§ 301. Great Seal. The seal now used as the Great Seal of this State and bearing the arms of this State shall be the Great Seal of this State. It is emblazoned as follows: Party per fess, or and argent, the first charged with a garb (wheat sheaf) in bend dexter and an ear […]
§ 302. Seal of state officials, courts and public officers. The seals of the Secretary of State and Auditor of Accounts and of the several courts of this State and of the several public offices and officers in the several counties, now established and used, shall be the seals of such courts, offices and officers […]
§ 303. State song. The official state song shall consist of the poem “Our Delaware” containing 3 verses, each verse in honor of a county of this State, written by George B. Hynson; a fourth verse in praise of the State and pledging the loyalties of its citizens, written by Donn Devine; and a musical […]
§ 304. State bird. The blue hen chicken is the official bird of the State. 42 Del. Laws, c. 128; 29 Del. C. 1953, § 504;
§ 305. State tree. The American holly (Ilex opaca, Aiton) is adopted as the state tree. 42 Del. Laws, c. 86; 29 Del. C. 1953, § 505;
§ 306. State flag. The design of the official state flag shall be as follows: A background of colonial blue surrounding a diamond of buff in which diamond is placed the correct coat of arms of the State in the colors prescribed by law and in accordance with § 301 of this title, with the […]
§ 307. Governor’s flag. The official flag of the Governor of the State shall be identical to the official flag of this State except that it shall also bear a fringe of gold surrounding the edge of the flag and the pole upon which the Governor’s flag is carried shall have mounted thereon a model […]
§ 308. State flower. The peach blossom, as originally adopted as the floral emblem of the State on May 9, 1895, shall be the official state flower. 29 Del. C. 1953, § 508; 50 Del. Laws, c. 289, § 1;
§ 309. State bug. The lady bug shall be the official state bug for the State. 59 Del. Laws, c. 300, § 1;
§ 310. State mineral. The official state mineral is sillimanite. 61 Del. Laws, c. 21, § 1;
§ 311. State fish. The weakfish (Cynoscion genus) is the official fish of the State. 63 Del. Laws, c. 90, § 1;
§ 312. State beverage. Milk shall be the official beverage of the State. 64 Del. Laws, c. 41, § 1;
§ 313. State herb. Solidago odora, commonly known as “sweet golden rod,” shall be the official herb of the State. 70 Del. Laws, c. 386, § 1;
§ 314. State fossil. The official state fossil is the belemnite. 70 Del. Laws, c. 427, § 1;
§ 315. State butterfly. The tiger swallowtail (Pterourus glaucus) is the official butterfly of the State. 72 Del. Laws, c. 44, § 1;
§ 316. State soil. Greenwich loam (a coarse, loamy, mixed, semiactive, mesic, Typic Hapludult) is the official soil of the State. 72 Del. Laws, c. 288, § 1;
§ 317. State star. The official state star is Delaware Diamond, located in the constellation of Ursa Major (Great Bear), with coordinates of right ascension 9h40m44s and declination 48°14′2″. 72 Del. Laws, c. 398, § 1;
§ 318. State nickname. The official nickname of the State is “The First State.” 73 Del. Laws, c. 268, § 1;
§ 319. State marine animal. The official state marine animal is the horseshoe crab. 73 Del. Laws, c. 326, § 1;
§ 320. State macroinvertebrate. The stonefly (order Plecoptera) is the official macroinvertebrate of the State. 75 Del. Laws, c. 37, § 1;
