The following is a list of official state symbols of the U.S. state of North Carolina, listed in the order adopted by the North Carolina General Assembly
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| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag | "That the flag of North Carolina shall consist of a blue union, containing in the center thereof a white star with the letter N in gilt on the left and the letter C in gilt on the right of said star, the circle containing the same to be one-third the width of the union. The fly of the flag shall consist of two equally proportioned bars; the upper bar to be red, the lower bar to be white; that the length of the bars horizontally shall be equal to the perpendicular length of the union, and the total length of the flag shall be one-third more than its width. That above the star in the center of the union there shall be a gilt scroll in semi-circular form, containing in black letters this inscription 'May 20, 1775,' and that below the star there shall be a similar scroll containing in black letters the inscription: 'April 12, 1776.'" | 1885 | |
| Motto | Esse quam videri ("To be, rather than to seem") | 1893 | |
| Nicknames | *Old North State[1] | n/a | |
| Seal | The Seal of North Carolina | 1871
(Revised in 1983) |
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower | American Dogwood
(Cornus Florida) |
1941[3] | |
| State wildflower | Carolina Lily | 2003[4] | |
| State tree | Pine
(Pinus) |
1963[5] | |
| State Christmas tree | Fraser Fir | 2005[6] | |
| State carnivorous plant | Venus Flytrap | 2005[7] |
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State bird | Cardinal | 1943[8] | ||
| State horse | Colonial Spanish Mustang | 2010 | ||
| State mammal | Eastern Gray Squirrel | 1969 | ||
| State salt water fish | Channel Bass | 1971[9] | ||
| State freshwater fish | Southern Appalachian brook trout
(freshwater trout) |
2005[9] | ||
| State reptile | Eastern Box Turtle | 1979[3] | ||
| State insect | honey bee
(Apis mellifera) |
1973[3] | ||
| State Dog | Plott Hound | 1989 |
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| State gemstone | Emerald | 1973[3] | |
| State rock | Granite | 1979 | |
| State mineral | Gold | 2011 |
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| State song | "The Old North State" | 1927[10] | |
| State colors | The red and blue of the North Carolina and the United States | 1945[11] | |
| State toast | The Tar Heel Toast | 1957[12] | |
| State beverage | Milk | 1987[13] | |
| State vegetable | Sweet potato | 1995[14] | |
| State red berry | Strawberry | 2001[3] | |
| State blue berry | Blueberry | 2001[3] | |
| State fruit | Scuppernong grape | 2001[3] | |
| State folk dance | Clogging | 2005[15] | |
| State popular dance | Shag | 2005[16] | |
| State historical boat | Shad Boat | 1987[17] | |
| State sport | Stock car racing | 2011[18] |
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