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List of Connecticut state symbols 
Summary
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 edit
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coat of arms | The Coat of arms of Connecticut | 1931 | 
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| Flag | White shield with three grapevines on a field of azure blue, with a banner below the shield depicting the state motto. | 1897 | 
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| Motto | Qui Transtulit Sustinet (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains) |
1897 | — |
| Seal | The Great seal of the state of Connecticut | 1784 | 
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Flora edit
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's state flower | Michaela Petit's Four-O’Clocks (Mirabilis jalapa) |
2015 | 
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| Flower | Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) |
1907 | 
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| Tree | Charter Oak (White oak Quercus alba) |
1947 | 
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Fauna edit
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird | American robin (Turdus migratorius) |
1943 | 
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| Dinosaur | Dilophosaurus | 2017 | 
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| Fish | American shad (Alosa sapidissima) |
2003 | 
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| Insect | European mantis, or praying mantis (Mantis religiosa) |
1977 | 
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| Animal | Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) |
1975 | 
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| Shellfish | Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) |
1989 | 
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Geology edit
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fossil | Eubrontes giganteus | 1991 | 
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| Mineral | Garnet (Almandine garnet) |
1977 | 
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Culture edit
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft | F4U Corsair | 2005 | 
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| Pioneering aircraft | Gustave Whitehead's No. 21 | 2017 | 
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| Cantata | "The Nutmeg" | 2003 | — |
| Composer | Charles Ives[notes 1] | 1991 | 
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| Flagship and Tall Ship Ambassador |
Freedom Schooner Amistad | 2003 | 
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| Folk Dance | Square Dance | 1995 | 
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| Hero | Nathan Hale | 1985 | 
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| Heroine | Prudence Crandall | 1995 | 
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| Poet Laureate | Margaret Gibson | 1985 | |
| Polka | Ballroom polka | 2013 | |
| Ship | USS Nautilus (SSN-571) | 1983 | 
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| Song | Yankee Doodle | 1978 | 
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| Second song | Beautiful Connecticut Waltz | 2013 | |
| Tartan | Connecticut state tartan | 1995 | |
| Troubadour | Connecticut State Troubadour | 1991 |
Notes edit
- ^ Jacob Druckman was named State Composer Laureate in 1993; he died in 1996.
See also edit
References edit
External links edit
- "State of Connecticut - Sites, Seals and Symbols". Connecticut State Register & Manual. State of Connecticut. Retrieved 2018-07-25.