Welcome to Iowa! (Continued below)
| Nicknames & Slogans | |||
| Nicknames | The Hawkeye State | 1938 | |
| Symbols of State | |||
| Motto | Our liberties we prize, and our rights we will maintain | 1847 | > |
| Song | The Song of Iowa | 1911 | > |
| EcoSymbols | |||
| Flower | wild prairie rose (Rosa arkansana) | 1897 | > |
| Tree | oak (Quercus) | 1961 | > |
| Bird | eastern goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) | 1933 | > |
| Mammal | [none] | ||
| Fish | [none] | ||
| Insect | [none] | ||
| Soil | Tama (unofficial)  |
> | |
| Rock | geode | 1967 | > |
| Fossil | [none] | ||
| Cultural Symbols | |||
| Tartan | 2004 | > | |
| Language | English  |
2002 | > |
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