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50 State Quarters > Quarter details > Mintage Figures
7
[7th of 41]
ISO 3166-2:US > Codes > Sorted by Name > States
US-MA
State fossil > Age
Jurassic
State fossil > Binomial nomenclature
undetermined
State fossil > Common name
dinosaur tracks
State Name
Massachusetts
Symbols > State animal
Tabby Cat (State cat); Boston Terrier (State dog); Morgan Horse (State horse); Right Whale (State marine mammal)
Symbols > State bird
Chickadee (State bird); Wild Turkey (State game bird)
Symbols > State motto
Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem (By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty)
U.S. state colors > Color 1
U.S. state colors > Color 2
U.S. state dances > State dance
Square Dance
U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones > State Geological Symbols > Mineral
Babingtonite
U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones > State Geological Symbols > Rock
Roxbury Puddingstone (1983)
U.S. state mottos > Motto
Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem
U.S. state reptiles > State reptile
Garter snake
U.S. state reptiles > Year adopted
2006
U.S. state soils > State soil
Paxton
U.S. state soils > Year adopted
1990
U.S. state trees > State tree
American Elm
(Ulmus americana)
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