List of Colorado state symbols
Appearance
![A map showing the location of the U.S. State of Colorado.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Colorado_in_United_States.svg/220px-Colorado_in_United_States.svg.png)
This is list of symbols and emblems adopted by the U.S. State of Colorado.
Insignia
Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
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Coat of arms | Coat of Arms of the State of Colorado[a] | ![]() |
November 11, 1861 March 15, 1877 CRS 24-80-901[1] |
Flag | Flag of the State of Colorado[2] | ![]() |
June 5, 1911 SB 118-1911 February 28, 1928 SB 152-1929 March 31, 1964 |
Logo |
Colorado state government logo[3] | See Colorado state logo. | March 26, 2019 |
Motto | Nil sine numine[4] (Latin: Nothing without providence) |
NIL SINE NVMINE | November 6, 1861 November 6, 1876 CRS 24-80-901[1] |
Nickname |
Centennial State[5][b] | The Centennial State | Statehood on August 1, 1876[6] |
Seal | Great Seal of the State of Colorado[7] | ![]() |
November 11, 1861 March 15, 1877 CRS 24-80-901[1] |
Slogan | Colorful Colorado[5] | ![]() |
1950 unofficial |
Living symbols
Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
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Amphibian | Western tiger salamander[8] Ambystoma mavortium |
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March 16, 2012 HB12-1147 |
Bird | Lark bunting[9] Calamospiza melanocorys |
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April 29, 1931 HB 222-1931 CRS 24-80-910[1] |
Cactus | Claret cup cactus[10] Echinocereus triglochidiatus |
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March 7, 2014 HB14-1024 |
Fish | Greenback cutthroat trout[11] Oncorhynchus clarki stomias |
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March 15, 1994 HB 1164-1994 CRS 24-80-911.5[1] |
Flower | Rocky Mountain columbine[12] Aquilegia coerulea |
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April 4, 1899 SB 261-1899 CRS 24-80-905[1] |
Grass | Blue grama grass[13] Bouteloua gracilis |
May 20, 1987 SJR13-1987 | |
Insect | Colorado hairstreak butterfly[14] Hypaurotis crysalus |
April 17, 1996 SB 122-1996 CRS 24-80-913[1] | |
Mammal | Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep[15] Ovis canadensis canadensis |
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May 1, 1961 SB 294-1961 CRS 24-80-911[1] |
Pets | Colorado shelter pets[16] Canis lupus familiaris & Felis catus |
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May 13, 2013 SB13-201 |
Reptile | Western painted turtle[17] Chrysemys picta bellii |
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March 18, 2008 HB08-1017 |
Tree | Colorado blue spruce[18] Picea pungens glauca |
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March 7, 1939 HJR 7-1939 |
Earth symbols
Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
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Fossil | Stegosaurus[19] | ![]() |
April 28, 1982 Executive Order |
Gemstone | Aquamarine[20] | ![]() |
April 30, 1971 HB 1104-1971 CRS 24-80-912[1] |
Mineral | Rhodochrosite[21] | ![]() |
April 17, 2002 CRS 24-80-912.5[1] |
Rock | Yule Marble[22] | ![]() |
March 9, 2004 HB04-1023 CRS 24-80-912.7[1] |
Soil | Seitz soil[23] | ![]() |
United States Department of Agriculture |
Cultural symbols
Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
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Folk dance | Square dance[24] | ![]() |
March 16, 1992 HB 1058-1992 CRS 24-80-909.5[1] |
Songs | "Where the Columbines Grow"[25] | ![]() |
May 8, 1915 SB 308-1915 CRS 24-80-909[1] |
"Rocky Mountain High"[25] | ![]() |
March 12, 2007 SJR07-023 CRS 24-80-909[1] | |
Summer sport | Pack Burro Racing[26] | May 8, 2012 HJR12-1021 | |
Tartan | Colorado state tartan[27] | ![]() |
March 3, 1997 HJR97-1016 |
Winter sport | Skiing and snowboarding[28] | ![]() |
April 8, 2008 |
Highway route markers
Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
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State highways | Colorado state highway route marker[29] | ![]() |
1967 Colorado Highway Commission |
Scenic byways | Colorado Scenic and Historic Byway route marker[29] | ![]() |
1989 Colorado Scenic and Historic Byways Commission |
Motor vehicle license plates
Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
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License plate | Colorado passenger automobile registration plate[30] | ![]() |
1913 2018 Colorado Department of Revenue |
United States naval vessels
Type | Symbol | Image | Commissioned |
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Screw frigate | USS Colorado[31][d] | ![]() |
March 13, 1858 to June 8, 1875 United States Navy |
Armored cruiser | USS Colorado (ACR-7)[36] | ![]() |
January 19, 1905 renamed USS Pueblo (CA-7)[e] November 9, 1916 to September 28, 1927 United States Navy |
Battleship | USS Colorado (BB-45)[37] | ![]() |
August 30, 1923 to January 1947 United States Navy |
Nuclear submarine | USS Colorado (SSN-788)[38] | Commissioned March 17, 2018 United States Navy |
United States stamp
Type | Symbol | Image | Issued |
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U.S. postage stamp | Colorado state centennial stamp[39] | ![]() |
May 21, 1977[f] United States Postal Service |
United States coin
Type | Symbol | Image | Released |
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U.S. quarter dollar |
Colorado State Quarter[40] | See Colorado State Quarter. | June 14, 2006 United States Mint |
See also
- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
Notes
- ^ The Coat of Arms of the State of Colorado was implicitly defined by the legislation creating the Seal of the Territory of Colorado on November 11, 1861, and the Great Seal of the State of Colorado on March 15, 1877.
