List of Puerto Rico symbols

This is a list of official symbols of Puerto Rico.

Symbol or Emblem

Type	Symbol	Date	Image
Flag	Flag of Puerto Rico	1952[1]
Seal	Seal of Puerto Rico	1976[1]
Coat of arms	Coat of arms of Puerto Rico	1976[1]
Song	"La Borinqueña"	1977[1]
Motto	Joannes Est Nomen Ejus (Latin for "John is his name")	1905[note 1][2]
Nickname	Isla del Encanto (Spanish for "Island of Enchantment")	De facto[note 2][3]
Flower	Maga	2019[4][5]
Tree	Ceiba	De facto[note 3][6][7]
Amphibian	Coquí	De facto[note 4][8][9][10][11][12]
Bird	Iguaca	De facto[note 5][13][14][15]
Mammal	Manatee	2011[16]
Beverage	Piña Colada	1978[17]

Note

1. Joannes Est Nomen Ejus (Latin for "John is his name") appears on the Coat of arms of Puerto Rico.
2. Isla del Encanto (Spanish for "Island of Enchantment"), the de facto nickname of Puerto Rico, is featured on the vehicle registration plates of Puerto Rico since 1987.
3. The Ceiba is the de facto national tree of Puerto Rico.
4. The Coquí is the animal most popularly recognized as a national symbol of Puerto Rico. It is a de facto national symbol of Puerto Rico.
5. The Iguaca or Puerto Rican parrot is the de facto national bird of Puerto Rico, as it is the most recognized native bird of Puerto Rico. No bird has been officially declared by law. However, the legislative assembly of Puerto Rico approved the Puerto Rican tody as the official national bird of the archipelago in 2022. The proposal is pending on the scientific renaming of the bird as Todus borinquensis by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN). In 2001, the legislature passed a bill designating the pitirre, but the governor vetoed the bill because it is not endemic to Puerto Rico.

See also

• Puerto Rico portal

• Governors of Puerto Rico