List of Connecticut state symbols

The state of Connecticut has adopted numerous symbols, which are found in Chapter 33, Sections 3.105–110 of the General Statutes of Connecticut,^[1] and are listed in the Connecticut State Register and Manual.^[2]

Insignia

Type	Symbol	Year	Image
Coat of arms	The Coat of arms of Connecticut	1931
Flag	White shield with three grapevines on a field of azure blue, with a banner below the shield depicting the state motto.	1897
Motto	Qui Transtulit Sustinet (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains)	1897	—
Seal	The Great seal of the state of Connecticut	1784

Flora

Type	Symbol	Year
Children's state flower	Michaela Petit's Four-O’Clocks (Mirabilis jalapa)	2015
Flower	Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)	1907
Tree	Charter Oak (White oak Quercus alba)	1947

Fauna

Type	Symbol	Year
Bird	American robin (Turdus migratorius)	1943
Dinosaur	Dilophosaurus	2017
Fish	American shad (Alosa sapidissima)	2003
Insect	European mantis, or praying mantis (Mantis religiosa)	1977
Animal	Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)	1975
Shellfish	Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica)	1989

Geology

Type	Symbol	Year	Image
Fossil	Eubrontes giganteus	1991
Mineral	Garnet (Almandine garnet)	1977

Culture

Type	Symbol	Year	Image
Aircraft	F4U Corsair	2005
Pioneering aircraft	Gustave Whitehead's No. 21	2017
Cantata	"The Nutmeg"	2003	—
Composer	Charles Ives^{[notes 1]}	1991
Flagship and Tall Ship Ambassador	Freedom Schooner Amistad	2003
Folk Dance	Square Dance	1995
Hero	Nathan Hale	1985
Heroine	Prudence Crandall	1995
Poet Laureate	Margaret Gibson	1985
Polka	Ballroom polka	2013
Ship	USS Nautilus (SSN-571)	1983
Song	Yankee Doodle	1978
Second song	Beautiful Connecticut Waltz	2013
Tartan	Connecticut state tartan	1995
Troubadour	Connecticut State Troubadour	1991

Notes

^ Jacob Druckman was named State Composer Laureate in 1993; he died in 1996.

References

^ "Chapter 33. Secretary", General Statutes of Connecticut, retrieved 2019-06-06
^ Connecticut State Register and Manual (PDF), Secretary of the State, 2018, pp. 819–835, retrieved 2019-06-06

External links

"State of Connecticut - Sites, Seals and Symbols". Connecticut State Register & Manual. State of Connecticut. Retrieved 2018-07-25.

[3] Jacob Druckman was named State Composer Laureate in 1993; he died in 1996.

[1] "Chapter 33. Secretary", General Statutes of Connecticut, retrieved 2019-06-06

[2] Connecticut State Register and Manual (PDF), Secretary of the State, 2018, pp. 819–835, retrieved 2019-06-06

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