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The Northeast > Connecticut > Identification

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50 State Quarters > Quarter details > Mintage Figures 1,346,624,000 [2nd of 41]
ISO 3166-2:US > Codes > Sorted by Name > States US-CT
State fossil > Age Jurassic
State fossil > Binomial nomenclature
Eubrontes giganteus
State fossil > Common name
dinosaur tracks
State mottos > Motto Qui transtulit sustinet
State Name Connecticut
State shells > Shell Eastern Oyster
State shells > Year designated 1,989
State soil
Windsor
State soil > Year adopted proposed
State tree
Charter white oak
State tree > Binomial Nomenclature Quercus alba
Symbols > State animal Sperm Whale
Symbols > State bird American Robin
Symbols > State motto
Qui transtulit sustinet (He who transplanted still sustains)
U.S. state insects > Binomial name Mantis religiosa
U.S. state insects > State insect European mantis
U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones > State Geological Symbols > Mineral Garnet

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SOURCES: Wikipedia: 50 State Quarters ; Wikipedia: ISO 3166-2:US ; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state fossils; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state mottos; John; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state shells; 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. state insects ; Wikipedia: List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: CT

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