Symbolz bears are, quite literally, iconic! Symbolz teddy bears are the original — and leading — state/city souvenir bear concept in production today. When the first four states were released in 2001 — Arizona, California, Florida, and Texas — there was nothing like them on the market! Within two years, RGU released a Symbolz bear for each of the 50 states. Over 5,000,000 Symbolz bears, featuring thousands of original embroidered name-drops, have since been sold. Every bear and every artwork has been designed entirely in the USA! The Symbolz brand name is derived from the original souvenir concept in which the bears' hangtags included state symbols like the appropriate state bird, state flower, and so on. In this way, Symbolz are just that: symbols of states, of cities, of homes, of places visited and memories made.