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This is a list of official symbols of the
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...
. Official symbols of
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are codified in Chapter 2 of the
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State symbols

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quarter dollar The term "quarter dollar" refers to a quarter-unit of several currencies that are named "dollar". One dollar ( $1) is normally divided into subsidiary currency of 100 cents, so a quarter dollar is equal to 25 cents. These quarter dollars (aka qu ...
– Massachusetts 2000:


See also

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Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem ''Ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem'' is a Latin passage and the official motto of the U.S. Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The phrase is often loosely translated into English as "By the sword ...
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Commonwealth of Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...
* List of Massachusetts-related topics * List of U.S. state minerals, rocks, stones and gemstones *
Lists of United States state insignia The following table displays the official flag, seal, and coat of arms of the 50 states, of the federal district, the 5 inhabited territories, and the federal government of the United States of America. __TOC__ Table The largest Native Americ ...
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Sacred Cod The Sacred Cod is a carved-wood effigy of an Atlantic codfish, "painted to the life", hanging in the House of Representatives chamber of Boston's Massachusetts State House"a memorial of the importance of the Cod-Fishery to the welfare of th ...


Notes

* Chapter 162 of the Acts of 1997
An Act Designating the Song "The Great State of Massachusetts" as the State Glee Club Song
* Chapter 17 of the Acts of 2003

* Chapter 407 of the Acts of 2004

* Chapter 19 of the Acts of 2006

* Chapter 215 of the Acts of 2006


References


External links



* ttp://www.sec.state.ma.us/cis/cismaf/mf1a.htm Massachusetts State Symbols {{state symbols, collapsed State symbols
Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett language, Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut assachusett writing systems, məhswatʃəwiːsət'' English: , ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous U.S. state, state in the New England ...