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Most of the officially designated emblems of the state of California are found in sections 420–429.8 of the California Codes.[1]
Insignia
[edit]Type | Symbol | Description | Year | Image | Source |
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Flag | The Flag of California | ![]() |
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Seal | The Great Seal of the State of California | ![]() |
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Motto | "Eureka" | 1963 | — | ||
Nicknames | Golden State | 1968 | — | ||
Song | "I Love You, California" | 1989 | — |
State symbols
[edit]Type | Symbol | Description | Year | Image | Source |
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Amphibian | California red-legged frog Rana draytonii |
2014 | ![]() |
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Animal | California grizzly bear Ursus arctos californicus |
1958 | ![]() |
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Bat | Pallid bat
Antrozous pallidus |
2024 | ![]() |
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Bird | California quail Callipepla californica |
1931 | ![]() |
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Colors | Blue and gold | Blue represents the sky, and gold represents the color of the precious metal found by forty-niners in the state's hills. | 1951 | ![]() |
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Dance | West Coast Swing | 1988 | |||
Dinosaur | Augustynolophus | 2017 | ![]() |
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Fabric | Denim | 2016 | ![]() |
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Fife and drum band | California Consolidated Drum Band | 1997 | |||
Flower | California poppy Eschscholzia californica |
1903 | ![]() |
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Folk dance | Square dance | 1988 | ![]() |
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Fossil | Saber-toothed cat Smilodon californicus |
1973 | ![]() |
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Freshwater fish | Golden trout Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita |
1947 | ![]() |
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Fruit | Avocado Persea americana |
2013 | [6] | ||
Gemstone | Benitoite | 1985 | ![]() |
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Gold rush ghost town | Bodie | 2002 | |||
Grain | Rice | 2013 | ![]() |
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Grass | Purple needlegrass Stipa pulchra (formerly Nassella pulchra) |
2004 | ![]() |
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Historical society | California Historical Society | 1979 | ![]() |
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Insect | California dogface butterfly Colias eurydice |
1972 | ![]() |
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Lichen | Lace lichen Ramalina menziesii |
2015 | ![]() |
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Marine fish | Garibaldi Hypsypops rubicundus |
2002 | ![]() |
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Marine mammal | Gray whale Eschrichtius robustus |
1975 | ![]() |
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Marine reptile | Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea |
2012 | ![]() |
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Military museum | California State Military Museum | 2004 | |||
Mineral | Gold | 1965 | ![]() |
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Mushroom | California Golden Chanterelle | 2023 | ![]() |
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Nuts | Almond, Walnut, Pistachio, and Pecan | 2017 | ![]() |
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Outdoor play | The Ramona Pageant | 1993 | ![]() |
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Prehistoric artifact | Chipped Stone Bear | 1991 | [10] | ||
Reptile | Desert tortoise Gopherus agassizi |
1972 | ![]() |
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Rock | Serpentine | 1965 | ![]() |
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Silver rush ghost town | Calico | 2005 | ![]() |
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Soil | San Joaquin | 1997 | ![]() |
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Sport | Surfing | 2018 | ![]() |
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Tall ship | Californian | 2003 | ![]() |
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Tartan | California state tartan | 2001 | |||
Theater | Pasadena Playhouse | 1937 | ![]() |
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Trees | Coast redwood and giant sequoia Sequoia sempervirens & Sequoiadendron giganteum |
1937 | ![]() |
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Vegetable | Artichoke Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus |
2013[6] | ![]() |
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Vietnam veterans memorial | California Vietnam Veterans Memorial | 2014 | [11][12] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ California Government Code, §§ 420-429.8
- ^ "Gov. Brown signs bills legalizing Bitcoins use, other legislation". Los Angeles Times. June 28, 2014.
- ^ "California SB732 | TrackBill". trackbill.com. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Iconic California: State Symbols that Represent California". California State Capitol Museum. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
- ^ "Stuff jeans are made of honored by California Legislature". Sacramento Bee. September 1, 2016.
- ^ a b c "California State Foods Named By Gavin Newsom". Huffington Post. April 24, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ Stierch, Sarah (January 11, 2024). "Mendocino Flavors: California's new state mushroom, Good Food Award finalists, and more food and drink tidbits". The Mendocino Voice. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
- ^ "State Symbols". State History. California Stale Library. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
- ^ "California Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 5". legainfo.ca.gov. 1993.
- ^ "California State Prehistoric Artifact: Chipped Stone Bear". parks.ca.gov/.
- ^ "Vietnam War Memorial". California State Capitol Museum. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- ^ "The California Vietnam Veterans Memorial". Vietnam Veteran.