Missouri State Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots
Missouri Symbols, Missouri Emblems, and Missouri Mascots
Browse the state's symbols; state animal, state bird, state flower, state flag, state fossil, state insect, state motto, state seal, state tree, color, dance, fish, mammal, music, nut, reptile seal, and miscellaneous designations, emblems, and mascot of each state with pictures. Find origin of the state name. View the state almanacs, state timelines and peruse state facts and stats such as the capitol, location, and date admitted to the union.
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Missouri Symbols, Emblems, and Mascots |
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| Animal | Missouri Mule, 1995 |
| Animal: Aquatic | Paddlefish or Spoonbill (Polyodon spathula) May 23, 1997 |
| Bird | Bluebird (Sialia sialis) March 30, 1927 |
| Day | 3rd Wednesday in October, March 22, 1915 |
| Fish | Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) May 23, 1997 |
| Flag | State Flag, March 22, 1913 |
| Floral | Hawthorn Blossom (of tree commonly called the "red haw" or "wild haw" (Crataegus) March 16, 1923 |
| Folk Dance | Square Dance, May 31, 1995 |
| Fossil | crinoid - Fossilized remains of Crinoidea (Delocrinus missouriensis) June 16, 1989 |
| Horse | Missouri Fox Trotting Horse, June 4, 2002 |
| Insect | Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) July 3, 1985 |
| Mineral | Galena (lead) July 21, 1967 |
| Motto | Salus populi suprema lex esto (The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law) |
| Musical Instrument | Fiddle, July 17, 1987 |
| Nut | Nut of the Black Walnut tree (Juglans nigra) July 9, 1990 |
| Rock (Lithologic Emblem) |
Mozarkite, July 21, 1967 |
| Seal | Great Seal, January 11, 1822 |
| Song | "Missouri Waltz," June 30, 1949 Written by James Royce Shannon Music by John Valentine Eppel as arranged by Frederick Knight Logan |
| Tree | Flowering Dogwood. (Cornus Florida L.) June 20, 1955 |
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