List of state symbols | |
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Nickname | The Garden State |
Motto | Liberty and Prosperity |
Slogan | "New Jersey: Come See For Yourself" |
Foundation day | December 18, 1787 |
Living insignia | |
Bird | Eastern goldfinch |
Butterfly | Black swallowtail butterfly |
Domestic animal | Guide dog |
Fish | Brook trout |
Flower | Common meadow violet |
Fruit | Blueberry |
Insect | European honey bee |
Reptile | Bog turtle |
Tree | Northern red oak |
Vegetable | Jersey tomato |
Inanimate insignia | |
Dinosaur | Hadrosaurus |
Drink | Cranberry juice |
Folk dance | Square dance |
Mineral | Franklinite |
Shell | Knobbed whelk |
Ship | A. J. Meerwald |
Soil | Downer |
State route marker | |
State quarter | |
Released in 1999 | |
Lists of United States state symbols |
This is a list of official symbols of the U.S. state of New Jersey. Official symbols of New Jersey are codified in the laws of New Jersey.