| Symbols of State > | ||
| Nicknames | Constitution State, Nutmeg State | 1959 |
| Motto | Qui Transtulit Sustinet | |
| Song | Yankee Doodle | 1978 |
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| Flower | mountain laurel (Kalmia-latifolia) | 1907 |
| Children’s Flower | Michaela Petit’s four-o’clocks (Mirabilis jalapa) | 2015 |
| Tree | The Charter Oak (Quercus alba) | 1947 |
| Bird | robin (Turdus migratorius) | 1943 |
| Animal | sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) | 1975 |
| Fish | American shad (Alosa sapidissima) | 2003 |
| Insect | European mantis (Mantis religiosa) | 1977 |
| Shellfish | eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) | 1989 |
| Soil | Windsor (unofficial)  |
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| Fossil † | dinosaur track | 1991 |
| Dinosaur † | Dilophosaurus | 2019 |
| Mineral | almandine garnet | 1977 |
| Cultural Symbols > | ||
| Tartan | 1995 | |
| Hero | Nathan Hale | 1985 |
| Heroine | Prudence Crandall | 1995 |
| Flagship | The Freedom Schooner Amistad | 2003 |
| Pioneering Aircraft | Gustave Whitehead’s No. 21 | 2019 |
| Song (second) | “Beautiful Connecticut Waltz,” composed by Joseph Leggo of Newington | 2013 |
| Polka | “Ballroom Polka,” written and composed by Ray Henry Mocarski | 2013 |
| Cantata | Nutmeg | 2003 |
| Troubadour | Dr. Dennis G. Waring | |
| Composer | Charles Ives | 1991 |
| Folk Dance | square dance  |
1995 |
| Ship | USS Nautilus (SSN-571) | 1983 |
| Aircraft | Corsair F4U | 2005 |
Connecticut Symbols ˆ
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