| Symbols of State > | ||
| Nicknames | The Mountain State, Panhandle State, Switzerland of America | |
| Motto | Montani Semper Liberi | 1863 |
| Song | “West Virginia, My Home Sweet Home” | 1947 |
| Song | “The West Virginia Hills” | 1961 |
| Song | “This Is My West Virginia” | 1963 |
| Song | “Take Me Home Country Roads” | 2014 |
| EcoSymbols > | ||
| Flower | big laurel (Rhododendron maximum) | 1903 |
| Tree | sugar maple (Acer saccharum) | 1949 |
| Fruit | Golden Delicious apple (Malus) | 1972 |
| Bird | cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) | 1949 |
| Animal | black bear (Ursus americanus) | 1973 |
| Reptile | timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) | 2008 |
| Amphibian | northern red salamander (Pseudotriton ruber) | 2015 |
| Fish | brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) | 1973 |
| Insect | honeybee (Apis mellifera)  |
1978 |
| Butterfly | monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) | 1995 |
| Soil | Monongahela Silt Loam | 1997 |
| Fossil † | giant ground sloth (Megalonyx jeffersonii) | 2008 |
| Gem | Lithostrotionella (fossil coral) | 1990 |
| Rock | bituminous coal | 2009 |
| Cultural Symbols > | ||
| Colors | Old gold and blue | 1963 |
| Tribal Group | Appalachian American Indians of West Virginia | 1996 |
| Steam Locomotive | Shay No. 5 | 2004 |
| Tartan | West Virginia shawl | 2008 |
| Year-round Professional Theatre | Greenbrier Valley Theatre | 2006 |
| Youth Ballet | River City Youth Ballet Ensemble | 2007 |
| Language | English |
2016 |
| Firearm | Hall flintlock model 1819 | 2013 |
West Virginia Symbols ˆ
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