Symbols & Colors

• White:  Purity
• Red:  Courage
• Grizzly:  Courage & strength
• Star:  Independence

Other Facts

The bear's name is "Monarch" and is based on a real bear that was held in captivity at Woodward's Gardens and then the Golden Gate Zoo, both in San Francisco. The image of the bear wasn't standardized until 1953 and is based on an 1855 watercolor by Charles Christian Nahl.