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 |
2021[3] | 
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| Seal | Seal of Mississippi | 2014[4] | 
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| Coat of arms | Coat of arms of Mississippi | 2001[5] | 
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| Motto | Virtute et armis (Latin for "By valor and arms") | ||
| Nicknames | The Magnolia State, The Hospitality State |
| Type | Symbol | Date | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flower | Magnolia | 
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| Tree | Southern magnolia (Magnolia grandiflora) | 
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| Type | Symbol | Date | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bird | Northern mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) | 1944[6] | 
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| Butterfly | Spicebush swallowtail (Papilio troilus) | 1991[7] | 
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| Fish | Largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) | 1974[8] | 
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| Fossil | Prehistoric whales (Basilosaurus cetoides and Zygorhiza kochii) | 1981[9] | 
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| Insect | Western honey bee (Apis mellifera) | 1980[10] | 
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| Land Mammals | White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | 1974[11][2] | 
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| Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) | 1997[2] | 
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| Marine mammal | Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) | 1974[11] | 
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| Waterfowl | Wood duck (Aix sponsa) | 1974[12] | 
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| Reptile | American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) | 1987[13] | 
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| Shell | Eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) | 1974 | 
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| Type | Symbol | Date | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dance | Square dance | 1995[14] | 
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| Soil | Natchez silt loam | 2003[15] | |
| Song | "Go, Mississippi" | 1962[2] | |
| Stone | Petrified wood | 1976 | 
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| Toy | Teddy bear | 2003[16] | 
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