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State Symbols

The official state symbols represent the cultural heritage and natural treasures of each state or the entire United States

Nevada Symbols

Nevada Symbols

Animal, Artifact, Bird, Christmas Tree, Colors, Fish, Flag, Flower, Fossil, Gemstone, Grass, March, Metal, Motto, Nicknames, Reptile, Rock, Seal, Semi-precious Gemstone , Slogan, Soil, Song, Tartan, Tree, Tree

Nevada State Colors

Silver and Blue

Adopted in 1983.

Silver and Blue were adopted as the official state colors in 1983.

Blue represents one of the state colors of Nevada, the pristine waters of Lake Tahoe and the mountain bluebird. Silver represents the other state color, and the official state mineral.

CHAPTER 235
STATE EMBLEMS; GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS

STATE SEAL AND MOTTO
NRS 235.025 State colors. The colors silver and blue are hereby designated as the official state colors of the State of Nevada.

(Added to NRS by 1983, 1347)

State Symbols

State symbols represent things that are special to a particular state.

symbol \ˈsim-bəl\
noun

Etymology:
in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together, compare, from syn- + ballein to throw — more at devil
Date: 15th century

1: Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.