List of Colorado state symbols
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The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Colorado.
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[edit] State insignia
| Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag | Flag of the State of Colorado |  |
1911 CRS 24-80-904 |
| Motto | Nil sine numine Latin: Nothing without providence[1] |
Nil sine numine | 1861 CRS 24-80-901 |
| Nickname | Centennial State | The Centennial State | 1876 |
| Seal | Great Seal of the State of Colorado |  |
1861 Modified 1877[2] CRS 24-80-901 |
| Slogan | Colorful Colorado |
unofficial |
[edit] Living symbols
| Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird | Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys |
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1931 CRS 24-80-910 |
| Fish | Greenback Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarki stomias |
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1994 CRS 24-80-911.5 |
| Flower | Rocky Mountain Columbine[1] Aquilegia caerulea |
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1899 CRS 24-80-905 |
| Grass | Blue Grama Grass Bouteloua gracilis |
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1987 SJR 87-13 |
| Insect | Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly Hypaurotis crysalus |
1996 CRS 24-80-913 |
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| Mammal | Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis canadensis |
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1961 CRS 24-80-911 |
| Reptile | Western Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta bellii |
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2007 HB 08-1017 |
| Tree | Colorado Blue Spruce[1] Picea pungens |
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1939 HJR 39-07 |
[edit] Earth symbols
| Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fossil | Stegosaurus[1] |  |
1982 Executive Order |
| Gemstone | Aquamarine |  |
1971 CRS 24-80-912 |
| Mineral | Rhodochrosite |  |
2002 CRS 24-80-912.5 |
| Rock | Yule Marble[1] |  |
2004 CRS 24-80-912.7 |
| Soil | Seitz | Seitz | unofficial |
[edit] Cultural symbols
| Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folk dance | Square Dance[1] |  |
1992 CRS 24-80-909.5 |
| Songs[1] | Where the Columbines Grow and Rocky Mountain High |
1915 2007 CRS 24-80-909 |
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| Tartan | Colorado State Tartan |  |
1997-03-03 HJR 97-1016[3] |
[edit] United States coin
| Type | Symbol | Image | Coined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter dollar | Colorado Quarter 2006 |  |
2006 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g "State songs and more". Montrose Daily Press. 15 March 2007. http://www.montrosepress.com/articles/2007/03/15/opinion/op1.txt. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ Kopel, Jerry (11 April 2008). "Mysteries of Colorado's Great Seal". Rocky Mountain News. http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/apr/11/mysteries-colorados-great-seal/. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ^ Colorado House Joint Resolution 97-1016
[edit] External links
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