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Wild Rose. No one species is established by the legislature, but the wild prairie rose (Rosa arkansana — synonym: Rosa pratincola) is most often used. 1897. Rock. Geode. 1967. Seal. Seal of Iowa. Includes the state motto: "Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain.", specified in Iowa Code - Title I Chapter IA [3]
Iowa. A vertical tricolor of blue, white, and red. The center stripe is twice the width of the other two and contains an eagle holding a ribbon above the word Iowa in red. The flag of the state of Iowa is a vertical tricolor flag designed by Dixie Cornell Gebhardt in 1917. Iowa, United States legislators officially adopted the flag in 1921.
Seal of Iowa. The Great Seal of the State of Iowa was created in 1847 (one year after Iowa became a U.S. state) and depicts a citizen soldier standing in a wheat field surrounded by symbols including farming, mining, and transportation with the Mississippi River in the background. An eagle overhead bears the state motto.
State flag: State seal: State motto: Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain State nickname: The Hawkeye State: State bird: Eastern Goldfinch (Spinus tristis) State flower: Wild Prairie Rose (Rosa pratincola) State grass: Bluebunch Wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata) State tree: Oak (Quercus macrocarpa) State rock: Geode: State ...
Iowa (/ ˈ aɪ. ə w ə / ⓘ EYE-ə-wə) [6] [7] [8] is a state in the upper Midwestern region of the United States.It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east and southeast, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest, and Minnesota to the north.
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.
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Adopted. April 15, 1974; 50 years ago (April 15, 1974) Design. A dark blue field with a red trapezoid at the hoist, with three horizontal white arched bridges running from the trapezoid to the end. Designed by. Walter T. Proctor. The flag of Des Moines, Iowa was designed by Walter T. Proctor. Set on a blue background is a red vertical stripe ...