Idaho's official flag was adopted
in 1907. It is deep blue with the state seal
in the center surrounded by a yellow band. The
seal pictures a man (a miner carrying a pick
and wielding a shovel) and a woman (carrying
the scales of justice, symbolizing liberty and
justice), the motto ESTO PERPETUA (meaning "may
it endure forever"), two full, yellow cornucopias,
an elk head atop a shield (picturing a river,
settlers, a fir tree, and mountainous land),
a sheaf of grain, green grass, and a blue sky.
The flag is surrounded by a yellow fringe on
three sides. The state seal was designed by
Emma Edwards Green.
Capital: Boise
Nickname: Gem State
Motto: Esto perpetua (It is
forever)
Flower: Syringa (1931)
Idaho was the 43th state in the USA; it was
admitted in 1890.
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