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Most of the officially designated emblems of the state of California are found in sections 420–429.8 of the California Codes.[1]

## Insignia

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Type  | Symbol  | Description  | Year  | Image  | Source

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Flag | The Flag of California |  |  |  |
Seal | The Great Seal of the State of California |  |  |  |
Motto | "Eureka"  |  | 1963  | —  |
Nicknames | Golden State  |  | 1968  | —  |
Song | "I Love You, California"  |  | 1989  | —  |

## State symbols

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Type  | Symbol  | Description  | Year  | Image  | Source

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Amphibian | California red-legged frog
Rana draytonii |  | 2014  |  | [2]
Animal | California grizzly bear
Ursus arctos californicus |  | 1958  |  |
Bat | Pallid bat

Antrozous pallidus

|  | 2024  |  | [3]
Bird | California quail
Callipepla californica |  | 1931  |  | [4]
Colors | Blue and gold  | Blue represents the sky, and gold represents the color of the precious metal found by forty-niners in the state's hills.  | 1951  |
Crustacean | Dungeness crab
Metacarcinus magister |  | 2024  |  | [5]
Dance | West Coast Swing |  | 1988  |  |
Dinosaur | Augustynolophus |  | 2017  |  |
Fabric  | Denim |  | 2016  |  | [6]
Fife and drum band  | California Consolidated Drum Band  |  | 1997  |  |
Flower | California poppy
Eschscholzia californica |  | 1903  |  |
Folk dance | Square dance |  | 1988  |  |
Fossil | Saber-toothed cat
Smilodon californicus |  | 1973  |  |
Freshwater fish | Golden trout
Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita |  | 1947  |  |
Fruit | Avocado
Persea americana |  | 2013  |  | [7]
Gemstone | Benitoite |  | 1985  |  |
Gold rush ghost town  | Bodie |  | 2002  |  |
Grass | Purple needlegrass
Stipa pulchra (formerly Nassella pulchra) |  | 2004  |  |
Historical society | California Historical Society |  | 1979  |  |
Insect | California dogface butterfly
Colias eurydice |  | 1972  |  |
LGBTQ Veterans Memorial  | LGBTQ Veterans Memorial at Desert Memorial Park in Cathedral City  |  | 2018  |  | [8]
Lichen  | Lace lichen
Ramalina menziesii |  | 2015  |  |
Marine fish | Garibaldi
Hypsypops rubicundus |  | 2002  |  |
Marine mammal | Gray whale
Eschrichtius robustus |  | 1975  |  |
Marine reptile | Leatherback sea turtle
Dermochelys coriacea |  | 2012  |  |
Military museum | California State Military Museum |  | 2004  |  |
Mineral | Gold |  | 1965  |  |
Mushroom | California Golden Chanterelle |  | 2023  |  | [9]
Nuts | Almond, Walnut, Pistachio, and Pecan |  | 2017  |  | [8]
Outdoor play | The Ramona Pageant |  | 1993  |  | [10]
Prehistoric artifact | Chipped Stone Bear  |  | 1991  |  | [11]
Reptile | Desert tortoise
Gopherus agassizi |  | 1972  |  |
Rock | Serpentine |  | 1965  |  |
Seashell  | Black abalone

Haliotis cracherodii

|  | 2024  |  | [5]
Silver rush ghost town  | Calico |  | 2005  |  |
Slug  | Banana slug

Genus Ariolimax

|  | 2024  |  | [5]
Soil | San Joaquin |  | 1997  |  |
Sport | Surfing |  | 2018  |  |
Tall ship | Californian |  | 2003  |  |
Tartan | California state tartan |  | 2001  |  |
Theater | Pasadena Playhouse |  | 1937  |  |
Trees | Coast redwood and giant sequoia
Sequoia sempervirens & Sequoiadendron giganteum |  | 1937  |  |
Vegetable | Artichoke
Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus |  | 2013[7] |  |
Vietnam veterans memorial  | California Vietnam Veterans Memorial  |  | 2014  |  | [12][13]

## See also

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* List of California-related topics
* Lists of United States state insignia

## References

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1. ^ California Government Code, §§ 420-429.8
2. ^ "Gov. Brown signs bills legalizing Bitcoins use, other legislation". Los Angeles Times. June 28, 2014.
3. ^ "California SB732 | TrackBill". trackbill.com. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
4. ^ "Iconic California: State Symbols that Represent California". California State Capitol Museum. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
5. ^ a b c "Claws for celebration: Governor Newsom signs legislation establishing state crustacean, slug, and seashell". Governor of California News. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
6. ^ "Stuff jeans are made of honored by California Legislature". Sacramento Bee. September 1, 2016.
7. ^ a b "California State Foods Named By Gavin Newsom". Huffington Post. April 24, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
8. ^ a b "State Symbols". State History. California Stale Library. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
9. ^ Stierch, Sarah (January 11, 2024). "Mendocino Flavors: California's new state mushroom, Good Food Award finalists, and more food and drink tidbits". The Mendocino Voice. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
10. ^ "California Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 5". legainfo.ca.gov. 1993.
11. ^ "California State Prehistoric Artifact: Chipped Stone Bear". parks.ca.gov/.
12. ^ "Vietnam War Memorial". California State Capitol Museum. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
13. ^ "The California Vietnam Veterans Memorial". Vietnam Veteran.

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