List of Pennsylvania state symbols

Location of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States of America

The U.S. state of Pennsylvania has 21 official emblems, as designated by the Pennsylvania General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor of Pennsylvania.

State symbols

Type	Symbol	Description	Adopted	Image	Notes
Aircraft	Piper J-3 Cub		June 26, 2014		[1]
Animal	White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)		October 2, 1959		[2] [3]
Beautification and conservation plant	Penngift crownvetch (Coronilla varia L. Penngift)		June 17, 1982		[4] [5]
Beverage	Milk		April 29, 1982		[4] [6]
Coat of arms	Coat of Arms of Pennsylvania		1778		[2]
Dog	Great Dane		August 15, 1965		[2] [7]
Electric locomotive	GG1 4859		December 18, 1987		[4] [8]
Firearm	Pennsylvania long rifle		June 26, 2014		[1]
Fish	Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)		May 9, 1970		[2] [9]
Flag	Flag of Pennsylvania		1799		[2] [10]
Flower	Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)		May 5, 1933		[2] [11]
Fossil	Phacops rana		December 5, 1988		[4] [12]
Game bird	Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)		June 22, 1931		[2] [13]
Insect	Pennsylvania firefly (Photuris pennsylvanica)		December 5, 1988		[2] [14]
Motto	"Virtue, Liberty, and Independence"		1778		[15]
Nickname	"Keystone State"		c. 1800		[15]
Seal	Seal of Pennsylvania		1791		[15]
Ship	US Brig Niagara		April 29, 1988		[4] [16]
Song	"Pennsylvania"		November 29, 1990		[17] [18]
Steam locomotive	K4s 1361 and K4s 3750		December 18, 1987		[4] [19]
Tree	Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis linnaeus)		June 23, 1931		[4] [20]

See also

• List of Pennsylvania-related topics
• Lists of United States state insignia

Notes

1. Act of Jun. 26, 2014, P.L. 783, No. 73
2. Pennsylvania Manual 2013, p. 1-5.
3. Act of Oct. 2, 1959, P.L. 1005, No. 416.
4. Pennsylvania Manual 2013, p. 1-6.
5. Act of Jun. 17, 1982, P.L. 526, No. 150.
6. Act of Apr. 29, 1982, P.L. 354, No. 98.
7. Act of Aug. 17, 1965, P.L. 331, No. 178.
8. Act of Dec. 18, 1987, P.L. 421, No. 89.
9. Act of Mar. 9, 1970, P.L. 161, No. 61.
10. Act of Jun. 13, 1907, P.L. 560, No. 373.
11. Act of May 5, 1933, P.L. 457
12. Act of Dec. 5, 1988, P.L. 1113, No. 138.
13. Act of Jun. 22, 1931, P.L. 662, No. 234.
14. Act of Apr. 10, 1974, P.L. 247, No. 59.
15. Pennsylvania Manual 2013, p. 1-4.
16. 37 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 705.
17. Pennsylvania Manual 2013, p. 1-7.
18. Act of Nov. 29, 1990, P.L. 598, No. 150
19. Act of Dec. 18, 1987, P.L. 421, No. 89.
20. Act of Jun. 22, 1931, P.L. 661, No. 233.

References

• Bodgen, Sharon, ed. (2013). The Pennsylvania Manual 121. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Department of General Services. ISBN 0-8182-0357-9.