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State Capital
Santa Fe
State Flag
Established 1925
State Seal
Established 1912
State Motto
Crescit eundo ("It grows as it goes") (1882/1920)
State Nickname
"Land of Enchantment" (1999)
State Colors
Red and Yellow (1995)
State Bird
Greater Roadrunner (1949)
State Fish
Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout (1955)
State Insect
Tarantula Hawk Wasp (1989)
State Butterfly
Sandia Hairstreak (2003)
State Reptile
New Mexico Whiptail Lizard (2003)
State Amphibian
New Mexico Spadefoot Toad (2003)
State Flower
Yucca Flower (1927)
State Tree
Piñon Pine (1949)
State Grass
Blue Grama (1973)
State Soil
Penistaja Soil Series (1999)
State Vegetable
Chile and Frijoles (beans) (2013)
State Nut
Piñon Nut (2017)
State Folk Dance
Square Dance (1995)
State Poem
"A Nuevo Mexico" (1991)
State Tartan
New Mexico State Tartan (1997)
State Railroad
New Mexico Rail Runner Express (2021)
State Cookie
Biscochito (1989)
State Quarter Design
New Mexico State Quarter (2008)
State Animal
American Black Bear (1963)
State Fossil/Dinosaur
Coelophysis (1981)
State Gem
Turquoise (1967)
State Song 1
"O Fair New Mexico" (1917)
State Song 2
"New Mexico – Mi Lindo Nuevo México" (1995)
State Ballad
"New Mexico, Mi Lindo Nuevo México" (1995)
State Question
"Red or Green?" (2013)
State Neckwear
Bolo Tie (2007)
State Locket
Turquoise and Silver Locket (2021)
State Air Show
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta (2021)