List of New Mexico state symbols

This is a list of the officially designated symbols of the U.S. state of New Mexico.

Most such designations are found in §12.3 of the New Mexico Statutes.

[1][2] The majority of the items in the list are officially recognized after a law is passed by the state legislature.

New Mexico is the first state to adopt a state question: "Red or green?," referring to chile peppers.

The state also has a prescribed answer: "Red and green" or "Christmas," encouraging the use of both colors of chile.