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.
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.
| Type | Symbol | Year | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag | State seal on a blue background | 1929 |  |
| Motto | All for our country | 1886 | |
| Nicknames | Silver State, Battle Born State, Sagebrush State | n/a | |
| Seal | The Seal of Nevada | 1886 |  |
| Song | Home Means Nevada | 1933 | |
| Steam locomotive | Nevada Northern Railway #40 | 2009 |  |
| Type | Symbol | Year | Images |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower | Sagebrush (Artemisia tridentata) | 1917 |  |
| Tree | Great Basin Bristlecone pine (Pinus longaeva) | 1987 |  |
| Single-leaf Piñon (Pinus monophylla) | 1959 |  | |
| Grass | Indian ricegrass (Eriocoma hymenoides) | 1977 |  |
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird | Mountain bluebird (Sialia currucoides) | 1967 |  |
| Animal | Desert bighorn sheep (Ovis canadensis nelsoni) | 1973 |  |
| Fish | Lahontan cutthroat trout (Oncoryhnchus clarki henshawi) | 1981 |  |
| Fossil | Ichthyosaur (Shonisaurus popularis) [1] [2] | 1977 |  |
| Reptile | Desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) | 1989 |  |
| Insect | Vivid Dancer Damselfly (Argia vivida) [3] | 2009 |  |
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral | Silver | 1977 |  |
| Rock | Sandstone | 1987 |  |
| Soil | Orovada | 2001 | |
| Element | Neon [4] | 2019 |
| Type | Symbol | Year | Images | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocktail | Picon Punch [5] [6] | 2025 |  | |
| Color | Blue and Silver [7] | 1983 | ||
| Steam locomotive | Nevada Northern Railway #40 | 2009 | | |
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