List of Wyoming state symbols
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The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Wyoming.
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 |
Wyoming State Code
Wyoming enacted the "Code of the West" as the State Code of Wyoming on March 3, 2010.[1] The code includes the following:
- Live each day with courage;
- Take pride in your work;
- Always finish what you start;
- Do what has to be done;
- Be tough, but fair;
- When you make a promise, keep it;
- Ride for the brand;
- Talk less, say more;
- Remember that some things are not for sale;
- Know where to draw the line.
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[2] | 2004 | |
Quarter dollar | Wyoming quarter 2007 | 2007 |
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