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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

West Virginia Symbols

West Virginia Symbols

Animal, Bird, Butterfly, Coat of Arms, Colors, Day, Fish, Flag, Flower, Fruit, Gem, Insect, Military Crest, Motto, Seal, Nicknames, Soil, Song, Tree

West Virginia State Colors

Old gold and blue

Adopted on March 8, 1963.

Old gold and blue were designated as the official state colors by the legislature on March 8, 1963.

West Virginia Legislature
State Colors
Old gold and blue were designated as the official state colors by Senate Concurrent Resolution 20 adopted by the Legislature on March 5, 1963.

Note:
West Virginia University
My only complaint about the whole thing is that fans have taken the time to e-mail me and tell me that the school colors are blue and gold.
West Virginia's school colors aren't blue and gold, they are GOLD and BLUE – a valuable lesson I learned from the late Jack Fleming years ago.
By John Antonik for MSNsportsNET.com
September 20, 2002

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.