List of Nevada state symbols
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This is a list of symbols of the U.S. State of Nevada. The majority of the items in the list are officially recognized symbols created by an act of the Nevada Legislature and signed into law by the governor.
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[edit] Miscellaneous
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
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| Flag | State seal on a blue background | 1929 |  |
| Motto | All for our country | 1886 |  |
| Nicknames | Silver State | n/a | |
| Seal | The Seal of Nevada | 1886 | |
[edit] Flora
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower | Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) |
1917 |  |
| Tree | Single-leaf Pinyon (Pinus monophylla) |
1953 |  |
[edit] Fauna
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird | Mountain Bluebird (Sialia currucoides) |
1967 |  |
| Animal | Desert Bighorn Sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) |
1973 |  |
| Fish | Lahontan cutthroat trout (Salmo clarki henshawi) |
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| Reptile | Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) |
1989 |  |
[edit] Geology
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
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| Mineral | Silver | 1977 |  |
| Rock | Sandstone | 1987 |  |
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