Portrait of Emily West, popular heroine whose legendary activities during the Texas Revolution are now identified with the song `The Yellow Rose of Texas`.
Reverse description
Statue of Emily West on the grounds of the Alamo in San Antonio. `Surrender of Santa Anna` by William Henry Huddle showing the Mexican president and general surrendering to a wounded Sam Houston at the Battle of San Jacinto. At right, yellow roses.
Signature(s)
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Obverse lettering
500 FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS
THE REPUBLIC
of TEXAS
A SOVEREIGN NATION
1836-1846
190 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
2026
EMILY D. WEST
1815 - 1891
THE YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS
500 COMMEMORATIVE
Reverse lettering
500 REPUBLIC
OF TEXAS
1836 - 1846 500 DOLLARS
COME AND TAKE IT
Battle of San Jacinto
COMMEMORATIVE 500
SURRENDER OF SANTA ANNA
APRIL 21, 1836
MUJAND
