State Crest of Colorado: A red circle lined with ornamental rope and beading is filled with a solid blue color with the words 'nil sine numine', a shield with crossed hammer and pickaxe below snow-capped mountains, and the all-seeing eye atop a ceremonial axe with its blade pointed upward
State Flag of Colorado: a Red letter 'c' with a gold interior atop three horizontal stripes, two navy and one white

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