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State symbols of Pennsylvania

List of state symbols
Flag of Pennsylvania
Seal of Pennsylvania
Emblem of Pennsylvania
Coat of arms of Pennsylvania
Living insignia
Amphibian	Eastern Hellbender
Bird	Ruffed grouse
Dog breed	Great Dane
Fish	Brook trout
Flower	Mountain laurel
Insect	Firefly (Colloquially "Lightning Bug") (Photuris pensylvanica)
Mammal	White-tailed deer
Tree	Eastern hemlock
Inanimate insignia
Beverage	Milk
Dance	Polka
Food	Chocolate chip cookie
Fossil	Trilobite
Soil	Hazleton
State route marker
State quarter
Released in 1999
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The U.S. state of Pennsylvania has 21 official emblems, as designated by the Pennsylvania General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor of Pennsylvania.

State symbols

Type	Symbol	Description	Adopted	Image	Notes
Aircraft	Piper J-3 Cub		June 26, 2014
Amphibian	Eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)		April 23, 2019
Animal	White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)		October 2, 1959
Beautification and conservation plant	Penngift crownvetch (Coronilla varia L. Penngift)		June 17, 1982
Beverage	Milk		April 29, 1982
Coat of arms	Coat of Arms of Pennsylvania		1778
Dog	Great Dane		August 15, 1965
Electric locomotive	GG1 4859		December 18, 1987
Firearm	Pennsylvania long rifle		June 26, 2014
Fish	Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)		May 9, 1970
Flag	Flag of Pennsylvania		June 13, 1907
Flower	Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)		May 5, 1933
Fossil	Phacops rana		December 5, 1988
Game bird	Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)		June 22, 1931
Insect	Pennsylvania firefly (Photuris pennsylvanica)		December 5, 1988
Motto	"Virtue, Liberty, and Independence"		1778
Nickname	"Keystone State"		c. 1800
Seal	Seal of Pennsylvania		1791
Ship	US Brig Niagara		April 29, 1988
Song	"Pennsylvania"		November 29, 1990
Steam locomotive	K4s 1361 and K4s 3750		December 18, 1987
Theatre	Walnut Street Theatre		June 8, 1999
Tree	Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis linnaeus)		June 23, 1931

See also

• List of Pennsylvania-related topics
• Lists of United States state insignia

Notes

1. "Cookie Candidates". 2016. Archived from the original on March 7, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
2. ^ Act of Jun. 26, 2014, P.L. 783, No. 73
3. Act of Apr. 23, 2019, P.L. 24, No. 3
4. ^ Pennsylvania Manual 2013, p. 1-5.
5. Act of Oct. 2, 1959, P.L. 1005, No. 416.
6. ^ Pennsylvania Manual 2013, p. 1-6.
7. Act of Jun. 17, 1982, P.L. 526, No. 150.
8. Act of Apr. 29, 1982, P.L. 354, No. 98.
9. Act of Aug. 17, 1965, P.L. 331, No. 178.
10. Act of Dec. 18, 1987, P.L. 421, No. 89.
11. Act of Mar. 9, 1970, P.L. 161, No. 61.
12. Act of Jun. 13, 1907, P.L. 560, No. 373.
13. Act of May 5, 1933, P.L. 457
14. Act of Dec. 5, 1988, P.L. 1113, No. 138.
15. Act of Jun. 22, 1931, P.L. 662, No. 234.
16. Act of Apr. 10, 1974, P.L. 247, No. 59.
17. ^ Pennsylvania Manual 2013, p. 1-4.
18. 37 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 705.
19. Pennsylvania Manual 2013, p. 1-7.
20. Act of Nov. 29, 1990, P.L. 598, No. 150
21. Act of Dec. 18, 1987, P.L. 421, No. 89.
22. "Bill Information - House Resolution 197; Regular Session 1999-2000".
23. Act of Jun. 22, 1931, P.L. 661, No. 233.

References

• Bodgen, Sharon, ed. (2013). The Pennsylvania Manual. Vol. 121. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Department of General Services. ISBN 978-0-8182-0357-2.

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