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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

Oregon Symbols

Oregon Symbols

Animal, Beverage, Bird, Colors, Dance, Father of Oregon, Fish, Flag, Flower, Fossil, Fruit, Gemstone, Historian Laureate, Hostess, Insect, Mother of Oregon, Motto, Mushroom, Nicknames, Nut, Rock, Seal, Shell, Song, Statehood Pageant, Team, Tree

Oregon State Colors

Navy Blue and Gold

Adopted in 1925.

Many match colors on state flags. The Oregon state flag, adopted in 1925, is navy blue with gold lettering and symbols.

Symbolism: The colors blue and yellow/gold are adapted from the State Flag of Oregon; gold is emblematic of honor and high achievement, blue denotes loyalty and devotion.

See Flag

Oregon Revised Statutes

186.010 State flag; official colors.(1) A state flag is adopted to be used on all occasions when the state is officially and publicly represented, with the privilege of use by all citizens upon such occasions as may be fitting and appropriate. It shall bear on one side on a navy blue field the state escutcheon in gold, supported by 33 gold stars and bearing above the escutcheon the words "State of Oregon" in gold and below the escutcheon the figures "1859" in gold, and on the other side on a navy blue field a representation of the beaver in gold.
(2) The official colors of the State of Oregon are navy blue and gold. [Amended by 1959 c.120 §1]

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.