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Location of the state of Oklahoma in the United States of America. This is a list of Oklahoma's state symbols, including official and unofficial. The official symbols are codified by statute. Many of the unofficial symbols are defined by Oklahoma Senate or House of Representative resolutions.
The Great Seal of Oklahoma was officially adopted in 1907 and is used to authenticate certain documents issued by the Government of Oklahoma. The phrase is used both for the physical seal itself, which is kept by the Secretary of State , and more generally for the design impressed upon it.
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The design evokes a popular specialty license plate that pays homage to Oklahoma's first state flag and features the star-46 icon on a red background.
The Flag of Oklahoma flying outside the Capitol in 2007. Oklahoma's first flag was adopted in 1911, four years after statehood. The flag featured a large centered white star fimbriated in blue on a red field. The number 46 was written in blue inside the star, as Oklahoma was the forty-sixth state to join the Union. [2]
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The shield is a simplified version of the shield on the Oklahoma state flag and represents Native Americans forcefully relocated to the Indian Territory. [2] The red circle represents the blood of the victims of the Tulsa race massacre and the star represents the future of the city. [2] The beige lower field represents warmth and community. [2]
State State grass Scientific name Image Year adopted California: Purple needlegrass: Nassella pulchra: 2004 [1]: Colorado: Blue grama: Bouteloua gracilis: 1987 [2]: Illinois