2017 Republic of Texas Copper Round
The obverse features: Outline of the traditional Republic Texas, faceted Lone Star, “Republic of Texas”, “One Nation Under One God”. This obverse design appears across multiple later Republic of Texas silver, copper, and gold issues observed from 2010 onward.
The reverse features: “Battle of San Jacinto”, scroll representing the Treaty of Velasco inscription: “...and the Lord brought about a great victory that day.”, “Birth of a Nation”, “TheTexasRepublic.com”, “THREE UNITS”, “ONE AV OUNCE .999 FINE COPPER” “REPUBLIC OF TEXAS”, copyright date “2017”. The reverse combines Texas Revolution symbolism with sovereignty-oriented language and alternative denomination terminology.
1 Oz Copper – Three Units – Battle of San Jacinto
Overview
The 2017 Republic of Texas copper round, “Battle of San Jacinto”, is a privately issued one-ounce .999 fine copper bullion piece associated with the later Republic of Texas bullion family. The round features the recurring Republic of Texas territorial-outline and faceted Lone Star obverse paired with a Texas Revolution-themed reverse referencing the Treaty of Velasco and the Battle of San Jacinto.
The issue represents a later observed continuation of the Republic of Texas copper bullion format previously documented on earlier Republic of Texas copper issues.
Organizational Identifiers
The reverse references:
“TheTexasRepublic.com”
linking the issue directly to a Republic of Texas-associated organizational web presence active during the period.
The reverse also uses the denomination:
“THREE UNITS”
reflecting the alternative value systems observed across portions of the later Republic of Texas bullion family.
Numismatic Context
The 2010 copper issue belongs to a later Republic of Texas bullion family observed from 2010 through at least 2018. Related issues share:
- Texas-outline and Lone Star obverse designs
- sovereignty-oriented inscriptions
- alternative denomination systems
- multi-metal productionNumismatic Context
- The 2017 copper issue belongs to a later Republic of Texas bullion family observed from 2010 through at least 2018. Related issues share:
- Republic of Texas territorial-outline and Lone Star obverse designs
- sovereignty-oriented inscriptions
- alternative denomination systems
- multi-metal production
- recurring Texas Revolution themes
- The San Jacinto / Treaty of Velasco reverse represents one of several Texas Revolution-themed designs observed within the series.
