List of Iowa state symbols
The U.S. state of Iowa official symbols follow, as designated by the Iowa Legislature and listed in the Iowa Official Register:[1]
State symbols
Type | Symbol | Notes | Adopted | Image |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bird | American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis (synonym: Carduelis tristis) | 1933 | |
Flag | Flag of Iowa | Specified in Iowa Code - Title I Chapter IB[2] | 1921 | |
Flower | Wild Rose | No one species is established by the legislature, but the wild prairie rose (Rosa arkansana — synonym: Rosa pratincola) is most often used. | 1897 | |
Rock | Geode | 1967 | ||
Seal | Seal of Iowa | Includes the state motto: "Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain.", specified in Iowa Code - Title I Chapter IA[3] | 1847 | |
Song | "The Song of Iowa" | by S.H.M. Byers | ||
Tree | Oak | No species or variety designated | 1961 |
References
- "Iowa Profile", Iowa Official Register (PDF), Iowa General Assembly Legislative Services Agency, Glen Dickinson, Director, 2017–2018, pp. 387–392, retrieved 2019-12-09
- "State flag" (PDF), Iowa Code - 2020 Title I Chapter IB, retrieved 2019-12-09
- "Great Seal of Iowa" (PDF), Iowa Code - 2020 Title I, retrieved 2019-12-09
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