List of Wyoming state symbols

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The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Wyoming.

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

Insignia edit

Type Symbol Image Adopted
Flag Flag of the State of Wyoming   1916
Motto Equal rights Equal rights 1869
Nickname The Equality State
Cowboy State
The Equality State
Cowboy State
1890
1974
Seal Great Seal of the State of Wyoming   1869
Slogan Like No Place on Earth
unofficial

Wyoming State Code edit

Wyoming enacted the "Code of the West" as the State Code of Wyoming on March 3, 2010.[1] The code includes the following:

  1. Live each day with courage;
  2. Take pride in your work;
  3. Always finish what you start;
  4. Do what has to be done;
  5. Be tough, but fair;
  6. When you make a promise, keep it;
  7. Ride for the brand;
  8. Talk less, say more;
  9. Remember that some things are not for sale;
  10. Know where to draw the line.

Living symbols edit

Type Symbol Image Adopted
Bird Western meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
  1927
Fish Cutthroat trout
Oncorhynchus clarki
  1987
Flower Indian paintbrush
Castilleja linariaefolia
  1917
Grass Western wheatgrass
Pascopyrum smithii
  2007
Insect Sheridan's green hairstreak butterfly
Callophrys sheridanii
  2009
Mammal American bison
Bison bison
  1985
Reptile Horned toad
Phrynosoma
  1993
Tree Plains cottonwood
Populus sargentii
  1947

Earth symbols edit

Type Symbol Image Adopted
Dinosaur Triceratops   1994
Fossil Knightia   1987
Gemstone Jade   1967
Soil Forkwood unofficial

Cultural symbols edit

Type Symbol Image Adopted
Song "Wyoming" 1955
Sport Rodeo   2003

United States coin edit

Type Symbol Image Coined
Coin Sacagawea dollar 2000[2] 2004
Quarter dollar Wyoming quarter 2007 2007

References edit

  1. ^ "2012 Wyoming Statutes :: TITLE 8 - GENERAL PROVISIONS :: CHAPTER 3 - STATE SEAL, FLAG, FLOWER, BIRD AND OTHER SYMBOLS :: 8-3-123. State code". Justia Law. Retrieved 2022-08-17.
  2. ^ "Wyoming Secretary of State". Wyoming Secretary of State. Retrieved 18 May 2019.