List of Colorado state symbols

The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Colorado.

Location of the state of Colorado in the United States of America

State insignia
Type Symbol Image Adopted
Flag Flag of the State of Colorado[1] 1911-06-05
SB 118-1911
1929-02-28
SB 152-1929
1964-03-31
Motto Nil sine numine[2]
(Latin: Nothing without providence)		  
NIL SINE NUMINE
 		 1861-11-06
1876-11-06
CRS 24-80-901[3]
Nickname Centennial State[4]  
The Centennial State
 		 Statehood[5]
1876-08-01
Seal Seal of the State of Colorado[6] 1861-11-06
1877-03-15
CRS 24-80-901[3]
Slogan Colorful Colorado[4] 1950
unofficial
Logo Logo of the State of Colorado 2019

Living symbols
Type Symbol Image Adopted
Amphibian Western tiger salamander[7]
Ambystoma mavortium		 2012-03-16
HB12-1147
Bird Lark bunting[8]
Calamospiza melanocorys		 1931-04-29
HB 222-1931
CRS 24-80-910[3]
Cactus Claret cup cactus[9]
Echinocereus triglochidiatus		 2014-03-07
HB14-1024
Fish Greenback cutthroat trout[10]
Oncorhynchus clarki stomias		 1994-03-15
HB 1164-1994
CRS 24-80-911.5[3]
Flower Rocky Mountain columbine[11]
Aquilegia coerulea		 1899-04-04
SB 261-1899
CRS 24-80-905[3]
Grass Blue grama grass[12]
Bouteloua gracilis		 1987-05-20
SJR13-1987
Insect Colorado hairstreak butterfly[13]
Hypaurotis crysalus		 1996-04-17
SB 122-1996
CRS 24-80-913[3]
Mammal Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep[14]
Ovis canadensis canadensis		 1961-05-01
SB 294-1961
CRS 24-80-911[3]
Pets Colorado shelter pets[15]
Canis lupus familiaris & Felis catus		 2013-05-13
SB13-201
Reptile Western painted turtle[16]
Chrysemys picta bellii		 2008-03-18
HB08-1017
Tree Colorado blue spruce[17]
Picea pungens glauca		 1939-03-07
HJR 7-1939

Earth symbols
Type Symbol Image Adopted
Fossil Stegosaurus[18]
Stegosaurus armatus		 1982-04-28
Executive Order
Gemstone Aquamarine[19] 1971-04-30
HB 1104-1971
CRS 24-80-912[3]
Mineral Rhodochrosite[20] 2002-04-17
CRS 24-80-912.5[3]
Rock Yule Marble[21] 2004-03-09
HB04-1023
CRS 24-80-912.7[3]
Soil Seitz soil[22] USDA

Cultural symbols
Type Symbol Image Adopted
Folk dance Square dance[23] 1992-03-16
HB 1058-1992
CRS 24-80-909.5[3]
Songs "Where the Columbines Grow"[24] 1915-05-08
SB 308-1915
CRS 24-80-909[3]
"Rocky Mountain High"[24] 2007-03-12
SJR07-023
CRS 24-80-909[3]
Sport Pack Burro Racing[25] 2012-05-08
HJR12-1021
Tartan Colorado state tartan[26] 1997-03-03
HJR97-1016

Highway route markers
Type Symbol Image Adopted
Interstate highways Colorado Interstate highway route marker[27] 1958
AASHTO
U.S. highways Colorado U.S. highway route marker[27] 1970
AASHTO
State highways Colorado state highway route marker[27] 1967
Colorado Highway Commission

Motor vehicle license plates
Type Symbol Image Adopted
License plate Colorado passenger automobile registration plate[28] 1913
1999
Colorado Department of Revenue
Type Symbol Image Commissioned
Submarine USS Colorado (SSN-788)[29] Commissioned
2017
United States Navy

United States coin
Type Symbol Image Coined
Quarter dollar Colorado quarter dollar coin 2006[30] 2006
United States Mint

See also

References
  1. "State Flag". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  2. "State Motto". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  3. "Colorado Revised Statutes". Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  4. "State Name and Nicknames". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  5. 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 September 17, 2015.
  6. "State Seal". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  7. "State Amphibian". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  8. "State Bird". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  9. "State Cactus". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  10. "State Fish". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  11. "State Flower". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  12. "State Grass". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  13. "State Insect". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  14. "State Animal". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  15. "State Pet". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  16. "State Reptile". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  17. "State Tree". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  18. "State Fossil". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  19. "State Gemstone". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  20. "State Mineral". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  21. "State Rock". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  22. "Seitz -- Colorado State Soil". United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  23. "State Folk Dance". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  24. "State Songs". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  25. "State Sport". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  26. "State Tartan". Colorado State Archives. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  27. Malek, Matthew E. (November 30, 2014). "Colorado Highways: Route Markers Through the Years". Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  28. "Regular License Plates". Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  29. "USS Colorado (SSN 788) Commissioning Committee". USS Colorado (SSN 788) Commissioning Committee. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  30. "The 50 State Quarters Program" (PDF). United States Mint. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
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