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Montana State Motto:
Gold and Silver (Oro y Plata)
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photo at Wild Goose Island in Glacier National Park in Montana
courtesy Public Domain Photo Database: Wild Goose Island
"Gold and Silver (Oro y Plata)"
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Montana's state motto is Oro y Plata (Spanish for "gold and silver "). The mountains of Montana have yielded fortunes in gold and silver since the first substantial deposits were discovered in the mid 1800's.
Photo of gold courtesy of Mineral Information Institute: Gold
Silver photo courtesy of Mineral Information Institute: Silver
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