List of Rhode Island state symbols

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

Location of the state of Rhode Island in the United States of America

State insignia
Type Symbol Image Adopted
Flag Flag of Rhode Island 1640 (originally)
1916 (formally)
Motto Hope Hope 1664
Nickname The Ocean State
Little Rhody
The Plantation State		 The Ocean State
Little Rhody
The Plantation State		 1971
Seal Seal of Rhode Island 1644
Slogan Unwind Unwind
 2000
Coat of Arms Coat of Arms of Rhode Island 1822

Living symbols
Type Symbol Image Adopted
Bird Rhode Island Red Chicken
Gallus gallus domesticus		 1954
Fish Striped Bass
Morone saxatilis		 2000
Flower Violet
Viola sororia		 1968
Insect American Burying Beetle
Nicrophorus americanus		 2015
Tree Red Maple
Acer rubrum		 1964
Shell Quahaug
Mercenaria mercenaria		 1987

Earth symbols
Type Symbol Image Adopted
Fruit Rhode Island Greening Apple 1991
Mineral Bowenite 1966
Rock Cumberlandite 1966

Cultural symbols
Type Symbol Image Adopted
Drink Coffee Milk 1993
Song "Rhode Island, It's for Me" 1996
Tartan Rhode Island State Tartan
2000
Yacht Courageous 2000
Ship USS Providence, SSV Oliver Hazard Perry 1993
Folk Art Crescent Park Looff Carousel 1985
Appetizer Calamari 2014[1]

United States coin
Type Symbol Image Coined
Quarter dollar Rhode Island Quarter 2001 2001

References
  • "State Symbols". Government of Rhode Island. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  1. "ยง 42-4-19. State appetizer", State of Rhode Island General Laws, State of Rhode Island General Assembly, retrieved 2020-07-16
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