The U.S. state of New Hampshire has several official symbols. [1]
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Flag | Flag of New Hampshire | 1931 | |
Seal | Seal of New Hampshire | 1931 | |
Emblem | New Hampshire State Emblem | 1945 [2] | |
Motto | Live Free or Die | 1945 | |
Nickname | The Granite State | ||
Highway sign | Number of route within an outline of the Old Man of the Mountain | ||
Quarter reverse | 2000 |
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Bird |
Purple finch Haemorhous purpureus |
1957 | |
Raptor |
Red-tailed Hawk
[3] Buteo jamaicensis |
2019 | |
Flower |
Purple lilac Syringa vulgaris |
1919 | |
Tree |
White birch Betula papyrifera |
1947 | |
Animal |
White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus |
1983 | |
Freshwater game fish |
Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis |
1994 | |
Dog | Chinook | 2009 | |
Saltwater game fish |
Striped bass Morone saxatilis |
1994 | |
Insect |
Ladybug Coccinellidae |
1977 | |
Fruit | Pumpkin | 2006 | |
Wildflower |
Pink lady's slipper Cypripedium acaule |
1990 | |
Amphibian |
Red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens |
1985 | |
Butterfly |
Karner Blue Plebejus melissa samuelis |
1992 | |
Poultry | New Hampshire Red | 2018 | |
Berry | Blackberry [4] | 2017 | |
Spider | Daring Jumping Spider [5] | 2021 |
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Mineral | Beryl | 1985 | |
Gem | Smokey quartz | 1985 | |
Rock | Granite | 1985 |
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Song | " Old New Hampshire" | 1947 | |
Sport | Skiing | 1998 | |
Tartan | New Hampshire state tartan | 1995 |