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State Capital
Jefferson City
State Flag
Established 1913
State Seal
Established 1822
State Motto
Salus Populi Suprema Lex Esto ("Let the welfare of the people be the supreme law") (1822)
State Nickname
"The Show-Me State"
State Song
"The Missouri Waltz" (1949)
State Bird
Eastern Bluebird (1927)
State Fish
Channel Catfish (1997)
State Insect
Honey Bee (1985)
State Reptile
Three-Toed Box Turtle (2007)
State Amphibian
American Bullfrog (2005)
State Fossil
Crinoid (1989)
State Flower
White Hawthorn Blossom (1923)
State Tree
Flowering Dogwood (1955)
State Grass
Big Bluestem (2007)
State Mineral
Galena (Lead sulfide) (1967)
State Rock
Mozarkite (1967)
State Dessert
Ice Cream Cone (2008)
State Folk Dance
Square Dance (1995)
State Musical Instrument
Fiddle (1987)
State Sport
Basketball (2001)
State Tartan
Missouri Tartan (1997)
State Dinosaur
Hypsibema missouriense (2004)
State Game Bird
Bobwhite Quail (1991)
State Quarter Design
Missouri State Quarter (2003)
State Animal
Missouri Mule (1995)
State Aquatic Animal
Paddlefish (2018)
State Invertebrate
Crayfish (2007)
State Endangered Species
Indiana Bat (2007)
State Historical Dog
Cur (2015)
State Wonder Dog
American Pit Bull Terrier (2020)
State Fruit Tree
Norton/Cynthiana Grape Vine (2003)
State Grape
Norton/Cynthiana (2003)
State Tree Nut
Black Walnut (1990)
State Exercise
Walking (2004)
State Rifle
Missouri-Kentucky Rifle (2009)
State Hockey Team
St. Louis Blues (2023)
State Rock Radio Station
KYMO-FM (2021)
State Apple Capital
Washington, MO (2005)
State Purple Martin Capital
Troy, MO (2001)
State Live Entertainment Capital
Branson, MO (1999)
State UFO Capitals
Lebanon & Richland, MO (2009)
State Patriotic Mural City
Jefferson City, MO (2019)
State Monument
Gateway Arch (1968/2018)