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Motto | "Oro y Plata"[{{cite web|url=http://sos.mt.gov/About_Office/State_Seal.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205161902/http://sos.mt.gov/About_Office/State_Seal.asp|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 February 2009|title=About the State Seal, Montana Secretary of State's Website|date=5 February 2009|access-date=9 January 2018}}] | |
Nickname | Treasure State, Big Sky Country | |
Slogan | Land of the Shining Mountains, The Last Best Place | |
rowspan=3 |Song
||"Montana"[{{cite web |url=https://montanakids.com/facts_and_figures/state_symbols/State_Song.htm |title=State Song |publisher=Montana Office of Tourism and Business Development |date=2020-08-10 |website=Montana Kids |access-date=2021-11-12}}]
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|Ballad: "Montana Melody"[{{citation |title=Montana Code Annotated 2021, Title 1, Chapter 1, Part 5, 1-1-511 State ballad |url=https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0010/part_0050/section_0110/0010-0010-0050-0110.html |access-date=2021-11-12}}][{{cite web|url=http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/ballads/mt_mt_melody.htm|title=Montana State Ballad, Montana Meloday, by Carleen Harvey and LeGrande Harvey from NETSTATE.COM|website=Netstate.com|access-date=9 January 2018}}] | |
|Lullaby: "Montana Lullaby"[{{citation |title=Montana Code Annotated 2021, Title 1, Chapter 1, Part 5, 1-1-530 State lullaby |url=https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0010/part_0050/section_0300/0010-0010-0050-0300.html |access-date=2021-11-12}}] | |
Flag | Flag of the State of Montana[{{citation |title=Montana Code Annotated 2021, Title 1, Chapter 1, Part 5, 1-1-502 State flag |url=https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0010/part_0050/section_0020/0010-0010-0050-0020.html |access-date=2021-11-12}}]
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Seal | Great Seal of the State of Montana[{{citation |title=Montana Code Annotated 2021, Title 1, Chapter 1, Part 5, 1-1-501 Great seal |url=https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0010/part_0050/section_0010/0010-0010-0050-0010.html |access-date=2021-11-12}}]
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Coat of arms | Coat of arms of Montana
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|National guard crest | Crest of the Montana National Guard
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Bird | Western meadowlark (Sturnella neglecta)[{{citation |title=Montana Code Annotated 2021, Title 1, Chapter 1, Part 5, 1-1-504 State bird |url=https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0010/part_0050/section_0040/0010-0010-0050-0040.html |access-date=2021-11-12}}]
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Fish
|Westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi)[{{citation |title=Montana Code Annotated 2021, Title 1, Chapter 1, Part 5, 1-1-507 State fish |url=https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0010/part_0050/section_0070/0010-0010-0050-0070.html |access-date=2021-11-12}}]
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Flower | Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva)[{{citation |title=Montana Code Annotated 2021, Title 1, Chapter 1, Part 5, 1-1-503 State floral emblem |url=https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0010/part_0050/section_0030/0010-0010-0050-0030.html |access-date=2021-11-12}}]
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Grass
|Bluebunch wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata)[{{citation |title=Montana Code Annotated 2021, Title 1, Chapter 1, Part 5, 1-1-506 State grass |url=https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0010/part_0050/section_0060/0010-0010-0050-0060.html |access-date=2021-11-12}}]
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Insect | Mourning cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa)[{{citation |title=Montana Code Annotated 2021, Title 1, Chapter 1, Part 5, 1-1-514 State butterfly |url=https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0010/part_0050/section_0140/0010-0010-0050-0140.html |access-date=2021-11-12}}]
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Mammal
|Grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis)[{{citation |title=Montana Code Annotated 2021, Title 1, Chapter 1, Part 5, 1-1-508 State animal |url=https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0010/part_0050/section_0080/0010-0010-0050-0080.html |access-date=2021-11-12}}]
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Tree | Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa)[{{cite web |url=https://montanakids.com/facts_and_figures/state_symbols/State_Tree_Ponderosa_Pine.htm |title=State Tree Ponderosa Pine |publisher=Montana Office of Tourism and Business Development |date=2020-08-10 |website=Montana Kids |access-date=2021-11-12}}]
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Fossil
|Duck-billed dinosaur (Maiasaura peeblesorum)[{{citation |title=Montana Code Annotated 2021, Title 1, Chapter 1, Part 5, 1-1-509 State fossil |url=https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0010/part_0050/section_0090/0010-0010-0050-0090.html |access-date=2021-11-12}}]
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rowspan=2 |Gemstone
|Sapphire[{{citation |title=Montana Code Annotated 2021, Title 1, Chapter 1, Part 5, 1-1-505 State gem stones |url=https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0010/part_0050/section_0050/0010-0010-0050-0050.html |access-date=2021-11-12}}]
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Montana moss agate[{{citation |title=Montana Code Annotated 2021, Title 1, Chapter 1, Part 5, 1-1-505 State gem stones |url=https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0010/part_0050/section_0050/0010-0010-0050-0050.html |access-date=2021-11-12}}]
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Soil | Scobey[{{citation |title=Montana Code Annotated 2021, Title 1, Chapter 1, Part 5, 1-1-531 State soil |url=https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0010/part_0050/section_0310/0010-0010-0050-0310.html |access-date=2021-11-12}}][{{cite web|url=http://leg.mt.gov/bills/2015/sesslaws/ch0321.pdf|title=AN ACT DESIGNATING THE SCOBEY SOIL SERIES AS MONTANA'S OFFICIAL STATE SOIL|website=Leg.mt.gov|access-date=9 January 2018}}]
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Fruit
|Huckleberry[{{Cite web |title=1-1-528. State fruit, MCA |url=https://leg.mt.gov/bills/mca/title_0010/chapter_0010/part_0050/section_0280/0010-0010-0050-0280.html |access-date=2023-12-25 |website=leg.mt.gov}}]
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