The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. State of Colorado.
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State insignia
| Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag | Flag of the State of Colorado |  |
1911 CRS 24-80-904 |
| Motto | Nil sine numine Latin: Nothing without Providence |
Nil sine numine | 1861 CRS 24-80-901 |
| Nickname | Centennial State | The Centennial State | 1876 |
| Seal | Great Seal of the State of Colorado |  |
1861 Modified 1877 CRS 24-80-901 |
| Slogan | Colorful Colorado |
unofficial |
Living symbols
| Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird | Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys |
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1931 CRS 24-80-910 |
| Fish | Greenback Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus clarki stomias |
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1994 CRS 24-80-911.5 |
| Flower | Rocky Mountain Columbine Aquilegia caerulea |
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1899 CRS 24-80-905 |
| Grass | Blue Grama Grass Bouteloua gracilis |
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1987 SJR 87-13 |
| Insect | Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly Hypaurotis crysalus |
Colorado Hairstreak Butterfly | 1996 CRS 24-80-913 |
| Mammal | Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis canadensis |
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1961 CRS 24-80-911 |
| Reptile | Western Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta bellii |
 |
2007 HB 08-1017 |
| Tree | Colorado Blue Spruce Picea pungens |
 |
1939 HJR 39-07 |
Earth symbols
| Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fossil | Stegosaurus |  |
1982 Executive Order |
| Gemstone | Aquamarine |  |
1971 CRS 24-80-912 |
| Mineral | Rhodochrosite |  |
2002 CRS 24-80-912.5 |
| Rock | Yule Marble |  |
2004 CRS 24-80-912.7 |
| Soil | Seitz | Seitz | unofficial |
Cultural symbols
| Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folk dance | Square Dance |  |
1992 CRS 24-80-909.5 |
| Songs | Where the Columbines Grow and Rocky Mountain High |
1915 2007 CRS 24-80-909 |
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| Tartan | Colorado State Tartan |  |
1997-03-03 HJR 97-1016[1] |
United States coin
| Type | Symbol | Image | Coined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarter dollar | Colorado Quarter 2006 |  |
2006 |
See also
References
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