List of Nevada state symbols

This is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Nevada. The majority of the items in the list are officially recognized symbols created by an act of the Nevada Legislature and signed into law by the governor.

Location of the state of Nevada in the United States of America

Insignia

Further information: List of U.S. state, district, and territorial insignia

Type	Symbol	Year	Images
Flag	State seal on a blue background[1]	1929
Motto	All for our country	1886
Nicknames	Silver State, Battle Born State, Sagebrush State	n/a
Seal	The Seal of Nevada[2]	1886
Song	Home Means Nevada[1]	1933
Steam locomotive	Nevada Northern Railway #40[1]	2009

Flora

Type	Symbol	Year	Images
Flower	Sagebrush[1] (Artemisia tridentata)	1917
Tree	Great Basin Bristlecone pine[1] (Pinus longaeva)	1987
	Single-leaf Piñon[1] (Pinus monophylla)	1959
Grass	Indian ricegrass[1] (Eriocoma hymenoides)	1977

Fauna

Type	Symbol	Year	Image
Bird	Mountain bluebird[1] (Sialia currucoides)	1967
Animal	Desert bighorn sheep[1] (Ovis canadensis nelsoni)	1973
Fish	Lahontan cutthroat trout[1] (Oncoryhnchus clarki henshawi)	1981
Fossil	Ichthyosaur[1] (Shonisaurus popularis)	1977
Reptile	Desert tortoise[1] (Gopherus agassizii)	1989
Insect	Vivid Dancer Damselfly[1] (Argia vivida)	2009

Geology

Type	Symbol	Year	Image
Mineral	Silver[1]	1977
Rock	Sandstone[1]	1987
Soil	Orovada[1]	2001
Element	Neon[1]	2019

Culture

Type	Symbol	Year	Images
Cocktail	Picon Punch[3]	2025
Color	Blue and Silver[1]	1983
Steam locomotive	Nevada Northern Railway #40	2009

See also

• Nevada portal

• List of Nevada-related topics
• Lists of United States state insignia
• State of Nevada