Government of Texas Marine Corps [Hat Star]

Name/Title

Government of Texas Marine Corps [Hat Star]

Description

A five-pointed hat star with T-E-X-A-S in the points and a five-pointed star above a straight fouled anchor in the center. Die-struck and made of copper.

Context

Texas' Lone Star identity was formed during the Texas Revolution. This hat star was made to be worn by an enlisted Texas Marine, and believed to have been manufactured of scrap copper pieces used to sheath the Texas Navy ships in the Algiers Shipyard, New Orleans, Louisiana.