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• Read an Introduction to Delaware symbols. • To learn more about a symbol, click
its link in the left column (Designation) of the table below.
A check mark
(  )
indicates an article, with or without pictures, about that symbol. (However,
many symbol pages without check marks nevertheless have a little text, pictures
and/or links to related resources.)
| Designation |
Symbol |
Scientific Name |
Year |
| Flag |
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1913 |
| Seal |
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1777 |
| Motto |
Liberty and Independence |
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| Nickname |
The First State |
2002 |
| Nickname |
The Diamond State |
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| Nickname |
Blue Hen State |
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| Nickname |
Small Wonder |
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| Song |
Our Delaware |
1925 |
| Flower |
peach blossom |
Prunus persica |
1895 |
| Herb |
sweet goldenrod |
Solidago odora |
1996 |
| Tree |
American holly |
Ilex opaca |
1939 |
| Bird |
Blue Hen Chicken |
Gallus gallus |
1939 |
| Fish |
weakfish |
Cynoscion |
1981 |
| Bug |
convergent ladybug |
Hippodamia convergens |
1974 |
| Butterfly |
tiger swallowtail |
Papilio glaucus |
1999 |
| Macroinvertebrate |
stonefly |
Plecoptera |
2005 |
| Marine Animal |
horseshoe crab |
Limulus polyphemus |
2002 |
| Soil |
Greenwich |
2000 |
| Fossil |
American belemnite |
Belemnitella americana |
1996 |
| Mineral |
sillimanite |
1977 |
| Beverage |
milk |
1983 |
| Colors |
Colonial blue and buff |
1953 |
| Star |
Delaware Diamond |
2000 |
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