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• Read an Introduction to New York 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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1901 |
| Seal |
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1882 |
| Nickname |
Empire State |
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| Nickname |
Excelsior State |
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| Nickname |
Knickerbocker State |
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| Motto |
Excelsior [(Latin...)] |
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| Song |
I Love New York |
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| Flower |
rose |
Rosa |
1955 |
| Tree |
sugar maple |
Acer saccharum |
1956 |
| Fruit |
apple |
Malus |
1976 |
| Bird |
eastern bluebird |
Sialia sialis |
1970 |
| Animal |
beaver |
Castor canadensis |
1975 |
| Fish |
brook trout |
Salvelinus fontinalis |
1975 |
| Insect |
nine-spotted ladybug |
Coccinella novemnotata |
1989 |
| Shell |
bay scallop |
Argopecten irradians |
1988 |
| Soil |
Honeoye |
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| Fossil |
sea scorpion |
Eurypterus remipes |
1984 |
| Gem |
wine-red garnet |
1969 |
| Food |
apple muffin |
1987 |
| Beverage |
milk |
1981 |
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