This is a list of the official state symbols of the U.S. state of South Dakota.[1] [2]
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flag | Flag of the State of South Dakota | 1992 | ||
| Seal | Great Seal of the State of South Dakota | 1885 | ||
| Motto | Under God, the people rule | |||
| Nickname | The Mount Rushmore State | |||
| Slogan | Great Faces. Great Places. | 1990 |
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird | Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus | 1943 | ||
| Flower | American pasque flower Pulsatilla vulgaris | 1903 | ||
| Tree | Black Hills spruce Picea glauca var. densata | 1947 | ||
| Animal | Coyote Canis latrans | 1949[3] | ||
| Fish | Walleye Sander vitreus vitreus | 1982 | ||
| Insect | Western honey bee Apis mellifera | 1978 | ||
| Grass | Western wheat grass | 1970 | ||
| Fossil | Triceratops | 1988 |
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral
| Rose quartz | 1966 | ||
| Gemstone | Fairburn agate | 1966 | ||
| Soil | Houdek loam | 1990 |
| Type | Symbol | Year | Image | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drink | 1986 | |||
| Sport | Rodeo | 2003 | ||
| Dessert | Kuchen | 2000 | ||
| Song | "Hail, South Dakota!" | 1943 | ||
| Bread | Fry bread | 2005 | ||
| Jewelry | Black Hills gold | 1988 |