List of Colorado state symbols

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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] Flag of Colorado.svg 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] Seal of Colorado.svg 1861-11-06
1877-03-15
CRS 24-80-901[3]
Slogan Colorful Colorado[4] 240px 1950
unofficial

Living symbols

Type Symbol Image Adopted
Amphibian Western tiger salamander[7]
Ambystoma mavortium		 240px 2012-03-16
HB12-1147
Bird Lark bunting[8]
Calamospiza melanocorys		 IMG 7043 lark bunting.jpg 1931-04-29
HB 222-1931
CRS 24-80-910[3]
Cactus Claret cup cactus[9]
Echinocereus triglochidiatus		 Echinocereus triglochidiatusUGA0807034.jpg 2014-03-07
HB14-1024
Fish Greenback cutthroat trout[10]
Oncorhynchus clarki stomias		 Greenbackcutthroat.jpg 1994-03-15
HB 1164-1994
CRS 24-80-911.5[3]
Flower Rocky Mountain columbine[11]
Aquilegia caerulea		 Columbine Arapahoe Pass Trail Boulder County Colorado.jpg 1899-04-04
SB 261-1899
CRS 24-80-905[3]
Grass Blue grama grass[12]
Bouteloua gracilis		 Blue grama Bouteloua gracilis MN 2007.JPG 1987-05-20
SJR13-1987
Insect Colorado hairstreak butterfly[13]
Hypaurotis crysalus		 Colorado Hairstreak, MM.JPG 1996-04-17
SB 122-1996
CRS 24-80-913[3]
Mammal Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep[14]
Ovis canadensis canadensis		 Bighorn ram full curl.jpg 1961-05-01
SB 294-1961
CRS 24-80-911[3]
Pets Colorado shelter pets[15]
Canis lupus familiaris & Felis catus		 Black cat Animal Rescue GalawebDesign.jpg 2013-05-13
SB13-201
Reptile Western painted turtle[16]
Chrysemys picta bellii		 Painted turtle.jpg 2008-03-18
HB08-1017
Tree Colorado blue spruce[17]
Picea pungens		 Picea pungens USDA1.jpg 1939-03-07
HJR 7-1939

Earth symbols

Type Symbol Image Adopted
Fossil Stegosaurus[18]
Stegosaurus armatus		 Stegosaurus BW.jpg 1982-04-28
Executive Order
Gemstone Aquamarine[19] Aquamarin cut.jpg 1971-04-30
HB 1104-1971
CRS 24-80-912[3]
Mineral Rhodochrosite[20] The Searchlight Rhodochrosite Crystal.jpg 2002-04-17
CRS 24-80-912.5[3]
Rock Yule Marble[21] Lincoln-Memorial WashingtonDC Crop.jpg 2004-03-09
HB04-1023
CRS 24-80-912.7[3]
Soil Seitz soil[22] Sloan Lake View from American Basin Trail.jpg USDA

Cultural symbols

Type Symbol Image Adopted
Folk dance Square dance[23] Square Dance Group.jpg 1992-03-16
HB 1058-1992
CRS 24-80-909.5[3]
Songs "Where the Columbines Grow"[24] Heavycolumbinebloom.jpg 1915-05-08
SB 308-1915
CRS 24-80-909[3]
"Rocky Mountain High"[24] Sonnenaufgang an den Maroon Bells.jpg 2007-03-12
SJR07-023
CRS 24-80-909[3]
Sport Pack Burro Racing[25] FairplayBurroRacer.JPG 2012-05-08
HJR12-1021
Tartan Colorado State Tartan[26] Colorado-tartan.png 1997-03-03
HJR97-1016

Highway route markers

Type Symbol Image Adopted
Interstate highways Colorado Interstate highway route marker[27] I-70 (CO).svg 1958
AASHO
U.S. highways Colorado U.S. highway route marker[27] US 160.svg 1970
AASHO
State highways Colorado state highway route marker[27] Colorado 14.svg 1967
Colorado Highway Commission

Motor vehicle license plates

Type Symbol Image Adopted
License plate Colorado passenger automobile registration plate[28] 2003 Colorado License Plate.jpg 1913
1999
Colorado Department of Revenue

Naval vessel

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

United States coin

Type Symbol Image Coined
Quarter dollar Colorado quarter dollar coin 2006[30] Colorado quarter, reverse side, 2006.jpg 2006
United States Mint

See also

References

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