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Thestate of Connecticut has adopted numerous symbols, which are found in Chapter 33, Sections 3.105–110 of theGeneral Statutes of Connecticut,[1] and are listed in theConnecticut State Register and Manual.[2]
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coat of arms | TheCoat of arms of Connecticut | 1931 |  |
| Flag | White shield with three grapevines on a field of azure blue, with a banner below the shield depicting the state motto. | 1897 |  |
| Motto | Qui Transtulit Sustinet (He Who Transplanted Still Sustains) | 1897 | — |
| Seal | TheGreat seal of the state of Connecticut | 1784 |  |
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's state flower | Michaela Petit's Four-O’Clocks (Mirabilis jalapa) | 2015 |  |
| Flower | Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia) | 1907 |  |
| Tree | Charter Oak (White oakQuercus alba) | 1947 |  |
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird | American robin (Turdus migratorius) | 1943 |  |
| Dog | Siberian Husky | 2024 |  |
| Dinosaur | Dilophosaurus | 2017 |  |
| Fish | American shad (Alosa sapidissima) | 2003 |  |
| Insect | European mantis, orpraying mantis (Mantis religiosa) | 1977 |  |
| Animal | Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) | 1975 |  |
| Shellfish | Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) | 1989 |  |
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fossil | Eubrontes giganteus | 1991 | _-_close-up.JPG) |
| Mineral | Garnet (Almandine garnet) | 1977 |  |
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft | F4U Corsair | 2005 |  |
| Pioneering aircraft | Gustave Whitehead's No. 21 | 2017 |  |
| Candy | Lollipop | 2024 |  |
| Cantata | "The Nutmeg" | 2003 | |
| Composer | Charles Ives[notes 1] | 1991 |  |
| Flagship and Tall Ship Ambassador | Freedom SchoonerAmistad | 2003 |  |
| Folk Dance | Square Dance | 1995 |  |
| Food | Pizza | 2021 |  |
| Hero | Nathan Hale | 1985 |  |
| Heroine | Prudence Crandall | 1995 |  |
| Poet Laureate | Poet Laureate of Connecticut | 1985 | |
| Polka | Ballroom polka | 2013 | |
| Ship | USS Nautilus (SSN-571) | 1983 |  |
| Song | Yankee Doodle | 1978 |  |
| Second song | Beautiful Connecticut Waltz | 2013 | |
| Tartan | Connecticut state tartan | 1995 | |
| Troubadour | Connecticut State Troubadour | 1991 |
