Title:
Texas World War I Centennial commemorative coins
Description:
Two plain-edged metal coins with gold-colored fields. On the obverse is a version of the National World War I Centennial Commission coin design in relief of a silhouette of a soldier standing with rifle in arm and a barbed-wire barrier to his left, above which appears the legend: WWI 100 Years. The soldier and barbed-wire barrier stand above an undulating Texas state flag. The entire image is enclosed by a rectangle with undulating bottom line, blue beaded inner border, and white beaded outer border. The obverse has a black beaded border. The reverse has the Texas state seal.
Description:
Historical Note: The Texas World War I Centennial Commemoration is part of the National World War I Centennial Commission and was organized to commemorate the role of Texas and Texans in the Great War, particularly during the hundredth anniversary of U.S. involvement in the war, 2017-2019.
Identifier:
ATF0426
Item identifier:
ATF0426
Collection:
Artifacts collection
Date of creation:
2017
Source:
Texas State Library and Archives Commission, 2020/010
Container information:
Artifact Box 0233
Subject:
Texas World War One Centennial Commemoration
Type:
Image
Type:
Coin, Commemorative
Type:
Memorabilia
Medium:
Metal
Citation information:
ATF0426, Artifacts collection. Archives and Information Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Copyright information:
This image is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States. The Item and its design depicted in this image may be protected by copyright, patents, trademarks, or other related rights. You are free to use this image in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. Unless expressly stated otherwise, Texas State Library and Archives Commission makes no warranties about the Item and cannot guarantee the accuracy of this Rights Statement. You are responsible for your own use. Please contact the Texas State Library and Archives Commission for more information. You may need to obtain other permissions for your intended use. For example, other rights such as publicity, privacy or moral rights may limit how you may use the material.
Size or duration:
1.625 in diameter x 0.125 in height
Language:
English