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 straight fouled anchor in the center. Above the anchor is "MARINE" and below the anchor is "CORPS." Incuse and made of copper. This piece is missing the five-pointed star above the anchor.

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.