Idaho State Symbols List

Idaho location on a USA map

The state of Idaho has 16 characters accepted by the state legislature. Symbols reflect the history and culture of the state ^[1] .

The first symbol of Idaho was the seal , adopted in 1863 by the territory of Idaho . The second symbol was the state motto, adopted shortly after Idaho adopted state status. Five characters were adopted between 1900 and 1950, among them three were adopted in 1931. Six characters were adopted between 1950 and 2000 and three after 2000. Two accepted characters were proposed by students; the breed of horses of Appaloosa became a symbol at the suggestion of sixth-grade students from the city of Eagle ; Butterfly Danaida Monarch was proposed as a symbol by Boise elementary school students in 1992. The last accepted state symbol is the peregrine falcon . It was adopted in 2004.

	Symbol	Picture	Date of adoption	Notes
Print	Seal of Idaho [2]		1957 year (de facto since 1890) [3]	Contains symbols of the state’s natural wealth [2]
Flag	Idaho Flag [2]		March 15, 1927 [4] (de facto since March 12, 1907) [5]	The main element is the seal of Idaho
Motto	Esto Perpetua [2]	-	1890 [6]	“It will always be”, lat .
Nickname	Gem state [7] Gem of the Mountains [8] Little Ida [8] Spud State [9]	-		Gem State "Mountain gem" "Little Ida" (in the song the state is mentioned in the feminine ) "Potato staff"
Song	Here We Have Idaho [2]	-	March 11, 1931 [10]	Written in 1915
Dance	Square Dance [2]		1989 year [11]
Bird	Mountain Tit [2]		1931 year [11]
Horse	Appaloosa [2]		1975 [12]
Predator	Peregrine Falcon [2]		2004 [11]
A fish	Clark Salmon [2]		1990 [11]
Insect	Danaida Monarch [2]		1992 year [11]
Fetus	Blueberries [2]		2000 year [12]
Vegetable	Potato [2]		2002 year [12]	The state ranks first in the country for potato production
Tree	Western White Pine [2]		1935 [11]
Flower	Lewis mocker ( Philadelphus lewisii ) [2]		1931 year [11]
Fossilia	Hagerman's Horse ( Equus simplicidens ) [2]		1988 year [11]
Gem	Aydah Star Garnet [2]		1967 [11]