List of Connecticut state symbols

The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Symbols are found in Chapter 33, Sections 3.105–110 of the General Statutes of Connecticut,[1] and are listed in the Connecticut State Register and Manual.[2]

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

State insignia

Type Symbol Year Image
Coat of arms The Coat of arms of Connecticut 1931
Flag White shield with three grapevines on a field of azure blue, with a banner below the shield depicting the state motto. 1897
Motto Qui Transtulit Sustinet
(He Who Transplanted Still Sustains)
1897
Seal The Great seal of the state of Connecticut 1784

Flora

Type Symbol Year Image
Children's state flower Michaela Petit's Four-O’Clocks
(Mirabilis jalapa)
2015
Flower Mountain laurel
(Kalmia latifolia)
1907
Tree Charter Oak
(White oak Quercus alba)
1947

Fauna

Type Symbol Year Image
Bird American robin
(Turdus migratorius)
1943
Fish American shad
(Alosa sapidissima)
2003
Insect European mantis, or praying mantis
(Mantis religiosa)
1977
Animal Sperm whale
(Physeter macrocephalus)
1975
Shellfish Eastern oyster
(Crassostrea virginica)
1989

Geology

Type Symbol Year Image
Fossil Eubrontes giganteus 1991
Mineral Garnet
(Almandine garnet)
1977

Culture

Type Symbol Year Image
Aircraft F4U Corsair 2005
Cantata "The Nutmeg" 2003
Composer Charles Ives[notes 1] 1991
Flagship and
Tall Ship Ambassador
Freedom Schooner Amistad 2003
Folk Dance Square Dance 1995
Hero Nathan Hale 1985
Heroine Prudence Crandall 1995
Poet Laureate Margaret Gibson 1985
Ship USS Nautilus (SSN-571) 1983
Song Yankee Doodle 1978
Tartan Connecticut state tartan 1995
Troubadour Connecticut State Troubadour 1991

Notes

  1. Jacob Druckman was named State Composer Lareate in 1993; he died in 1996.

See also

References

  1. "Chapter 33. Secretary", General Statutes of Connecticut, retrieved 2019-06-06
  2. Connecticut State Register and Manual (PDF), Secretary of the State, 2018, pp. 819–835, retrieved 2019-06-06
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