State Symbols
Main article: List of South Dakota state symbolsSome of South Dakota's official state symbols include:
- State bird: Ring-necked Pheasant
- State flower: American Pasque flower
- State tree: Black Hills Spruce
- State nicknames: Mount Rushmore State (official), Coyote state & Sunshine state (both unofficial)
- State motto: "Under God, the people rule"
- State slogan: "Great Faces. Great Places."
- State mineral: Rose quartz
- State insect: Honey bee – Apis mellifera L.
- State animal: Coyote
- State fish: Walleye
- State gemstone: Fairburn agate
- State song: "Hail, South Dakota!"
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