Tradition, patriotism, and pride in our state have resulted in the official adoption of the emblems and symbols which appear on this page. Select the image or the title for more information.

Flag and Motto	Living Creatures	Minerals, Fossils and Cloth
Music	People	Places
Seals and Bearings	Ships and Aircraft	Trees and Flowers
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Flag and Motto

 

State Flag

Qui Transtulit Sustinet State Motto

 

Living Creatures

State Bird American Robin

State Insect European Mantis

State Animal Sperm Whale

State Fish American Shad

State Shellfish Eastern Oyster

 

Minerals, Fossils and Cloth

State Fossil Eubrontes giganteus

State Mineral Garnet

State Tartan

 

Music

 

The Nutmeg State Cantata

State Folk Dance Square Dance

State Song Yankee Doodle

 

People

 

State Composer Charles Ives

State Hero Nathan Hale

State Heroine Prudence Crandall

State Poet Laureate Dick Allen

State Troubadour Chuck E. Costa

 

Places

 

State Capitol

Executive Residence

First State House

"Old" State House

 

Seals and Bearings

 

Armorial Bearings

Colonial Seal of the State

Great Seal of the State

Original Seal of the State

 

Ships and Aircraft

State Ship USS Nautilus

State Flagship Schooner Amistad

State Aircraft Corsair F4U

State Flower Mountain Laurel

State Tree The Charter Oak

Reproduced from the Connecticut State Register & Manual with permission of the Secretary of the State.