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Esto Perpetua

Idaho State Motto

The U.S. Mint's bicentennial commemorative quarter for Idaho features a peregrine falcon (the state raptor); a map of Idaho with a star indicating the location of Boise (state capital); Idaho's state motto "Esto Perpetua" (Let it be perpetual); and the year Idaho became a state (1890). Public domain image on Wikipedia

Idaho's State Motto

The state motto of Idaho is the Latin phrase "Esto Perpetua," which means "Let it be Perpetual." Idaho's motto appears on the state quarter, the great seal and Idaho's state flag. All State Mottos

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