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List of Wyoming state symbols

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

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

Insignia

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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

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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

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Type Symbol Image Adopted
Bird Western meadowlark
Sturnella neglecta
1927
Fish Cutthroat trout
Oncorhynchus clarkii
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

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

Cultural symbols

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

United States coin

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

References

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  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.