List of Pennsylvania 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.

Location of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States of America

State symbols
Type Symbol Description Adopted Image Notes
Aircraft Piper J-3 Cub June 26, 2014 [1]
Amphibian Eastern hellbender
(Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)		 April 23, 2019 [2][3]
Animal White-tailed deer
(Odocoileus virginianus)		 October 2, 1959 [4]
[5]
Beautification and conservation plant Penngift crownvetch
(Coronilla varia L. Penngift)		 June 17, 1982 [6]
[7]
Beverage Milk April 29, 1982 [6]
[8]
Coat of arms Coat of Arms of Pennsylvania 1778 [4]
Dog Great Dane August 15, 1965 [4]
[9]
Electric locomotive GG1 4859 December 18, 1987 [6]
[10]
Firearm Pennsylvania long rifle June 26, 2014 [1]
Fish Brook trout
(Salvelinus fontinalis)		 May 9, 1970 [4]
[11]
Flag Flag of Pennsylvania 1799 [4]
[12]
Flower Mountain laurel
(Kalmia latifolia)		 May 5, 1933 [4]
[13]
Fossil Phacops rana December 5, 1988 [6]
[14]
Game bird Ruffed Grouse
(Bonasa umbellus)		 June 22, 1931 [4]
[15]
Insect Pennsylvania firefly
(Photuris pennsylvanica)		 December 5, 1988 [4]
[16]
Motto "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence" 1778 [17]
Nickname "Keystone State" c. 1800 [17]
Seal Seal of Pennsylvania 1791 [17]
Ship US Brig Niagara April 29, 1988 [6]
[18]
Song "Pennsylvania" November 29, 1990 [19]
[20]
Steam locomotive K4s 1361 and K4s 3750 December 18, 1987 [6]
[21]
Tree Eastern hemlock
(Tsuga canadensis linnaeus)		 June 23, 1931 [6]
[22]

See also

Notes
  1. Act of Jun. 26, 2014, P.L. 783, No. 73
  2. Boeckel, Teresa. "It's official: The Eastern hellbender will become Pennsylvania's amphibian". The York Daily Record. Retrieved 2019-04-16.
  3. https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?syear=2019&sind=0&body=S&type=B&bn=0009
  4. Pennsylvania Manual 2013, p. 1-5.
  5. Act of Oct. 2, 1959, P.L. 1005, No. 416.
  6. Pennsylvania Manual 2013, p. 1-6.
  7. Act of Jun. 17, 1982, P.L. 526, No. 150.
  8. Act of Apr. 29, 1982, P.L. 354, No. 98.
  9. Act of Aug. 17, 1965, P.L. 331, No. 178.
  10. Act of Dec. 18, 1987, P.L. 421, No. 89.
  11. Act of Mar. 9, 1970, P.L. 161, No. 61.
  12. Act of Jun. 13, 1907, P.L. 560, No. 373.
  13. Act of May 5, 1933, P.L. 457
  14. Act of Dec. 5, 1988, P.L. 1113, No. 138.
  15. Act of Jun. 22, 1931, P.L. 662, No. 234.
  16. Act of Apr. 10, 1974, P.L. 247, No. 59.
  17. Pennsylvania Manual 2013, p. 1-4.
  18. 37 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 705.
  19. Pennsylvania Manual 2013, p. 1-7.
  20. Act of Nov. 29, 1990, P.L. 598, No. 150
  21. Act of Dec. 18, 1987, P.L. 421, No. 89.
  22. Act of Jun. 22, 1931, P.L. 661, No. 233.

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