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List of Mississippi state symbols 
Summary
The following is a list of state symbols of the U.S. state of Mississippi, as defined by state statutes in Title 1, Section 3 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 and listed in the Mississippi Official & Statistical Register.[1][2]
Insignia edit
| Type | Symbol | Date | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag | Flag of Mississippi |
2021[3] | 
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| Seal | Seal of Mississippi | 2014[4] | 
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| Coat of arms | Coat of arms of Mississippi | 2001[5] | 
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| Motto | Virtute et armis (Latin for "By valor and arms") | ||
| Nicknames | The Magnolia State, The Hospitality State |
Flora edit
| Type | Symbol | Date | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower | Magnolia | 
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| Tree | Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) | 
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Fauna edit
| Type | Symbol | Date | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird | Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | 1944[6] | 
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| Butterfly | Spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus) | 1991[7] | 
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| Fish | Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) | 1974[8] | 
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| Fossil | Prehistoric whales (Basilosaurus cetoides and Zygorhiza kochii) | 1981[9] | 
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| Insect | Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) | 1980[10] | 
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| Land Mammals | White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | 1974[11][2] | 
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| Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) | 1997[2] | 
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| Marine mammal | Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) | 1974[11] | 
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| Waterfowl | Wood duck (Aix sponsa) | 1974[12] | 
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| Reptile | American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) | 1987[13] | 
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| Shell | Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) | 1974 | 
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Other edit
| Type | Symbol | Date | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dance | Square dance | 1995[14] | 
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| Soil | Natchez silt loam | 2003[15] | |
| Song | "Go, Mississippi" | 1962[2] | |
| Stone | Petrified wood | 1976 | 
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| Toy | Teddy bear | 2003[16] | 
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References edit
- ^ "State of Mississippi Symbols". Mississippi.gov. Archived from the original on May 27, 2010. Retrieved November 18, 2010.
- ^ a b c d "State Symbols" (PDF). Blue Book. Mississippi Secretary of State. 2004. p. 34.
- ^ "Mississippi Ballot Measure 3: Voters approve magnolia design as new state flag". CNN. 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act". February 2014. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014.
- ^ Clark, Eric. "The Government of Mississippi: How it Functions". Archived from the original on 2021-09-12.
- ^ "Mississippi State Bird". Mississippi State Bird: Mockingbird. SHG Resources.
- ^ State Symbols Archived 2009-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, p. 4. Office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi. Retrieved 2008-03-29
- ^ "State symbols". Archived from the original on 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
- ^ Fossil whale: State Fossil of Mississippi (PDF), Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, 1991, retrieved 2019-05-09
- ^ State Symbols Archived 2009-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, p. 4. Office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi.
- ^ a b Shearer, Benjamin F. & Barbara S. Shearer. State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002. 235.
- ^ "Mississippi State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots". SHG Resources.
- ^ Shearer, Benjamin F.; Shearer, Barbara S. (1994). State names, seals, flags, and symbols (2nd ed.). Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 0-313-28862-3. p. 313
- ^ "§ 3-3-39. State dance", Mississippi Code 1972 Annotated, retrieved 2020-07-20
- ^ "§ 3-3-45. State soil", Mississippi Code 1972 Annotated, retrieved 2020-07-20
- ^ "§ 3-3-43. State toy", Mississippi Code 1972 Annotated, retrieved 2020-07-20