List of Rhode Island state symbols

Location of the state of Rhode Island in the United States of America

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

State insignia

Type	Symbol	Image	Adopted
Flag	Flag of Rhode Island		1640 (originally) 1916 (formally)
Motto	Hope	Hope	1664
Nickname	The Ocean State Little Rhody The Plantation State	The Ocean State Little Rhody The Plantation State	1971
Seal	Seal of Rhode Island		1644
Slogan	Unwind	Unwind	2000
Coat of Arms	Coat of Arms of Rhode Island		1822

Living symbols

Type	Symbol	Adopted
Bird	Rhode Island Red Chicken Gallus gallus domesticus	1954
Fish	Striped Bass Morone saxatilis	2000
Flower	Violet Viola sororia	1968
Tree	Red Maple Acer rubrum	1964
Shell	Quahaug Mercenaria mercenaria	1987

Earth symbols

Type	Symbol	Adopted
Fruit	Rhode Island Greening	1991
Mineral	Bowenite	1966
Rock	Cumberlandite	1966

Cultural symbols

Type	Symbol	Adopted
Drink	Coffee Milk	1993
Song	Rhode Island, It's for Me	1996
Tartan	Rhode Island State Tartan	2000
Yacht	Courageous	2000
Ship	USS Providence	1993
Folk Art	Crescent Park Looff Carousel	1985

United States coin

Type	Symbol	Image	Coined
Quarter dollar	Rhode Island Quarter 2001		2001

References

"State Symbols". Government of Rhode Island. Retrieved 21 September 2012.

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