List of Wyoming state symbols
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State insignia
| Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
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| Flag State flag There are two separate meanings for the term state flag in vexillology – the flag of the government of a sovereign state, and the flag of an individual subnational state.-Government flag:... |
Flag of the State of Wyoming |  |
1916 |
| Motto | Equal rights | Equal rights | 1869 |
| Nickname | The Equality State Cowboy State |
The Equality State Cowboy State |
1890 1974 |
| Seal Seals of the U.S. states The following gallery displays the official seals of the 50 states, federal district, and territories of the United States of America:-See also:* Coat of Arms of the U.S. States* Seals of Governors of the U.S. States* Flags of the U.S. states... |
Great Seal of the State of Wyoming Seal of Wyoming The Great Seal of the State of Wyoming was adopted by the second legislature in 1893, and revised by the sixteenth legislature in 1921.The two dates on the Great Seal, 1869 and 1890, commemorate the organization of the territorial government and Wyoming's admission to the Union... |
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1869 |
| Slogan | Like No Place on Earth | unofficial |
Living symbols
| Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mammal | American Bison American Bison The American bison , also commonly known as the American buffalo, is a North American species of bison that once roamed the grasslands of North America in massive herds... Bison bison |
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1985 |
| Bird | Western Meadowlark Western Meadowlark Not to be confused with Eastern MeadowlarkThe Western Meadowlark is a medium-sized icterid bird, about 8.5 in long. It nests on the ground in open country in western and central North America. It feeds mostly on insects, but also seeds and berries... Sturnella neglecta |
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1927 |
| Reptile | Horned Toad Horned lizard Horned lizards are a genus of lizards which are the type genus of the family Phrynosomatidae. The horned lizard is popularly called a "horned toad", "horny toad", or "horned frog", but it is neither a toad nor a frog. The popular names come from the lizard's rounded body and blunt snout, which... Phrynosoma |
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1993 |
| Fish | Cutthroat Trout Cutthroat trout The cutthroat trout is a species of freshwater fish in the salmon family of order Salmoniformes. It is one of the many fish species colloquially known as trout... Oncorhynchus clarki |
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1987 |
| Flower | Indian Paintbrush Castilleja linariaefolia |
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1917 |
| Grass | Western Wheatgrass Pascopyrum smithii |
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2007 |
| Tree | Plains Cottonwood Populus sargentii |
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1947 |
Earth symbols
| Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinosaur Dinosaur Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of... |
Triceratops Triceratops Triceratops is a genus of herbivorous ceratopsid dinosaur which lived during the late Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous Period, around 68 to 65 million years ago in what is now North America. It was one of the last dinosaur genera to appear before the great Cretaceous–Paleogene... |
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1994 |
| Fossil | Knightia Knightia Knightia is an extinct genus of bony fish which lived in the fresh water lakes and rivers of North America during the Eocene epoch. It was named by David Starr Jordan in 1907, in honor of the late University of Wyoming professor Wilbur Clinton Knight, "an indefatigable student of the paleontology... |
1987 | |
| Gemstone | Jade Nephrite Nephrite is a variety of the calcium and magnesium-rich amphibole mineral actinolite . The chemical formula for nephrite is Ca25Si8O222. It is one of two different mineral species called jade. The other mineral species known as jade is jadeite, which is a variety of pyroxene... |
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1967 |
| Soil | Forkwood | unofficial |
Cultural symbols
| Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Rodeo Rodeo Rodeo is a competitive sport which arose out of the working practices of cattle herding in Spain, Mexico, and later the United States, Canada, South America and Australia. It was based on the skills required of the working vaqueros and later, cowboys, in what today is the western United States,... |
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2003 |
| Songs | Wyoming Wyoming (song) Wyoming is the state song of Wyoming, written by C.E. Winter, becoming the state song in 1955.I: In the far and mighty West, Where the crimson sun seeks rest, There's a growing splendid State that lies above, On the breast of this great land;... |
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1955 |
United States coin
| Type | Symbol | Image | Coined |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coin | Sacagawea Dollar 2000 Sacagawea dollar The Sacagawea dollar is a United States dollar coin that has been minted every year since 2000. These coins have a copper core clad by manganese brass, giving them a distinctive golden color. The coin features an obverse by Glenna Goodacre. The reverse design has varied, from 2000 to 2008... |
2004 | |
| Quarter dollar Quarter (United States coin) A quarter dollar, commonly shortened to quarter, is a coin worth ¼ of a United States dollar, or 25 cents. The quarter has been produced since 1796. The choice of 25¢ as a denomination, as opposed to 20¢ which is more common in other parts of the world, originated with the practice of dividing... |
Wyoming Quarter 2007 |  |
2007 |