List of Connecticut state symbols

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

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

State insignia

Type	Symbol	Year	Image
Coat of arms	The Coat of arms of Connecticut	1931
Flag	White shield with three grapevines on a field of azure blue, with a banner below the shield depicting the state motto.	1897
Motto	Qui Transtulit Sustinet (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains)	1897	—
Seal	The Great seal of the state of Connecticut	1784

Flora

Type	Symbol	Year	Image
Flower	Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)	1907
Tree	Charter Oak (White oak Quercus alba)	1947

Fauna

Type	Symbol	Year
Bird	American robin (Turdus migratorius)	1943
Fish	American shad (Alosa sapidissima)	2003
Insect	European mantis, or praying mantis (Mantis religiosa)	1977
Mammal	Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)	1975
Shellfish	Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica)	1989

Geology

Type	Symbol	Year	Image
Fossil	Eubrontes giganteus	1991
Mineral	Garnet (Almandine garnet)	1977

Culture

Type	Symbol	Year	Image
Aircraft	F4U Corsair	2005
Cantata	"The Nutmeg"	2003	—
Composer	Charles Ives	1991
Flagship and Tall Ship Ambassador	Freedom Schooner Amistad	2003
Folk Dance	Square Dance	1995
Hero	Nathan Hale	1985
Heroine	Prudence Crandall	1995
Poet Laureate	Dick Allen	2010
Ship	USS Nautilus (SSN-571)	1983
Song	Yankee Doodle	1978
Tartan	Connecticut state tartan	1995
Troubadour	Kristen Graves	2013

External links

"State of Connecticut - Sites, Seals and Symbols". Connecticut State Register & Manual. State of Connecticut. Retrieved 2008-07-08.

State of Connecticut

Hartford (capital)

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