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California State Colors:
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The official state colors of California are blue and gold - officially designated in 1951. Blue represents the sky and sea. Gold symbolizes the color of the precious mineral mined by the forty-niners from the hills of California. Gold is also the official state mineral, California's nickname is "the golden state," and the golden California poppy is the state flower of California. |
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State Colors: California State Library |
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