List of Pennsylvania state symbols

Location of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States of America

The U.S. state of Pennsylvania has 21 official emblems, as designated by the Pennsylvania General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor of Pennsylvania.

State symbols

Type Symbol Description Adopted Image Notes
Aircraft Piper J-3 Cub June 26, 2014 [1]
Animal White-tailed deer
(Odocoileus virginianus)		 October 2, 1959 [2]
[3]
Beautification and conservation plant Penngift crownvetch
(Coronilla varia L. Penngift)		 June 17, 1982 [4]
[5]
Beverage Milk April 29, 1982 [4]
[6]
Coat of arms Coat of Arms of Pennsylvania 1778 [2]
Dog Great Dane August 15, 1965 [2]
[7]
Electric locomotive GG1 4859 December 18, 1987 [4]
[8]
Firearm Pennsylvania long rifle June 26, 2014 [1]
Fish Brook trout
(Salvelinus fontinalis)		 May 9, 1970 [2]
[9]
Flag Flag of Pennsylvania 1799 [2]
[10]
Flower Mountain laurel
(Kalmia latifolia)		 May 5, 1933 [2]
[11]
Fossil Phacops rana December 5, 1988 [4]
[12]
Game bird Ruffed Grouse
(Bonasa umbellus)		 June 22, 1931 [2]
[13]
Insect Pennsylvania firefly
(Photuris pennsylvanica)		 December 5, 1988 [2]
[14]
Motto "Virtue, Liberty, and Independence" 1778 [15]
Nickname "Keystone State" c. 1800 [15]
Seal Seal of Pennsylvania 1791 [15]
Ship US Brig Niagara April 29, 1988 [4]
[16]
Song "Pennsylvania" November 29, 1990 [17]
[18]
Steam locomotive K4s 1361 and K4s 3750 December 18, 1987 [4]
[19]
Tree Eastern hemlock
(Tsuga canadensis linnaeus)		 June 23, 1931 [4]
[20]

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