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Bird. California quail. Callipepla californica. 1931. [ 4] Colors. Blue and gold. Blue represents the sky, and gold represents the color of the precious metal found by forty-niners in the state's hills. 1951.
The Bear Flag is the official flag of the U.S. state of California. [ 1] The precursor of the flag was first flown during the 1846 Bear Flag Revolt and was also known as the Bear Flag. A predecessor, called the Lone Star Flag, was used in an 1836 independence movement; [ 2] the red star element from that flag appears in the Bear Flag of today.
The Great Seal, or the Great Seal of the State of California as it is officially called, is the impression made on "all commissions, pardons and other public instruments to which the signature of the Governor is required" with the attestation of the Secretary of State; the impression, with or without "wafer," is made by a master die and counter die of an officially adopted design fixed in a ...
Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this month signed Senate Bill 732, making antrozous pallidus the official state bat, the newest of California’s 40-plus official symbols. The legislation, authored by ...
U.S. states, districts, and territories have representative symbols that are recognized by their state legislatures, territorial legislatures, or tradition.Some, such as flags, seals, and birds have been created or chosen by all U.S. polities, while others, such as state crustaceans, state mushrooms, and state toys have been chosen by only a few.
Federal agencies designated some of these symbols in honor of the state. Each entry explains the manner and date of adoption. The first insignia of Colorado, the territorial motto: Nil sine numine, [ 2] was adopted by the First Session of the Territorial Legislature on November 6, 1861. The seal and coat of arms of the Territory of Colorado ...
List of Virginia state symbols. This is a list of symbols of the United States Commonwealth of Virginia. Most of the items in the list are officially recognized symbols created by an act of the Virginia General Assembly and signed into law by the governor. The state nickname, The Old Dominion, is the oldest symbol.
The obverse of the flag of Oregon, the state's flag. The U.S. state of Oregon has 27 official emblems, as designated by the Oregon State Legislature. Most of the symbols are listed in Title 19, Chapter 186 of the Oregon Revised Statutes (2011 edition). [ 1] Oregon's first symbol was the motto Alis Volat Propriis, written and translated in 1854.