List of Nevada state symbols
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This is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Nevada. The majority of the items in the list are officially recognized symbols created by an act of the Nevada Legislature and signed into law by the governor.
Miscellaneous
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
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Flag | State seal on a blue background | 1929 | |
Motto | All for our country | 1886 | |
Nicknames | Silver State, Battle Born State | n/a | |
Seal | The Seal of Nevada | 1886 |
Flora
Type | Symbol | Year | [1] |
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Flower | Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) |
1917 | |
Tree | Bristlecone pine (Pinus monophylla) |
1953 |
Fauna
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
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Bird | Mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) |
1967 | |
Animal | Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) |
1973 | |
Fish | Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncoryhnchus clarki henshawi) |
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Reptile | Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) |
1989 |
Geology
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
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Mineral | Silver | 1977 | |
Rock | Sandstone | 1987 |
See also
References
- ^ bristlecone pine