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Nebraska State Symbols

Each state in the United States of America is unique. The people and legislature of Nebraska have selected the following state symbols to represent their state's individual environment and culture.

The Nebraska State Seal

[Image of The Nebraska State Seal]

The eastern part of the circle to be represented by a steamboat ascending the Missouri River, the mechanic arts to be represented by a smith with a hammer and anvil, in the foreground, agriculture to be represented by a settlers cabin, sheaves of wheat, and stalks of growing corn, in the background a train of cars heading towards the Rocky Mountains, and on the extreme west, the Rocky Mountains to be plainly in view, around the top of the circle, to be in capital letters, the motto "Equality Before the Law," and the circle to be surrounded with the words, "Great Seal of the State of Nebraska, March 1, 1867."

The 50 State Seals

The Nebraska State Flag

[Image of The Nebraska State Flag]

Nebraska's State Flag consists of a reproduction of the great seal of the state, charged on the center in gold and silver on a field of national blue.

The 50 State Flags

Other State Symbols

  • Beverage: Milk
  • Bird: Western Meadowlark
  • Fish: Channel catfish
  • Flower: Goldenrod
  • Gemstone: Blue agate
  • Grass: Little Bluestem
  • Insect: Honeybee
  • Mammal: White-tailed Deer
  • Motto: Equality Before the Law
  • Nickname: Cornhusker State
  • Rock: Prairie agate
  • Song: Beautiful Nebraska
  • Soil: Holdrege Series
  • Tree: Cottonwood

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