The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of West Virginia.
Insignia
Type Symbol Year ImageCoat of armsThe Coat of Arms of West Virginia1863FlagThe flag of West Virginia consists of the coat of arms, wreathed below in rhododendron and bannered with "State of West Virginia" above, on a white field bound in blue1929MottoMontani Semper Liberi (Mountaineers [are] Always Free)1863, 1872SealThe Great Seal of the State of West Virginia1863
Flora and fauna Type Symbol Year ImageAnimalBlack bear1954, 1973BirdCardinal1949ButterflyMonarch butterfly1995FishBrook trout1973FlowerRhododendron1903FruitApple1972Golden Delicious apple1995InsectHoney bee2002ReptileTimber rattlesnake2008TreeSugar maple1949
Inanimate Type Symbol Year ImageFossilJefferson's ground sloth (Megalonyx jeffersonii)2008GemSilicified Mississippian Lithostrotionella coral1990RockBituminous coal2009SoilMonongahela1997
Cultural Type Symbol Year ImageColorsOld gold and blue1963Official holidayWest Virginia Day – June 201927Official songs"Take Me Home, Country Roads", "The West Virginia Hills," "West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home" and "This Is My West Virginia" 1971, 1963, 2014 Steam LocomotiveCass Scenic Railroad #52004TartanWest Virginia Shawl (adaptation)2008State FirearmHarpers Ferry M1819 Hall Rifle2013
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