List of state symbols | |
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Nickname | The Last Frontier Frontier |
Motto | "North to the future" |
Song | "Alaska's Flag" |
Language | List of official languages
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Foundation day | January 3, 1959 |
Living insignia | |
Bird | Willow ptarmigan |
Dog breed | Alaskan Malamute |
Fish | King salmon |
Flower | Forget-me-not |
Insect | Four-spot skimmer dragonfly |
Mammal |
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Tree | Sitka spruce |
Inanimate insignia | |
Firearm | Winchester Model 70 |
Fossil | Woolly Mammoth |
Gemstone | Jade |
Mineral | Gold |
Sport | Dog Mushing |
State route marker | |
State quarter | |
Released in 2008 | |
Lists of United States state symbols |
The state of Alaska has numerous symbols found in the Alaska Statutes. [1]
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
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Flag of Alaska | The North Star and the Big Dipper on a field of blue | 1927 | |
Seal | The Seal of the state of Alaska | 1959 | |
Motto | " North to the future" | 1967 |
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
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Flower | Forget-me-not | 1917 | |
Tree | Sitka spruce | 1962 |
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
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Bird | Willow ptarmigan | 1955 | |
Dog | Alaskan Malamute | 2010 | |
Fish | King salmon | 1962 | |
Insect | Four-spot skimmer dragonfly | 1995 | |
Land mammal | Moose | 1998 | |
Marine mammal | Bowhead whale | 1983 |
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
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Fossil | Woolly Mammoth | 1986 | |
Gem | Jade | 1968 | |
Mineral | Gold | 1968 |
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
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Song | " Alaska's Flag" | 1959 | |
Sport | Dog Mushing | 1972 | |
Bolt-action rifle | Pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 | 2014 [2] |
Not defined by Alaska statutes:
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
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Quarters | Alaska State Quarter | 2008 |