The following is a list of state symbols of the U.S. state of Mississippi, as defined by state statutes in Title 1, Section 3 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 and listed in the Mississippi Official & Statistical Register.[1] [2]
| Type | Symbol | Date | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flag | Flag of Mississippi | [3] | ||
| Seal | Seal of Mississippi | [4] | ||
| Coat of arms | Coat of arms of Mississippi | [5] | ||
| Virtute et armis (Latin for "By valor and arms") | ||||
| Nicknames | The Magnolia State, The Hospitality State |
| Type | Symbol | Date | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flower | Magnolia | |||
| Tree | Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) |
| Type | Symbol | Date | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird | Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | [6] | ||
| Butterfly | Spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus) | [7] | ||
| Fish | Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) | [8] | ||
| Fossil | Prehistoric whales (Basilosaurus cetoides and Zygorhiza kochii) | |||
| Insect | Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) | [9] | ||
| Land Mammals | White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | [10] | ||
| Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) | ||||
| Marine mammal | Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) | |||
| Waterfowl | Wood duck (Aix sponsa) | [11] | ||
| Reptile | American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) | [12] | ||
| Shell | Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) |
| Type | Symbol | Date | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dance | Square dance | |||
| Soil | Natchez silt loam | |||
| Song | "Go, Mississippi" | |||
| Stone | Petrified wood | |||
| Toy | Teddy bear |