List of Connecticut state symbols
The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Symbols are found in Chapter 33, Sections 3.105–110 of the General Statutes of Connecticut, and are listed in the Connecticut State Register and Manual.
State insignia
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
Coat of arms | The Coat of arms of Connecticut | 1931 | |
Flag | White shield with three grapevines on a field of azure blue, with a banner below the shield depicting the state motto. | 1897 | |
Motto | Qui Transtulit Sustinet | 1897 | — |
Seal | The Great seal of the state of Connecticut | 1784 |
Flora
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
Children's state flower | Michaela Petit's Four-O’Clocks | 2015 | |
Flower | Mountain laurel | 1907 | |
Tree | Charter Oak | 1947 |
Fauna
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
Bird | American robin | 1943 | |
Fish | American shad | 2003 | |
Insect | European mantis, or praying mantis | 1977 | |
Animal | Sperm whale | 1975 | |
Shellfish | Eastern oyster | 1989 |
Geology
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
Fossil | Eubrontes giganteus | 1991 | |
Mineral | Garnet | 1977 |
Culture
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
Aircraft | F4U Corsair | 2005 | |
Cantata | "The Nutmeg" | 2003 | — |
Composer | Charles Ives | 1991 | |
Flagship and Tall Ship Ambassador | Freedom Schooner Amistad | 2003 | |
Folk Dance | Square Dance | 1995 | |
Hero | Nathan Hale | 1985 | |
Heroine | Prudence Crandall | 1995 | |
Poet Laureate | Margaret Gibson | 1985 | |
Ship | 1983 | ||
Song | Yankee Doodle | 1978 | |
Tartan | Connecticut state tartan | 1995 | |
Troubadour | Connecticut State Troubadour | 1991 |