This is a list of official symbols of Puerto Rico.
Type | Symbol | Date | Image |
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Flag | Flag of Puerto Rico | 1952 [1] | |
Seal | Seal of Puerto Rico | 1976 [1] | |
Coat of arms | Coat of arms of Puerto Rico | 1976 [1] | |
Flower | Thespesia grandiflora | 2019 [2] [3] | |
Song | " La Borinqueña" | 1977 [1] | |
Motto | Joannes Est Nomen Ejus (Latin for "John is his name") |
1905 [4] | |
Nickname | Isla del Encanto (Spanish for "Island of Enchantment") [5] |
Puerto Rico does not have an official bird. In 2001 the legislature passed a bill designating the pitirre (Tyrannus dominicensis), but the governor vetoed the bill because it is not endemic to Puerto Rico. [6] [7]