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The
Texas quarter is the third quarter of
2004, and the 28th in the 50 State
Quarters® Program. On December 29,
1845, Texas became the 28th state to
be admitted into the Union. The
quarter's reverse design incorporates
an outline of the State with a star
superimposed on the outline and the
inscription, "The Lone Star State."
The lariat encircling the design is
symbolic of the cattle and cowboy
history of Texas, as well as the
frontier spirit that tamed the
land.
Texas comes from the Indian word "tejas,"
meaning friends or allies, and
appropriately Texas's motto is
"Friendship." Probably the two most
recognized symbols of Texas are its unique
shape and the lone star that is represented
on the State flag. The Texas flag design
was approved in 1839 to symbolize the
Republic of Texas and was adopted as the
State flag in 1845. The simple design of a
lone star and three bold stripes of red,
white and blue represent bravery, purity
and loyalty, respectively. Texas is the
only state to have had six different flags
fly over its land -- Spain, France, Mexico,
Republic of Texas, Confederate States of
America and the United States of
America.
On August 14,
2000, Governor George W. Bush
appointed the 15-member Texas Quarter
Dollar Coin Design Advisory
Committee. The Committee authorized
the Texas Numismatic Association to
conduct a statewide design contest on
its behalf. Nearly 2,600 candidate
design concepts were submitted in
response to a statewide contest. From
those design concepts, 17 finalists
were selected by the Texas Numismatic
Association and presented to the
Texas Quarter Dollar Coin Design
Advisory Committee for review. The
Committee further narrowed the
submissions to the five designs that
were most representative and
emblematic of the State. Governor
Rick Perry submitted the preferred
design of the outline of Texas
beneath the Lone Star and encircled
by a lariat, which was approved by
the Secretary of the Treasury on
August 26, 2003.
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The Texas quarter
incorporates an outline of the State
with a star superimposed on the
outline and the inscription, "The
Lone Star State." The lariat
encircling the design is symbolic of
the cattle and cowboy history of
Texas, as well as the frontier spirit
that tamed the land.
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State Quarters Program, please
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