List of Alaska state symbols
List of state symbols | |
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![]() Flag of Alaska | |
![]() Seal of Alaska | |
Nickname | The Last Frontier Frontier |
Motto | "North to the future" |
Song | "Alaska's Flag" |
Language | |
Foundation day | January 3, 1959 (1959-01-03) |
Living insignia | |
Bird | Willow ptarmigan |
Dog breed | Alaskan Malamute |
Fish | King salmon |
Flower | Forget-me-not |
Insect | Four-spot skimmer dragonfly |
Mammal |
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Tree | Sitka spruce |
Inanimate insignia | |
Firearm | Winchester Model 70 |
Fossil | Woolly Mammoth |
Gemstone | Jade |
Mineral | Gold |
Sport | Dog Mushing |
State route marker | |
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State quarter | |
![]() Released in 2008 | |
Lists of United States state symbols |
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The state of Alaska has numerous symbols found in the Alaska Statutes.[1]
Insignia
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
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Flag of Alaska | The North Star and the Big Dipper on a field of blue | 1927 | ![]() |
Seal | The Seal of the state of Alaska | 1959 | ![]() |
Motto | "North to the future" | 1967 |
Flora
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
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Flower | Forget-me-not | 1917 | ![]() |
Tree | Sitka spruce | 1962 | ![]() |
Fauna
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
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Bird | Willow ptarmigan | 1955 | ![]() |
Dog | Alaskan Malamute | 2010 | ![]() |
Fish | King salmon | 1962 | ![]() |
Insect | Four-spot skimmer dragonfly | 1995 | ![]() |
Land mammal | Moose | 1998 | ![]() |
Marine mammal | Bowhead whale | 1983 | ![]() |
Geology
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
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Fossil | Woolly Mammoth | 1986 | ![]() |
Gem | Jade | 1968 | ![]() |
Mineral | Gold | 1968 | ![]() |
Miscellaneous
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
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Song | "Alaska's Flag" | 1959 | |
Sport | Dog Mushing | 1972 | ![]() |
Bolt-action rifle | Pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 | 2014[2] | ![]() |
Related
Not defined by Alaska statutes:
Type | Symbol | Year | Image |
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Quarters | Alaska State Quarter | 2008 | ![]() |
See also
References
External links
- "State Symbols". Alaska State Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
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Juneau (capital)
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pop. over 25,000
pop. over 2,000
- Arctic Slope Regional Corporation
- Bering Straits Native Corporation
- NANA Regional Corporation
- Calista Corporation
- Doyon, Limited
- Cook Inlet Region, Inc.
- Bristol Bay Native Corporation
- The Aleut Corporation
- Chugach Alaska Corporation
- Sealaska Corporation
- Koniag, Incorporated
- Ahtna, Incorporated
- The 13th Regional Corporation
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