- ^ The State of Colorado is nicknamed the Centennial State because to joined the Union on August 1, 1876, four weeks after the centennial of the Declaration of Independence.
- ^ The Colorado River did not officially flow through the State of Colorado until July 25, 1921, when President Warren G. Harding signed House Joint Resolution 32 - To change the name of the Grand River in Colorado and Utah to the Colorado River.[32][33][34][35] Prior to this date, the origin of the Colorado River was officially the confluence of the Grand and Green rivers at 38°11′21″N 109°53′09″W / 38.1892°N 109.8857°W in what is now Canyonlands National Park of Utah.
- ^ The USS Colorado I was named for the Colorado River,[c] and predated the creation and naming of the Territory of Colorado.
- ^ USS Colorado (ACR-7) was renamed the USS Pueblo (CA-7) on November 9, 1916 to free up the name for a new battleship to be named the USS Colorado (BB-45).
- ^ The United States Postal Service delayed the issue of the Colorado state centennial stamp from the state centennial on August 1, 1976, until May 21, 1977. The Colorado sesquicentennial will be observed on August 1, 2026.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Colorado Revised Statutes". Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Flag". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado State Brand Story". State of Colorado. March 26, 2019. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ^ "State Motto". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ a b "State Name and Nicknames". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ President of the United States of America (1876-08-01). "Proclamation of the Admission of Colorado to the Union" (php). The American Presidency Project. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "State Seal". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ "State Amphibian". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Bird". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Cactus". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Fish". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Flower". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Grass". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Insect". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Animal". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Pet". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Reptile". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Tree". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Fossil". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
- ^ "State Gemstone". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Mineral". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Rock". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "Seitz -- Colorado State Soil". Natural Resources Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture. August 23, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "State Folk Dance". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ a b "State Songs". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Summer Sport". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "State Tartan". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "State Winter Sport". Colorado State Archive. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ a b Malek, Matthew E. (November 30, 2014). "Colorado Highways: Route Markers Through the Years". Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "Regular License Plates". Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "Colorado I (Screw Frigate)". Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Navy. June 30, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "Renaming the Grand River, Colo." (PDF), Hearing Before the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives, Sixty Sixth Congress, Third Session, on HJ 460, Government Printing Office, February 18, 1921, retrieved May 16, 2023
- ^ "House approves H. J. Res. 32-To change the name of the Grand River in Colorado and Utah to the Colorado River." (PDF), Congressional Record - Volume LXI-Part 3, Government Printing Office, p. 3057, June 27, 1921, retrieved May 16, 2023
- ^ "Senate approves H. J. Res. 32-To change the name of the Grand River in Colorado and Utah to the Colorado River." (PDF), Congressional Record - Volume LXI-Part 4, Government Printing Office, p. 3450, July 8, 1921, retrieved May 16, 2023
- ^ "President signs H. J. Res. 32-To change the name of the Grand River in Colorado and Utah to the Colorado River." (PDF), Congressional Record - Volume LXI-Part 5, Government Printing Office, p. 4274, July 25, 1921, retrieved May 16, 2023
- ^ "Colorado I (Screw Frigate)". Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Navy. June 30, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado I (Screw Frigate)". Naval History and Heritage Command, United States Navy. June 30, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "USS Colorado (SSN 788) Commissioning Committee". USS Colorado (SSN 788) Commissioning Committee. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
- ^ "Colorado Statehood Issue". National Postal Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ "Colorado State Quarter". United States Mint. Retrieved May 12, 2023.