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Designation	Symbol / Emblem	Adopted
Great Seal	Find out more	1885
Floral Emblem	American Pasque Flower, May Day Flower (Pulsatilla hirsutissima), with the motto "I Lead."	1903
Bird	Ring-necked Pheasant (Phasianus culchicus)	1943
Song	"Hail, South Dakota" by Deecort Hammitt	1943
Tree	Black Hills Spruce (Picea glauca densata)	1947
Animal	Coyote (Canis latrans)	1949
Flag	Find out more	1963
Gemstone	Fairburn Agate ( More )	1966
Mineral Stone	Rose Quartz	1966
Grass	Western wheat grass (Agropyron smithii)	1970
Insect	Honeybee (Apis mellifera)	1978
Fish	Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum)	1982
Drink	Milk (lac vaccum)	1986
Fossil	Triceratops	1988
Jewelry	Black Hills Gold	1988
Musical Instrument	Fiddle	1989
Soil	Houdek soil (fine-loamy, mixed, mesic typic argiustolls)	1990
Common Language	English	1995
Hall of Fame	The South Dakota Hall of Fame - Chamberlain, SD	1996
Dessert	Kuchen ( Recipes )	2000
Sport	Rodeo	2003
Fishing Museum	The Museum of Wildlife, Science, and Industry located in the city of Webster	2004
Bread	Fry Bread	2005
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