List of Pennsylvania state symbols

The U.S. state of Pennsylvania has 21 official emblems, as designated by the Pennsylvania General Assembly and signed into law by the Governor of Pennsylvania.

Location of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the United States of America

State symbols of Pennsylvania

List of state symbols
Flag of Pennsylvania
Seal of Pennsylvania
Emblem of Pennsylvania
Coat of arms of Pennsylvania
Living insignia
Amphibian	Eastern Hellbender
Bird	Ruffed grouse
Dog breed	Great Dane
Fish	Brook trout
Flower	Mountain laurel
Insect	Firefly (Colloquially "Lightning Bug") (Photuris pensylvanica)
Mammal	White-tailed deer
Tree	Eastern hemlock
Inanimate insignia
Beverage	Milk
Dance	Polka
Food	Chocolate chip cookie[1]
Fossil	Trilobite
Soil	Hazleton
State route marker
State quarter
Released in 1999
Lists of United States state symbols

State symbols

Type	Symbol	Description	Adopted	Image	Notes
Aircraft	Piper J-3 Cub		June 26, 2014		[2]
Amphibian	Eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis)		April 23, 2019		[3]
Animal	White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus)		October 2, 1959		[4] [5]
Beautification and conservation plant	Penngift crownvetch (Coronilla varia L. Penngift)		June 17, 1982		[6] [7]
Beverage	Milk		April 29, 1982		[6] [8]
Coat of arms	Coat of Arms of Pennsylvania		1778		[4]
Dog	Great Dane		August 15, 1965		[4] [9]
Electric locomotive	GG1 4859		December 18, 1987		[6] [10]
Firearm	Pennsylvania long rifle		June 26, 2014		[2]
Fish	Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis)		May 9, 1970		[4] [11]
Flag	Flag of Pennsylvania		June 13, 1907		[4] [12]
Flower	Mountain laurel (Kalmia latifolia)		May 5, 1933		[4] [13]
Fossil	Phacops rana		December 5, 1988		[6] [14]
Game bird	Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus)		June 22, 1931		[4] [15]
Insect	Pennsylvania firefly (Photuris pennsylvanica)		December 5, 1988		[4] [16]
Motto	"Virtue, Liberty, and Independence"		1778		[17]
Nickname	"Keystone State"		c. 1800		[17]
Seal	Seal of Pennsylvania		1791		[17]
Ship	US Brig Niagara		April 29, 1988		[6] [18]
Song	"Pennsylvania"		November 29, 1990		[19] [20]
Steam locomotive	K4s 1361 and K4s 3750		December 18, 1987		[6] [21]
Theatre	Walnut Street Theatre		June 8, 1999		[22]
Tree	Eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis linnaeus)		June 23, 1931		[6] [23]

See also

• List of Pennsylvania-related topics
• Lists of United States state insignia