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English: Although this flag was not historically flown at the Battle of the Alamo, it has become a symbol of the Texas fight for freedom and independence. The Mexican Flag is 4x7. As a result, I set the ratio of this flag to the same. I set the "1824" at 5/7 the fly width of each stripe. The height is 1/6.
English: Created in 1835, the "1824 Flag" was the first approved for use by rebel forces by a Texan legislative body. It was derived from the Mexican flag, with the date 1824 replacing the eagle. This was a reference to the Mexican constitution of 1824, in support of which the Texas rebels were fighting.
Type Symbol Date designated Image Motto "Friendship" 1930 [1] [2]: Nickname "The Lone Star State" [1] Flag: The Lone Star Flag [1]: June 30, 1839 National seal: Seal of the Republic of Texas
A small number of banks sell gold directly to customers. The Massashusetts-based Leader Bank, for example, offers 1-ounce and 1/10-ounce gold bullion coins and 10-gram 99.99%-pure 24-karat gold ...
Not all that glitters is gold, but the value of the precious metal has been surging this year. Gold prices have broken record after record, rising more than 30% in 2024 while hitting an all-time ...
The earliest commemorative coin minted by the US Mint was the 1848 "CAL" quarter eagle, which commemorated the finding of gold in California. [3] These coins were standard quarter eagles that were modified by punching CAL. onto the reverse above the eagle.
Macrowildlife / Getty Images/iStockphoto. Gold has long held a fascination for investors, whether it was a 19th century prospector panning for nuggets or a modern-day financial whiz scanning the ...
Texas Precious Metals, based in Shiner, Texas, is one of the largest precious metals dealers in the United States. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The company reported annual revenues of $180.1 million in 2013 [ 1 ] and $153.2 million in 2014. [ 2 ]