List of Mississippi state symbols
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The following is a list of state symbols of the U.S. state of Mississippi, as defined by state statutes in Title 1, Section 3 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 and listed in the Mississippi Official & Statistical Register.[1][2]
Insignia
| Type | Symbol | Date | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag | Flag of Mississippi |
2021[3] |  |
| Seal | Seal of Mississippi | 2014[4] |  |
| Coat of arms | Coat of arms of Mississippi | 2001[5] |  |
| Motto | Virtute et armis (Latin for "By valor and arms") | ||
| Nicknames | The Magnolia State, The Hospitality State |
Flora
Fauna
| Type | Symbol | Date | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird | Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | 1944[8] |  |
| Butterfly | Spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus) | 1991[9] |  |
| Fish | Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) | 1974[10] |  |
| Fossil | Prehistoric whales (Basilosaurus cetoides and Zygorhiza kochii) | 1981[11] | .jpg) |
| Insect | Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) | 1980[12] |  |
| Land Mammals | White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | 1974[13][2] |  |
| Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) | 1997[2] | .jpg) | |
| Marine mammal | Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) | 1974[13] |  |
| Waterfowl | Wood duck (Aix sponsa) | 1974[14] |  |
| Reptile | American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) | 1987[15] |  |
| Shell | Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) | 1974 |  |
Other
| Type | Symbol | Date | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dance | Square dance | 1995[16] |  |
| Soil | Natchez silt loam | 2003[17] | |
| Song | One Mississippi by Steve Azar | 2022[2] | |
| Stone | Petrified wood | 1976[18] |  |
| Toy | Teddy bear | 2003[19] |  |