Catalog
100 Dollars - State of Texas
| Issuer | United States |
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| Year | 2022 |
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| Value | 100 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Central vignette of Sam Houston (1793–1863), first President of the Republic of Texas, set against a guilloche underprint incorporating the Houston skyline and the Lucas Gusher at the Spindletop oil field near Beaumont. The Sam Houston Monument appears in the background alongside the Seal of Texas, with the state motto 'Friendship' inscribed, and an eagle hologram integrated into the design. Denomination numeral '100' appears at corners, with the series inscription 'STATE OF TEXAS 1845' referencing the year of Texas statehood. |
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| Protection description | Eagle hologram integrated into the obverse design |
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This is not a United States federal issue. "State of Texas" dollars circulate within the Texas Bullion Depository framework established by HB 483 in 2015, which created a state-chartered precious metals depository and authorized gold-backed transactional instruments. The 2022 series represents the first practical implementation of that legislation — Texas being the only U.S. state to have moved this far toward a functioning parallel metals-based payment system.
The hologram security feature is notable given that these are not legal tender in the federal sense, but the state has treated counterfeiting deterrence seriously from the outset. Acceptance remains strictly voluntary and largely theoretical outside depository account holders.