2003 Nevada Revised Statutes
TITLE 19—MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS RELATED TO GOVERNMENT
AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS
CHAPTER 235
STATE EMBLEMS; GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS - STATE SEAL AND
MOTTO
MISCELLANEOUS STATE EMBLEMS
NRS 235.130 State tartan.
1.
The tartan designed by Richard Zygmunt Pawlowski and further described in this
section is hereby designated as the official state tartan of the State of
Nevada. The colors and design of the tartan represent the following features
that make Nevada a unique and bountiful state:
(a)
Blue represents one of the state colors of Nevada, the pristine waters of Lake
Tahoe and the Mountain Bluebird, the official state bird;
(b)
Silver represents the other state color, the official state mineral, the
granite composition of the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range and the silver country
of northern Nevada;
(c)
Red represents the Virgin Valley black fire opal, the official state precious
gemstone, and the red rock formations of southern Nevada;
(d) Yellow
represents Sagebrush, the official state flower, and symbolizes the Great Basin
Region of central Nevada;
(e)
White represents the name of this state meaning snow-covered, which is the
translation of the Spanish word "nevada";
(f)
The crossing of the yellow and red stripes represents the different colors of
Nevada sandstone, the official state rock;
(g)
The white intersection on the silver field stands for the snow-capped peaks of
granite mountains, which make up the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range;
(h)
The four blue lines represent the four main rivers of Nevada which are the
Colorado River, Truckee River, Humboldt River and Walker River;
(i)
The intersecting blue lines in the silver field represent the Colorado River as
it meets Hoover Dam and creates Lake Mead;
(j)
The small solid "boxes" of silver and blue number 8 by 8, or 64, to
signify the year (1864) that Nevada was admitted into statehood;
(k)
The 13 solid-colored intersections of the small stripes represent Boundary
Peak, the highest point in Nevada, which stands at an elevation of 13,143 feet;
and
(l)
The 16 solid silver intersections and the solid white intersection in the
center of the tartan represent the 16 counties and the one consolidated
city-county government of Nevada.
2.
The official state tartan must be reproduced in the following colors, pattern
and dimension of pattern:
