List of Alaska state symbols
The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Alaska.
State Insignia
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Flag of Alaska | The North Star and the Big Dipper on a field of blue | 1927 | |
Seal | The Seal of the state of Alaska | 1959 | |
Motto | North to the future | 1967 |
Flora
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Flower | Forget-me-not | 1917 | |
Tree | Sitka Spruce | 1962 |
Fauna
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Bird | Willow ptarmigan | 1955 | |
Dog | Alaskan Malamute | 2010 | |
Fish | King salmon | 1962 | |
Insect | Four-spot skimmer dragonfly | 1995 | |
Land mammal | Moose | 1998 | |
Marine mammal | Bowhead whale | 1983 |
Geology
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Fossil | Woolly Mammoth | 1986 | |
Gem | Jade | 1968 | |
Mineral | Gold | 1968 | |
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Quarters | Alaska State Quarter | 2008 | |
Song | Alaska's Flag | 1959 | |
Sport | Dog Mushing | 1972 |
See also
External links
- "State Symbols". Alaska State Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
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