List of Arkansas state symbols


The state of Arkansas has numerous symbols.
Though two other songs are designated as "state songs", by state law, the secretary of state must respond to any requests for "the state song" with the music of the state anthem, "Arkansas", which was the state song before 1949 and from 1963 to 1987, when it became state anthem and the other songs gained their present status. This is strictly to preserve the status of "Arkansas"; all four songs are either copyrighted by the state itself or in the public domain. The oldest symbol is the Apple blossom, designated in 1901. The most recently designated symbol is the Cotton Belt 898, designated in 2021.

Insignia

TypeSymbolYearImageSource
FlagThe Flag of Arkansas
SealThe Great Seal of the State of Arkansas
Anthem"Arkansas"
by Eva Ware Barnett
1987
Historical song"The Arkansas Traveler"
by Sandford C. Faulkner
1987
MottoRegnat Populus
"The People Rule"
1907
Nickname"The Natural State"1953
LanguageEnglish1987
Song"Arkansas (You Run Deep in Me)"
by Wayland Holyfield
1987
Song"Oh, Arkansas"
by Terry Rose and Gary Klass
1987