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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.
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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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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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