| Montana State Motto |
"Oro y Plata"
The Montana State motto is "Oro y Plata" which means "Gold and Silver".As a territorial motto, committee members favored "Gold and Silver." Someone thought the phrase would be nice in Spanish. The rest agreed. Unfortunately, no one knew Spanish very well and the committee's recommendation to the Legislature suggested "Oro el Plata." Someone caught the error later and made it grammatically correct: "Oro y Plata."
Courtesy of State of Montana
