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The Midwest > Illinois > Identification

ILLINOISAN IDENTIFICATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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50 State Quarters > Quarter details > Mintage Figures 463,200,000 [35th of 41]
ISO 3166-2:US > Codes > Sorted by Name > States US-IL
State amphibians > Binomial nomenclature Ambystoma tigrinum
State butterflies > Binomial nomenclature Danaus plexippus
State butterflies > State butterfly
Monarch Butterfly
(State insect)
State butterflies > Year 1,975
State fossil > Age Pennsylvanian
State fossil > Binomial nomenclature Tullimonstrum gregarium
State fossil > Common name Tully Monster
State grasses > Scientific name Andropogon gerardii
State grasses > State grass
Big Bluestem
(state prairie grass)
State mottos > Motto
State sovereignty, national union
State Name Illinois
State reptile Painted Turtle
State reptile > Binomial nomenclature Chrysemys picta
State reptile > Year adopted 2,005
State soil
Drummer
State soil > Year adopted 2,001
State tree White oak
State tree > Binomial Nomenclature Quercus alba
Symbols > State animal White-tailed Deer
Symbols > State bird Cardinal
Symbols > State motto
State sovereignty, national union
Traditional abbreviation > Other Ills.
U.S. state grasses > Binomial name Andropogon gerardii
U.S. state grasses > State grass
Big Bluestem (designated "state prairie grass")
U.S. state insects > Binomial name Danaus plexippus
U.S. state insects > State insect Monarch Butterfly
U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones > State Geological Symbols > Mineral Fluorite

SOURCES: Wikipedia: 50 State Quarters ; Wikipedia: ISO 3166-2:US ; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state amphibians; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state butterflies; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state fossils; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state grasses; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state mottos; John; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state reptiles; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state soils; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state trees; "State Names, Seals, Flags and Symbols" by Benjamin F. Shearer, Barbara S. Shearer.; FirstGov Official Government Website, Wikipedia; Wikipedia: List of U.S. states by traditional abbreviation; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state grasses ; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state insects ; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones

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