New Mexico (NM) Nickname: Land of Enchantment Capital: Santa Fe Motto: It grows as it goes. Flower: Yucca Bird: Roadrunner (Greater Roadrunner) Tree: Pinon Song: O, Fair New Mexico Entered Union: January 6, 1912 Rank: 47 The 50 State Quarters Program Release Date: April 7, 2008 Official Website of New Mexico