List of Mississippi state symbols
# List of Mississippi state symbols

The following is a list of state symbols of the U.S. state of Mississippi, as defined by state statutes in Title 1, Section 3 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 and listed in the Mississippi Official & Statistical Register.

## Insignia

| Type | Symbol | Date |
| - | - | - |
| Flag | Flag of Mississippi | 2021 |
| Seal | Seal of Mississippi | 2014 |
| Coat of arms | Coat of arms of Mississippi | 2001 |
| Motto | Virtute et armis (Latin for "By valor and arms") | |
| Nicknames | The Magnolia State, The Hospitality State | |

## Flora

| Type | Symbol | Date | Image |
| - | - | - | - |
| Flower | Magnolia | | |
| Tree | Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) | | |

## Fauna

| Type | Symbol | Date |
| - | - | - |
| Bird | Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | 1944 |
| Butterfly | Spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus) | 1991 |
| Fish | Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) | 1974 |
| Fossil | Prehistoric whales (Basilosaurus cetoides and Zygorhiza kochii) | 1981 |
| Insect | Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) | 1980 |
| Land Mammals | White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | 1974 |
| Land Mammals | Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) | 1997 |
| Marine mammal | Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) | 1974 |
| Waterfowl | Wood duck (Aix sponsa) | 1974 |
| Reptile | American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) | 1987 |
| Shell | Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) | 1974 |

## Other

| Type | Symbol | Date |
| - | - | - |
| Dance | Square dance | 1995 |
| Soil | Natchez silt loam | 2003 |
| Song | "Go, Mississippi" | 1962 |
| Stone | Petrified wood | 1976 |
| Toy | Teddy bear | 2003 |
