This is a list of the official state symbols of the U.S. state of South Dakota. [1] [2]
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Flag | Flag of the State of South Dakota | 1992 | |
Seal | Great Seal of the State of South Dakota | 1885 | |
Motto | Under God, the people rule | ||
Nickname | The Mount Rushmore State | ||
Slogan | Great Faces. Great Places. | 1990 |
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Bird |
Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus |
1943 [3] | |
Flower | American
pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris |
1903 [3] | |
Tree |
Black Hills spruce Picea glauca var. densata |
1947 [3] | |
Animal |
Coyote Canis latrans |
1949 [3] | |
Fish |
Walleye Sander vitreus vitreus |
1982 [3] | |
Insect |
Western honey bee Apis mellifera |
1978 | |
Grass | Western wheat grass | 1970 [3] | |
Fossil | Triceratops | 1988 [3] |
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Mineral: | Rose quartz | 1966 [3] | |
Gemstone | Fairburn agate | 1966 [3] | |
Soil | Houdek loam | 1990 |
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Drink | Milk | 1986 [3] | |
Sport | Rodeo | 2003 [3] | |
Dessert | Kuchen | 2000 [3] | |
Song | " Hail, South Dakota!" | 1943 | |
Bread | Fry bread | 2005 [3] | |
Jewelry | Black Hills gold | 1988 [3] |
This is a list of the official state symbols of the U.S. state of South Dakota. [1] [2]
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Flag | Flag of the State of South Dakota | 1992 | |
Seal | Great Seal of the State of South Dakota | 1885 | |
Motto | Under God, the people rule | ||
Nickname | The Mount Rushmore State | ||
Slogan | Great Faces. Great Places. | 1990 |
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Bird |
Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus |
1943 [3] | |
Flower | American
pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris |
1903 [3] | |
Tree |
Black Hills spruce Picea glauca var. densata |
1947 [3] | |
Animal |
Coyote Canis latrans |
1949 [3] | |
Fish |
Walleye Sander vitreus vitreus |
1982 [3] | |
Insect |
Western honey bee Apis mellifera |
1978 | |
Grass | Western wheat grass | 1970 [3] | |
Fossil | Triceratops | 1988 [3] |
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Mineral: | Rose quartz | 1966 [3] | |
Gemstone | Fairburn agate | 1966 [3] | |
Soil | Houdek loam | 1990 |
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Drink | Milk | 1986 [3] | |
Sport | Rodeo | 2003 [3] | |
Dessert | Kuchen | 2000 [3] | |
Song | " Hail, South Dakota!" | 1943 | |
Bread | Fry bread | 2005 [3] | |
Jewelry | Black Hills gold | 1988 [3] |