List of Alaska state symbols

The following is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Alaska found in the Alaska Statutes.[1]

Location of the state of Alaska in the United States of America

Insignia

Type	Symbol	Year
Flag of Alaska	The North Star and the Big Dipper on a field of blue	1927
Seal	The Seal of the state of Alaska	1959
Motto	"North to the future"	1967

Flora

Type	Symbol	Year	Image
Flower	Forget-me-not	1917
Tree	Sitka spruce	1962

Fauna

Type	Symbol	Year
Bird	Willow ptarmigan	1955
Dog	Alaskan Malamute	2010
Fish	King salmon	1962
Insect	Four-spot skimmer dragonfly	1995
Land mammal	Moose	1998
Marine mammal	Bowhead whale	1983

Geology

Type	Symbol	Year
Fossil	Woolly Mammoth	1986
Gem	Jade	1968
Mineral	Gold	1968

Miscellaneous

Type	Symbol	Year
Song	"Alaska's Flag"	1959
Sport	Dog Mushing	1972
Bolt-action rifle	Pre-1964 Winchester Model 70	2014[2]

Not defined by Alaska statutes:

Type	Symbol	Year	Image
Quarters	Alaska State Quarter	2008

References

"Chapter 09. State Seal, Flag, and Emblems", Alaska Statutes, Title 44. State Government, 2018, retrieved 2019-05-17
"Parnell signs bill designating state gun". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. July 30, 2014. Retrieved 2019-05-17.

External links

"State Symbols". Alaska State Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on July 4, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-07.

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