 1839 National seal: Seal of the Republic of Texas: January 25, 1839 State seal: Seal of Texas: December 29, 1845 Reverse of the seal August 26, 1961 National coat of arms: Coat of arms of the Republic of ...
Location of the state of Florida in the United States of America. The state of Florida has numerous symbols defined by state statutes. The majority of the symbols were chosen after 1950; only the two oldest symbols—the state flower (chosen in 1909), and the state bird (chosen in 1927), and the state nickname (chosen in 1970)—are not listed in the 2010 Florida Statutes. [1]
The obverse of the flag of Oregon, the state's flag. The U.S. state of Oregon has 27 official emblems, as designated by the Oregon State Legislature. Most of the symbols are listed in Title 19, Chapter 186 of the Oregon Revised Statutes (2011 edition). [ 1] Oregon's first symbol was the motto Alis Volat Propriis, written and translated in 1854.