<p>Coat of Arms of the Republic of Texas 1839-1846 with a European-style Shield.
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The text <b><span class="plainlinks"><font color="002bb8"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/msc01">here</a></font></span></b> and <b><span class="plainlinks"><font color="002bb8"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sos.state.tx.us/statdoc/seal-additional.shtml">here</a></font></span></b> say "ground", which leads me to believe it was a round shield, however, I am uncertain, and therefore am providing this version with a more traditional shield.
<ul><li><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_Republic_of_Texas.svg" title="File:Coat of arms of the Republic of Texas.svg">Coat_of_arms_of_the_Republic_of_Texas.svg</a>: <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Sodacan" title="User:Sodacan">Sodacan</a></li>
<li>derivative work: <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fry1989" title="User:Fry1989">Fry1989</a> (<a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Fry1989" title="User talk:Fry1989"><span class="signature-talk">talk</span></a>)</li></ul>
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