List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia

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The following table displays the official flag, seal, and coat of arms of the 50 states, of the federal district, the 5 inhabited territories, and the federal government of the United States of America.

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JurisdictionFlagSealCoat of arms
Alabama Flag of Alabama.svg
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Seal of Alabama.svg
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Coat of arms of Alabama.svg
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Alaska Flag of Alaska.svg
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Seal of the State of Alaska.svg
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Arizona Flag of Arizona.svg
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Arizona state seal.svg
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Arkansas Flag of Arkansas.svg
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Seal of Arkansas.svg
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California Flag of California.svg
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Seal of California.svg
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Colorado Flag of Colorado.svg
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Seal of Colorado.svg
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Coat of arms of Colorado.svg
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Connecticut Flag of Connecticut.svg
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Seal of Connecticut.svg
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Coat of arms of Connecticut.svg
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Delaware Flag of Delaware.svg
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Seal of Delaware.svg
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Coat of arms of Delaware.svg
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Florida Flag of Florida.svg
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Seal of Florida.svg
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Georgia Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg
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Seal of Georgia.svg
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Hawaii Flag of Hawaii.svg
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Seal of the State of Hawaii.svg
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Coat of arms of Hawaii.svg
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Idaho Flag of Idaho.svg
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Seal of Idaho.svg
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Illinois Flag of Illinois.svg
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Seal of Illinois.svg
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Indiana Flag of Indiana.svg
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Seal of Indiana.svg
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Iowa Flag of Iowa.svg
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Seal of Iowa.svg
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Kansas Flag of Kansas.svg
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Seal of Kansas.svg
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Kentucky Flag of Kentucky.svg
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Seal of Kentucky.svg
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Louisiana Flag of Louisiana.svg
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Seal of Louisiana.svg
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Maine Flag of Maine.svg
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Seal of Maine.svg
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Coat of arms of Maine.svg
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Maryland Flag of Maryland.svg
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Seal of Maryland.svg
Obverse of the Seal of Maryland.svg
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Coat of arms of the State of Maryland.svg
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Massachusetts Flag of Massachusetts.svg
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Seal of Massachusetts.svg
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Coat of arms of Massachusetts.svg
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Michigan Flag of Michigan.svg
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Seal of Michigan.svg
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Coat of arms of Michigan.svg
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Minnesota Flag of Minnesota.svg
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Seal of Minnesota.svg
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Mississippi Flag of Mississippi.svg
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Seal of Mississippi 2014.svg
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Coat of arms of Mississippi.svg
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Missouri Flag of Missouri.svg
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Seal of Missouri.svg
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Coat of arms of Missouri.svg
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Montana Flag of Montana.svg
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Seal of Montana.svg
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Nebraska Flag of Nebraska.svg
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State Seal of Nebraska.svg
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Nevada Flag of Nevada.svg
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State Seal of Nevada.svg
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New Hampshire Flag of New Hampshire.svg
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Seal of New Hampshire.svg
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New Jersey Flag of New Jersey.svg
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Seal of New Jersey.svg
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Coat of Arms of New Jersey.svg
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New Mexico Flag of New Mexico.svg
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Seal of New Mexico.svg
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New York Flag of New York.svg
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Seal of New York (state).svg
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Coat of arms of New York State.svg
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North Carolina Flag of North Carolina.svg
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Seal of North Carolina.svg
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North Dakota Flag of North Dakota.svg
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Great Seal of North Dakota.svg
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Coat of Arms of North Dakota.svg
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Ohio Flag of Ohio.svg
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Seal of Ohio (Official).svg
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Coat of arms of Ohio.svg
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Oklahoma Flag of Oklahoma.svg
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Seal of Oklahoma.svg
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Oregon Flag of Oregon.svg
Flag of Oregon (reverse).svg
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Seal of Oregon.svg
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Pennsylvania Flag of Pennsylvania.svg
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Seal of Pennsylvania.svg
Seal
Coat of arms of Pennsylvania.svg
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Rhode Island Flag of Rhode Island.svg
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Seal of Rhode Island.svg
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Coat of arms of Rhode Island.svg
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South Carolina Flag of South Carolina.svg
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Seal of South Carolina.svg
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South Dakota Flag of South Dakota.svg
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Seal of South Dakota.svg
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Tennessee Flag of Tennessee.svg
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Seal of Tennessee.svg
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Texas Flag of Texas.svg
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Seal of the state of texas.svg
Reverse of the Seal of Texas.svg
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State Arms of Texas.svg
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Utah Flag of Utah.svg
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Seal of Utah.svg
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Vermont Flag of Vermont.svg
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Seal of Vermont.svg
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Coat of arms of Vermont.svg
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Virginia Flag of Virginia.svg
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Seal of Virginia.svg
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Coat of Arms of the Commonwealth of Virginia.png
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Washington Flag of Washington.svg
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Seal of Washington.svg
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West Virginia Flag of West Virginia.svg
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Seal of West Virginia.svg
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Wisconsin Flag of Wisconsin.svg
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Seal of Wisconsin.svg
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Coat of arms of Wisconsin.svg
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Wyoming Flag of Wyoming.svg
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Wyoming-StateSeal.svg
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District of Columbia Flag of the District of Columbia.svg
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Seal of the District of Columbia.svg
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American Samoa Flag of American Samoa.svg
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Seal of American Samoa.svg
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Guam Flag of Guam.svg
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Seal of Guam.svg
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Northern Mariana Islands Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg
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Seal of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg
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Puerto Rico Flag of Puerto Rico.svg
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Great Seal of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.svg
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Coat of arms of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.svg
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United States Virgin Islands Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg
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Seal of the United States Virgin Islands.svg
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United States of America Flag of the United States.svg
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Great Seal of the United States (obverse).svg

Great Seal of the United States (reverse).svg

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Full Greater coat of arms of the United States.svg
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Escutcheon Coat of arms of the United States.svg
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The largest Native American tribes

This is not a complete list of federally recognized tribes, and only represents some of the largest by population and reserved land area. See the Wikimedia links above for more symbols of Native American nations.

Common and official namesFlagSeal
Navajo Nation Navajo flag.svg
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Great Seal of the Navajo Nation.svg
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Cherokee Nation Flag of the Cherokee Nation.svg
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Great seal of the cherokee nation.svg
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Choctaw Nation Choctaw flag.svg
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Choctaw seal.svg
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Hopi Nation Flag of the Hopi Reservation.svg
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Hopi seal.svg
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Iroquois Confederacy Flag of the Iroquois Confederacy.svg
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Haudenosaunee seal.png
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Osage Nation Flag of the Osage Nation.svg
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Seal of Osage Nation.svg
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Historical seals

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