List of Wyoming state symbols
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The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Wyoming.
Insignia
[edit]Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
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Flag | Flag of the State of Wyoming | ![]() |
1916 |
Motto | Equal rights | Equal rights | 1869 |
Nickname | The Equality State Cowboy State |
The Equality State Cowboy State |
1890 1974 |
Seal | Great Seal of the State of Wyoming | ![]() |
1869 |
Slogan | Like No Place on Earth | unofficial |
Wyoming State Code
[edit]Wyoming enacted the "Code of the West" as the State Code of Wyoming on March 3, 2010.[1] The code includes the following:
- Live each day with courage;
- Take pride in your work;
- Always finish what you start;
- Do what has to be done;
- Be tough, but fair;
- When you make a promise, keep it;
- Ride for the brand;
- Talk less, say more;
- Remember that some things are not for sale;
- Know where to draw the line.
Living symbols
[edit]Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
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Bird | Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta |
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1927 |
Fish | Cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii |
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1987 |
Flower | Indian paintbrush Castilleja linariaefolia |
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1917 |
Grass | Western wheatgrass Pascopyrum smithii |
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2007 |
Insect | Sheridan's green hairstreak butterfly Callophrys sheridanii |
2009 | |
Mammal | American bison Bison bison |
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1985 |
Reptile | Horned toad Phrynosoma |
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1993 |
Tree | Plains cottonwood Populus sargentii |
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1947 |
Earth symbols
[edit]Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
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Dinosaur | Triceratops | ![]() |
1994 |
Fossil | Knightia | ![]() |
1987 |
Gemstone | Jade | ![]() |
1967 |
Soil | Forkwood | unofficial |
Cultural symbols
[edit]Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
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Song | "Wyoming" | 1955 | |
Sport | Rodeo | ![]() |
2003 |
United States coin
[edit]Type | Symbol | Image | Coined |
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Coin | Sacagawea dollar 2000[2] | 2004 | |
Quarter dollar | Wyoming quarter 2007 | 2007 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2012 Wyoming Statutes :: TITLE 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS :: CHAPTER 3 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, FLOWER, BIRD AND OTHER SYMBOLS :: 8-3-123. State code". Justia Law. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
- ^ "Wyoming Secretary of State". Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved 18 May 2019.