List of New Hampshire state symbols

The U.S. state of New Hampshire has several official symbols.^[1]

Insignia

Type	Symbol	Year
Flag	Flag of New Hampshire	1931
Seal	Seal of New Hampshire	1931
Emblem	New Hampshire State Emblem	1945^[2]
Motto	Live Free or Die	1945
Nickname	The Granite State
Highway sign	Number of route within an outline of the Old Man of the Mountain
Quarter reverse		2000

Species

Type	Symbol	Year
Bird	Purple finch Haemorhous purpureus	1957
Raptor	Red-tailed Hawk^[3] Buteo jamaicensis	2019
Flower	Purple lilac Syringa vulgaris	1919
Tree	White birch Betula papyrifera	1947
Animal	White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus	1983
Freshwater game fish	Brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis	1994
Dog	Chinook	2009
Saltwater game fish	Striped bass Morone saxatilis	1994
Insect	Ladybug Coccinellidae	1977
Fruit	Pumpkin	2006
Wildflower	Pink lady's slipper Cypripedium acaule	1990
Amphibian	Red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridescens	1985
Butterfly	Karner Blue Plebejus melissa samuelis	1992
Poultry	New Hampshire Red	2018
Berry	Blackberry^[4]	2017
Spider	Daring Jumping Spider^[5]	2021

Geology

Type	Symbol	Year
Mineral	Beryl	1985
Gem	Smokey quartz	1985
Rock	Granite	1985

Culture

Type	Symbol	Year
Song	"Old New Hampshire"	1947
Sport	Skiing	1998
Tartan	New Hampshire state tartan	1995

References

^ "Fast New Hampshire Facts". NH.gov. Retrieved August 28, 2012.
^ New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, Title I, Section 3:1
^ "State Raptor, New Hampshire Almanac". NH.gov. State of New Hampshire. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
^ Fehlau, Erin (June 16, 2017). "Blackberry now the state berry of NH". WMUR News. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
^ "Governor Chris Sununu Signs Spider Bill, 7 Other Bills Into Law". Governor Christopher T. Sununu. Retrieved 2021-06-16.

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