List of Mississippi state symbols

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The following is a list of state symbols of the U.S. state of Mississippi, as defined by state statutes.[1]

Insignia

Type Symbol Date Image
Flag Flag of Mississippi 2001[2] Flag of Mississippi
Seal Seal of Mississippi 2014[3] Seal of Mississippi
Coat of arms Coat of arms of Mississippi 2001[4] Coat of arms of Mississippi
Motto Virtute et armis (Latin for "By valor and arms")
Nicknames The Magnolia State, The Hospitality State

Flora

Type Symbol Date Image
Flower Magnolia Magnolia grandiflora3.jpg
Tree Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) Magnolia grandiflora 2004.jpg

Fauna

Type Symbol Date Image
Bird Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) 1944[5] 120px
Butterfly Spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus) 1991[6] Spicebush Swallowtail in August.jpg
Fish Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) 1974[7] Largemouth Bass 001.jpg
Insect Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) 1980[8] Apis mellifera bi.jpg
Land mammal White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) 1974[9] White-tailed deer.jpg
Marine mammal Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) 1974[9] 120px
Waterfowl Wood duck (Aix sponsa) 1974[10] Brautente Wood Duck Aix sponsa.jpg
Reptile American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) 1987[11] 120px
Shell Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) 1974 120px

Other

Stone Petrified wood 1976 Petrified wood closeup 2.jpg
Song "Go, Mississippi" 1962[12]

References

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  4. ↑ http://mshistorynow.mdah.state.ms.us/articles/276/government-of-mississippi-how-it-functions
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  6. ↑ State Symbols, p. 4. Office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi. Retrieved 2008-03-29
  7. ↑ http://www.its.state.ms.us/et/portal/MSSymbols/symbols.htm
  8. ↑ State Symbols, p. 4. Office of the Secretary of State of Mississippi.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Shearer, Benjamin F. & Barbara S. Shearer. State Names, Seals, Flags, and Symbols: A Historical Guide. Westport, CT: Greenwood, 2002. 235.
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