The U.S. state of New Hampshire has several official symbols. [1]
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
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Flag | Flag of New Hampshire | 1931 | ![]() |
Seal | Seal of New Hampshire | 1931 | ![]() |
Emblem | New Hampshire State Emblem | 1945 [2] | ![]() |
Motto | Live Free or Die | 1945 | |
Nickname | The Granite State | ||
Highway sign | Number of route within an outline of the Old Man of the Mountain | ![]() | |
Quarter reverse | 2000 | ![]() |
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
---|---|---|---|
Bird | Purple finch Haemorhous purpureus | 1957 | ![]() |
Raptor | Red-tailed Hawk [3] Buteo jamaicensis | 2019 | |
Flower | Purple lilac Syringa vulgaris | 1919 | ![]() |
Tree | White birch Betula papyrifera | 1947 | ![]() |
Animal | White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus | 1983 | ![]() |
Freshwater game fish | Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis | 1994 | ![]() |
Dog | Chinook | 2009 | ![]() |
Saltwater game fish | Striped bass Morone saxatilis | 1994 | ![]() |
Insect | Ladybug Coccinellidae | 1977 | |
Fruit | Pumpkin | 2006 | ![]() |
Wildflower | Pink lady's slipper Cypripedium acaule | 1990 | ![]() |
Amphibian | Red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens | 1985 | ![]() |
Butterfly | Karner Blue Plebejus melissa samuelis | 1992 | ![]() |
Poultry | New Hampshire Red | 2018 | ![]() |
Berry | Blackberry [4] | 2017 | ![]() |
Spider | Daring Jumping Spider [5] | 2021 | ![]() |
Marsupial | Virginia opossum (renamed "New Hampshire Opossum") [6] | 2025 | ![]() |
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
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Mineral | Beryl | 1985 | ![]() |
Gem | Smokey quartz | 1985 | ![]() |
Rock | Granite | 1985 | ![]() |
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
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Song | "Old New Hampshire" | 1947 | |
Sport | Skiing | 1998 | ![]() |
Tartan | New Hampshire state tartan | 1995 | ![]() |