List of American Samoa territorial symbols

This is a list of American Samoa territorial symbols[1]:

Type	Symbol	Year	Image
Flag	The Flag of American Samoa	April 27, 1960
Seal	The Seal of American Samoa
Motto	Samoan: "Samoa — Muamua Le Atua"; English: "Samoa — let God be first" [1][2]
Nickname	Motu o Fiafiaga (a Samoan phrase; in English, it is "Islands of Paradise")[3] Football Islands[4]
Song	Amerika Samoa[2]	1950
Bird	No official bird; see List of birds of American Samoa[2]
Flower / Tree	Paogo (Ulafala)[5] Pandanus tectorius (officially designated as flower)[2]	1973
Plant	ʻAva (Kava)[2][5]	1973
Quarter	Quarter of American Samoa	2009
License Plate	License Plate of American Samoa (current 2011 version features Fatu Rock)	2011

American Samoa main highway sign

Map of American Samoa

Other symbols

• The fue, To'oto'o (staff) and Tanoa (kava bowl), featured on the Seal of American Samoa and on the American Samoa quarter
• Fatu Rock
• Samoa 'ava ceremony

See also

• Governors of American Samoa

References

1. Sorensen, Stan; Theroux, Joseph. "The Samoan Historical Calendar, 1607-2007" (PDF). American Samoa Government. p. 57. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
2. http://www.asbar.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=120&Itemid=172 American Samoa Bar Association. Chapter 03 - Official Symbols. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2016/09/honor-respect-devotion-to-duty-coast-guard-auxiliarists-mike-and-paula-mcdonald/ Honor, Respect, Devotion to Duty: Coast Guard Auxiliarists Mike and Paula McDonald. Connie Terrell. September 30, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
4. https://www.factretriever.com/american-samoa-facts American Samoa Facts. Factretriever.com. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
5. https://books.google.com/books?id=sg0tpwxPI6wC&pg=PA107&lpg=PA107#v=onepage&q&f=false State Botanical Symbols. Alan McPherson. Google Books. Retrieved November 24, 2017.