List of Colorado state symbols

Location of the state of Colorado in the United States of America

The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Colorado.

State insignia

Type Symbol Image Adopted
Flag Flag of the State of Colorado[1] 1911-06-05
SB 118-1911
1929-02-28
SB 152-1929
1964-03-31
Motto Nil sine numine[2]
(Latin: Nothing without providence)		  
NIL SINE NVMINE
 		 1861-11-06
1876-11-06
CRS 24-80-901[3]
Nickname Centennial State[4]  
The Centennial State
 		 Statehood[5]
1876-08-01
Seal Seal of the State of Colorado[6] 1861-11-06
1877-03-15
CRS 24-80-901[3]
Slogan Colorful Colorado[4] 1950
unofficial

Living symbols

Type Symbol Image Adopted
Amphibian Western tiger salamander[7]
Ambystoma mavortium		 2012-03-16
HB12-1147
Bird Lark bunting[8]
Calamospiza melanocorys		 1931-04-29
HB 222-1931
CRS 24-80-910[3]
Cactus Claret cup cactus[9]
Echinocereus triglochidiatus		 2014-03-07
HB14-1024
Fish Greenback cutthroat trout[10]
Oncorhynchus clarki stomias		 1994-03-15
HB 1164-1994
CRS 24-80-911.5[3]
Flower Rocky Mountain columbine[11]
Aquilegia caerulea		 1899-04-04
SB 261-1899
CRS 24-80-905[3]
Grass Blue grama grass[12]
Bouteloua gracilis		 1987-05-20
SJR13-1987
Insect Colorado hairstreak butterfly[13]
Hypaurotis crysalus		 1996-04-17
SB 122-1996
CRS 24-80-913[3]
Mammal Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep[14]
Ovis canadensis canadensis		 1961-05-01
SB 294-1961
CRS 24-80-911[3]
Pets Colorado shelter pets[15]
Canis lupus familiaris & Felis catus		 2013-05-13
SB13-201
Reptile Western painted turtle[16]
Chrysemys picta bellii		 2008-03-18
HB08-1017
Tree Colorado blue spruce[17]
Picea pungens		 1939-03-07
HJR 7-1939

Earth symbols

Type Symbol Image Adopted
Fossil Stegosaurus[18]
Stegosaurus armatus		 1982-04-28
Executive Order
Gemstone Aquamarine[19] 1971-04-30
HB 1104-1971
CRS 24-80-912[3]
Mineral Rhodochrosite[20] 2002-04-17
CRS 24-80-912.5[3]
Rock Yule Marble[21] 2004-03-09
HB04-1023
CRS 24-80-912.7[3]
Soil Seitz soil[22] USDA

Cultural symbols

Type Symbol Image Adopted
Folk dance Square dance[23] 1992-03-16
HB 1058-1992
CRS 24-80-909.5[3]
Songs "Where the Columbines Grow"[24] 1915-05-08
SB 308-1915
CRS 24-80-909[3]
"Rocky Mountain High"[24] 2007-03-12
SJR07-023
CRS 24-80-909[3]
Sport Pack Burro Racing[25] 2012-05-08
HJR12-1021
Tartan Colorado State Tartan[26] 1997-03-03
HJR97-1016

Highway route markers

Type Symbol Image Adopted
Interstate highways Colorado Interstate highway route marker[27] 1958
AASHO
U.S. highways Colorado U.S. highway route marker[27] 1970
AASHO
State highways Colorado state highway route marker[27] 1967
Colorado Highway Commission

Motor vehicle license plates

Type Symbol Image Adopted
License plate Colorado passenger automobile registration plate[28] 1913
1999
Colorado Department of Revenue

Naval vessel

Type Symbol Image Commissioned
Submarine USS Colorado (SSN-788)[29] To be commissioned
2017
United States Navy

United States coin

Type Symbol Image Coined
Quarter dollar Colorado quarter dollar coin 2006[30] 2006
United States Mint

See also

References

  1. ↑ "State Flag". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "State Motto". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Colorado Revised Statutes". Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "State Name and Nicknames". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  5. ↑ President of the United States of America (1876-08-01). "Proclamation of the Admission of Colorado to the Union" (php). The American Presidency Project. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  6. ↑ "State Seal". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  7. ↑ "State Amphibian". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  8. ↑ "State Bird". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  9. ↑ "State Cactus". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  10. ↑ "State Fish". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  11. ↑ "State Flower". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  12. ↑ "State Grass". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  13. ↑ "State Insect". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  14. ↑ "State Animal". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  15. ↑ "State Pet". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  16. ↑ "State Reptile". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  17. ↑ "State Tree". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  18. ↑ "State Fossil". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  19. ↑ "State Gemstone". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  20. ↑ "State Mineral". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  21. ↑ "State Rock". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Seitz -- Colorado State Soil". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  23. ↑ "State Folk Dance". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  24. 1 2 "State Songs". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  25. ↑ "State Sport". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  26. ↑ "State Tartan". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  27. 1 2 3 Malek, Matthew E. (November 30, 2014). "Colorado Highways: Route Markers Through the Years". Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  28. ↑ "Regular License Plates". Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  29. ↑ "USS Colorado (SSN 788) Commissioning Committee". USS Colorado (SSN 788) Commissioning Committee. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  30. ↑ "The 50 State Quarters Program" (PDF). United States Mint. Retrieved September 17, 2015.

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