List of American Samoa territorial symbols

Map of American Samoa

This is a list of American Samoa territorial symbols: ^[1]

Type	Symbol	Year	Image
Flag	The Flag of American Samoa	April 27, 1960
Seal	The Seal of American Samoa
Motto	Samoan: "Samoa — Muamua Le Atua"; English: "Samoa — let God be first" [1] [2]
Nickname	Motu o Fiafiaga (a Samoan phrase; in English, it is "Islands of Paradise") [3] Football Islands [4]
Song	Amerika Samoa [2]	1950
Bird	No official bird; see List of birds of American Samoa [2]
Flower / Tree	Paogo (Ulafala) [5] Pandanus tectorius (officially designated as flower) [2]	1973
Plant	ʻAva (Kava) [2] [5]	1973
Quarter	Quarter of American Samoa	2009
License Plate	License Plate of American Samoa (current 2011 version features Fatu Rock)	2011

American Samoa main highway sign

Other symbols

• The fue, To'oto'o (staff) and Tanoa (kava bowl), featured on the Seal of American Samoa and on the American Samoa quarter
• Fatu Rock
• Samoa 'ava ceremony

See also

• Governors of American Samoa

References

1. Sorensen, Stan; Theroux, Joseph. "The Samoan Historical Calendar, 1607-2007" (PDF). American Samoa Government. p. 57. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
2. http://www.asbar.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=120&Itemid=172 American Samoa Bar Association. Chapter 03 - Official Symbols. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2016/09/honor-respect-devotion-to-duty-coast-guard-auxiliarists-mike-and-paula-mcdonald/ Honor, Respect, Devotion to Duty: Coast Guard Auxiliarists Mike and Paula McDonald. Connie Terrell. September 30, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
4. "42 Fun Facts about American Samoa | FactRetriever.com". www.factretriever.com. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
5. https://books.google.com/books?id=sg0tpwxPI6wC&pg=PA107 State Botanical Symbols. Alan McPherson. Google Books. Retrieved November 24, 2017.