What is the name of the primary symbol, which is now outlawed outside of the context of art or science, and was widely used even on the state flag?
Nazi symbolism The 20th century German Nazi Party made extensive use of graphic symbolism, especially the "Hakenkreuz" (swastika), which was used as its principal symbol and, in the form of the swastika flag, became the state flag of Nazi Germany.
List of Maryland state symbols This is a list of symbols of the U.S. state of Maryland. The majority of the items in the list are officially recognized symbols created by an act of the Maryland General Assembly and signed into law by the governor. However, two of the more famous symbols of Maryland, the state motto and the state nicknames, were never made official by the state government. While the state seal derives from the colonial heritage of the state, the majority of official state symbols were designated in the last few decades.