List of Wyoming state symbols
The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Wyoming.
State insignia
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 |
Living symbols
Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
---|---|---|---|
Bird | Western meadowlark Sturnella neglecta |
1927 | |
Fish | Cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki |
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
Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
---|---|---|---|
Dinosaur | Triceratops | 1994 | |
Fossil | Knightia | 1987 | |
Gemstone | Jade | 1967 | |
Soil | Forkwood | unofficial |
Cultural symbols
Type | Symbol | Image | Adopted |
---|---|---|---|
Song | "Wyoming" | 1955 | |
Sport | Rodeo | 2003 |
United States coin
Type | Symbol | Image | Coined |
---|---|---|---|
Coin | Sacagawea dollar 2000 | 2004 | |
Quarter dollar | Wyoming quarter 2007 | 2007 |
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