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State Capital
Des Moines
State Flag
Established 1921
State Seal
Established 1847
State Motto
Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain (1847)
State Nickname
"The Hawkeye State" (1838)
State Song
"The Song of Iowa" (1911)
State Bird
American Goldfinch (1933)
State Insect
Honey Bee (1975)
State Fossil
Crinoid (sea lily) (2023)
State Flower
Wild Rose (1897)
State Tree
Oak (1961)
State Rock
Geode (1967)
State Soil
Tama Soil Series (1997)
State Folk Dance
Square Dance (1998)
State Quarter Design
Iowa State Quarter
State Ballad
"Iowa" by Donald Swartz (2024)
State Children's Book
"The Little Engine That Could" (2024)