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Designation Symbol / Emblem Adopted
Bird Alaska Willow Ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus alascensis Swarth) 1955
Fish King Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) 1962
Flag Find out more (Adopted by Alaska Territory.) 1927
Flower Wild native Forget-Me-Not (Adopted by the Territorial Legislature.) 1917
Floral Emblem Wild native Forget-Me-Not (Adopted by the Territorial Legislature.) 1917
Fossil Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) 1986
Gem Jade 1968
Great Seal Find out more (Adopted by Territorial Alaska) 1912
Insect Four Spot Skimmer Dragonfly ( Photograph ) 1995
Language English 1998
Land Mammal Moose (Alces alces) 1998
Marine Mammal Bowhead Whale (Balaena mysticetus) 1983
Mineral Gold 1968
Sport Dog Mushing 1972
Song "Alaska's Flag" words by Marie Drake, music by Elinor Dusenbury (Adopted Territorial Legislature.) 1955
Tree Sitka Spruce (Picea sitchensis) ( Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park ) 1962
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