List of state symbols | |
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Nickname | "Keystone State" |
Motto | "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence" |
Song | "Pennsylvania" |
Foundation day | December 12, 1787 |
Living insignia | |
Amphibian | Eastern hellbender |
Bird | Ruffed Grouse |
Dog breed | Great Dane |
Fish | Brook trout |
Flower | Mountain laurel |
Insect | Pennsylvania firefly |
Plant | Penngift crownvetch |
Tree | Eastern hemlock |
Wildlife animal | White-tailed deer |
Inanimate insignia | |
Beverage | Milk |
Firearm | Pennsylvania long rifle |
Fossil | Phacops rana |
Ship | US Brig Niagara |
Other |
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State route marker | |
State quarter | |
Released in 1999 | |
Lists of United States state symbols |
The U.S. state of Pennsylvania has 21 official emblems, as designated by the Pennsylvania General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor of Pennsylvania.
Type | Symbol | Description | Adopted | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aircraft | Piper J-3 Cub | June 26, 2014 | [1] | ||
Amphibian |
Eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) |
April 23, 2019 | [2] | ||
Animal |
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) |
October 2, 1959 |
[3] [4] | ||
Beautification and conservation plant | Penngift crownvetch ( Coronilla varia L. Penngift) |
June 17, 1982 |
[5] [6] | ||
Beverage | Milk | April 29, 1982 |
[5] [7] | ||
Coat of arms | Coat of Arms of Pennsylvania | 1778 | [3] | ||
Dog | Great Dane | August 15, 1965 |
[3] [8] | ||
Electric locomotive | GG1 4859 | December 18, 1987 |
[5] [9] | ||
Firearm | Pennsylvania long rifle | June 26, 2014 | [1] | ||
Fish |
Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) |
May 9, 1970 |
[3] [10] | ||
Flag | Flag of Pennsylvania | June 13, 1907 |
[3] [11] | ||
Flower | Mountain laurel ( Kalmia latifolia) |
May 5, 1933 |
[3] [12] | ||
Fossil | Phacops rana | December 5, 1988 |
[5] [13] | ||
Game bird |
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) |
June 22, 1931 |
[3] [14] | ||
Insect | Pennsylvania firefly ( Photuris pennsylvanica) |
December 5, 1988 |
[3] [15] | ||
Motto | "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence" | 1778 | [16] | ||
Nickname | "Keystone State" | c. 1800 | [16] | ||
Seal | Seal of Pennsylvania | 1791 | [16] | ||
Ship | US Brig Niagara | April 29, 1988 |
[5] [17] | ||
Song | " Pennsylvania" | November 29, 1990 |
[18] [19] | ||
Steam locomotive | K4s 1361 and K4s 3750 | December 18, 1987 |
[5] [20] | ||
Theatre | Walnut Street Theatre | June 8, 1999 | [21] | ||
Tree | Eastern hemlock ( Tsuga canadensis linnaeus) |
June 23, 1931 |
[5] [22] |
List of state symbols | |
---|---|
Nickname | "Keystone State" |
Motto | "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence" |
Song | "Pennsylvania" |
Foundation day | December 12, 1787 |
Living insignia | |
Amphibian | Eastern hellbender |
Bird | Ruffed Grouse |
Dog breed | Great Dane |
Fish | Brook trout |
Flower | Mountain laurel |
Insect | Pennsylvania firefly |
Plant | Penngift crownvetch |
Tree | Eastern hemlock |
Wildlife animal | White-tailed deer |
Inanimate insignia | |
Beverage | Milk |
Firearm | Pennsylvania long rifle |
Fossil | Phacops rana |
Ship | US Brig Niagara |
Other |
|
State route marker | |
State quarter | |
Released in 1999 | |
Lists of United States state symbols |
The U.S. state of Pennsylvania has 21 official emblems, as designated by the Pennsylvania General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor of Pennsylvania.
Type | Symbol | Description | Adopted | Image | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aircraft | Piper J-3 Cub | June 26, 2014 | [1] | ||
Amphibian |
Eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) |
April 23, 2019 | [2] | ||
Animal |
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) |
October 2, 1959 |
[3] [4] | ||
Beautification and conservation plant | Penngift crownvetch ( Coronilla varia L. Penngift) |
June 17, 1982 |
[5] [6] | ||
Beverage | Milk | April 29, 1982 |
[5] [7] | ||
Coat of arms | Coat of Arms of Pennsylvania | 1778 | [3] | ||
Dog | Great Dane | August 15, 1965 |
[3] [8] | ||
Electric locomotive | GG1 4859 | December 18, 1987 |
[5] [9] | ||
Firearm | Pennsylvania long rifle | June 26, 2014 | [1] | ||
Fish |
Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) |
May 9, 1970 |
[3] [10] | ||
Flag | Flag of Pennsylvania | June 13, 1907 |
[3] [11] | ||
Flower | Mountain laurel ( Kalmia latifolia) |
May 5, 1933 |
[3] [12] | ||
Fossil | Phacops rana | December 5, 1988 |
[5] [13] | ||
Game bird |
Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) |
June 22, 1931 |
[3] [14] | ||
Insect | Pennsylvania firefly ( Photuris pennsylvanica) |
December 5, 1988 |
[3] [15] | ||
Motto | "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence" | 1778 | [16] | ||
Nickname | "Keystone State" | c. 1800 | [16] | ||
Seal | Seal of Pennsylvania | 1791 | [16] | ||
Ship | US Brig Niagara | April 29, 1988 |
[5] [17] | ||
Song | " Pennsylvania" | November 29, 1990 |
[18] [19] | ||
Steam locomotive | K4s 1361 and K4s 3750 | December 18, 1987 |
[5] [20] | ||
Theatre | Walnut Street Theatre | June 8, 1999 | [21] | ||
Tree | Eastern hemlock ( Tsuga canadensis linnaeus) |
June 23, 1931 |
[5] [22] |