List of Colorado state symbols
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State insignia
| Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
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| Flag State flag There are two separate meanings for the term state flag in vexillology – the flag of the government of a sovereign state, and the flag of an individual subnational state.-Government flag:... |
Flag of the State of Colorado |  |
1911 CRS 24-80-904 |
| Motto | Nil sine numine Latin: Nothing without providence |
Nil sine numine | 1861 CRS 24-80-901 |
| Nickname | Centennial State | The Centennial State | 1876 |
| Seal Seals of the U.S. states The following gallery displays the official seals of the 50 states, federal district, and territories of the United States of America:-See also:* Coat of Arms of the U.S. States* Seals of Governors of the U.S. States* Flags of the U.S. states... |
Great Seal of the State of Colorado |  |
1861 Modified 1877 CRS 24-80-901 |
| Slogan | Colorful Colorado |
unofficial |
Living symbols
| Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
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| Bird | Lark Bunting Lark Bunting The Lark Bunting is a medium-sized sparrow. It is monotypic, the only member of the genus Calamospiza .-Overview:... Calamospiza melanocorys |
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1931 CRS 24-80-910 |
| Fish | Greenback Cutthroat Trout Greenback cutthroat trout The greenback cutthroat trout is the easternmost subspecies of cutthroat trout. This subspecies, once widespread, today occupies less than 1% of its historical range and is currently listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. It was adopted in 1994 as the state fish of... Oncorhynchus clarki stomias |
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1994 CRS 24-80-911.5 |
| Flower | Rocky Mountain Columbine Aquilegia caerulea Aquilegia caerulea Aquilegia caerulea is a species of Aquilegia flower native to the Rocky Mountains from Montana south to New Mexico and west to Idaho and Arizona. Its common name is Colorado Blue Columbine; sometimes it is called "Rocky Mountain Columbine", but this properly refers to Aquilegia saximontana.It is a... |
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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 Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly The Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly is a montane butterfly native to oak scrubland in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. It was designated the state insect of Colorado in 1996.... 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 Picea pungens |
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1939 HJR 39-07 |
Earth symbols
| Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
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| Fossil | Stegosaurus Stegosaurus Stegosaurus is a genus of armored stegosaurid dinosaur. They lived during the Late Jurassic period , some 155 to 150 million years ago in what is now western North America. In 2006, a specimen of Stegosaurus was announced from Portugal, showing that they were present in Europe as well... |
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1982 Executive Order |
| Gemstone | Aquamarine |  |
1971 CRS 24-80-912 |
| Mineral | Rhodochrosite Rhodochrosite Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral with chemical composition MnCO3. In its pure form, it is typically a rose-red color, but impure specimens can be shades of pink to pale brown. The streak is white. Its Mohs hardness varies between 3.5 and 4. Its specific gravity is 3.5 to 3.7. It... |
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2002 CRS 24-80-912.5 |
| Rock | Yule Marble Yule Marble Yule Marble is a type of metamorphed limestone found only in the Yule Creek Valley, in the West Elk Mountains of Colorado, just south of the town of Marble, Colorado . Quarried today at 9,300 feet above sea level, Yule Marble is famous for its uniform pure white consistency, lacking, for the most... |
2004 CRS 24-80-912.7 |
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| Soil | Seitz Seitz (soil) -Profile:The Seitz soil series consists of very deep, well drained, slowly permeable soils that formed in colluvium or slope alluvium derived from igneous, sedimentary, and volcanic rocks. Seitz soils are located on mountains, mainly in southwestern and central Colorado... |
[ftp://ftp-fc.sc.egov.usda.gov/NSSC/StateSoil_Profiles/co_soil.pdf Seitz] | unofficial |
Cultural symbols
| Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folk dance | Square Dance Square dance Square dance is a folk dance with four couples arranged in a square, with one couple on each side, beginning with Couple 1 facing away from the music and going counter-clockwise until getting to Couple 4. Couples 1 and 3 are known as the head couples, while Couples 2 and 4 are the side couples... |
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1992 CRS 24-80-909.5 |
| Songs | Where the Columbines Grow Where the Columbines Grow Where the Columbines Grow is one of the two official state songs of Colorado. It was written and composed by A.J. Fynn, and was adopted on May 8, 1915... and Rocky Mountain High Rocky Mountain High "Rocky Mountain High" is a folk-rock song written by John Denver and Mike Taylor about Colorado, and is one of the two official state songs of Colorado. Recorded by Denver, it went to number nine on the US Hot 100 in 1973... |
1915 2007 CRS 24-80-909 |
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| Tartan | Colorado State Tartan Colorado State Tartan The Colorado State Tartan is the Scottish tartan pattern officially adopted by the U.S. State of Colorado to represent the state in various functions and occasions.-Official state tartan:... |
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1997-03-03 HJR 97-1016 |
United States coin
| Type | Symbol | Image | Coined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter dollar Quarter (United States coin) A quarter dollar, commonly shortened to quarter, is a coin worth ¼ of a United States dollar, or 25 cents. The quarter has been produced since 1796. The choice of 25¢ as a denomination, as opposed to 20¢ which is more common in other parts of the world, originated with the practice of dividing... |
Colorado Quarter 2006 |  |
2006 |
See also
- List of Colorado-related topics
- Lists of United States state insignia
- State of Colorado