List of Connecticut state symbols
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The state of Connecticut has adopted numerous symbols, which are found in Chapter 33, Sections 3.105–110 of the General Statutes of Connecticut,[1] and are listed in the Connecticut State Register and Manual.[2]
Insignia
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| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coat of arms | The Coat of arms of Connecticut | 1931 | File:Coat of arms of Connecticut.svg |
| Flag | White shield with three grapevines on a field of azure blue, with a banner below the shield depicting the state motto. | 1897 | Flag of Connecticut |
| Motto | Qui Transtulit Sustinet (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains) |
1897 | — |
| Seal | The Great seal of the state of Connecticut | 1784 | Connecticut state seal |
Flora
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's state flower | Michaela Petit's Four-O’Clocks (Mirabilis jalapa) |
2015 | Mountain laurel |
| Flower | Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) |
1907 | Mountain laurel |
| Tree | Charter Oak (White oak Quercus alba) |
1947 | Charter Oak |
Fauna
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird | American robin (Turdus migratorius) |
1943 | American Robin |
| Dog | Siberian Husky | 2024 | Siberian Husky |
| Dinosaur | Dilophosaurus | 2017 | Dilophosaurus |
| Fish | American shad (Alosa sapidissima) |
2003 | American Shad |
| Insect | European mantis, or praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) |
1977 | European Mantis |
| Animal | Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) |
1975 | Sperm whale |
| Shellfish | Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) |
1989 | Eastern Oyster |
Geology
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fossil | Eubrontes giganteus | 1991 | Eubrontes |
| Mineral | Garnet (Almandine garnet) |
1977 | Garnet |
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Culture
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft | F4U Corsair | 2005 | F4U Corsair |
| Pioneering aircraft | Gustave Whitehead's No. 21 | 2017 | No. 21 |
| Candy | Lollipop | 2024 | Orange lollipop |
| Cantata | "The Nutmeg" | 2003 | |
| Composer | Charles Ives[notes 1] | 1991 | Charles Ives |
| Flagship and Tall Ship Ambassador |
Freedom Schooner Amistad | 2003 | Freedom Schooner Amistad |
| Folk Dance | Square Dance | 1995 | Square Dance |
| Food | Pizza | 2021 | Pizza |
| Hero | Nathan Hale | 1985 | Nathan Hale |
| Heroine | Prudence Crandall | 1995 | Prudence Crandall |
| Poet Laureate | Margaret Gibson | 1985 | |
| Polka | Ballroom polka | 2013 | |
| Ship | Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". | 1983 | USS Nautilus |
| Song | Yankee Doodle | 1978 | Yankee Doodle |
| Second song | Beautiful Connecticut Waltz | 2013 | |
| Tartan | Connecticut state tartan | 1995 | |
| Troubadour | Connecticut State Troubadour | 1991 |
Notes
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- ↑ Jacob Druckman was named State Composer Laureate in 1993; he died in 1996.
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See also
References
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External links
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