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50 State Quarters > Quarter details > Mintage Figures 16 [16th of 41]
ISO 3166-2:US > Codes > Sorted by Name > States US-OR
State fossil > Age Eocene
State fossil > Binomial nomenclature Metasequoia
State fossil > Common name Dawn redwood
State fossil > Year 2005
State Name Oregon
Symbols > State animal Beaver
Symbols > State bird Western Meadowlark
Symbols > State motto
Alis volat Propriis (She flies with her own wings) (1987)
U.S. state butterflies > State butterfly
Oregon Swallowtail (State insect)
U.S. state colors > Color 1
U.S. state colors > Color 2
U.S. state dances > State dance Square Dance
U.S. state insects > State insect
Oregon Swallowtail Butterfly
U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones > State Geological Symbols > Rock Thunderegg (1965)
U.S. state mottos > Motto
Alis volat propriis, and The Union
U.S. state reptiles > State reptile None
U.S. state soils > State soil
Jory
U.S. state trees > State tree
Douglas-fir
(Pseudotsuga menziesii)

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

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