List of Nevada state symbols

This is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Nevada. The majority of the items in the list are officially recognized symbols created by an act of the Nevada Legislature and signed into law by the governor.

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

Miscellaneous
Type Symbol Year Images
Flag State seal on a blue background 1929
Motto All for our country 1886
Nicknames Silver State, Battle Born State, Sagebrush State n/a
Seal The Seal of Nevada 1886
Song Home Means Nevada 1933
Steam locomotive Nevada Northern Railway #40 2009

Flora
Type Symbol Year [1]
Flower Sagebrush
(Artemisia tridentata)		 1917
Tree Bristlecone pine
(Pinus longaeva)		 1953

Fauna
Type Symbol Year Image
Bird Mountain bluebird
(Sialia currucoides)		 1967
Animal Desert bighorn sheep
(Ovis canadensis nelsoni)		 1973
Fish Lahontan cutthroat trout
(Oncoryhnchus clarki henshawi)
Reptile Desert tortoise
(Gopherus agassizii)		 1989
Insect
 Vivid Dancer Damselfly
(Argia vivida)[2]		 2009

Geology
Type Symbol Year Image
Mineral Silver 1977
Rock Sandstone 1987
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See also
  • List of Nevada-related topics
  • Lists of United States state insignia
  • State of Nevada

References
  1. bristlecone pine
  2. www.n-state.com, NSTATE, LLC. "Nevada State Insect, Vivid Dancer Damselfly, (Argia vivida) from NETSTATE.COM". www.netstate.com. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
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