On December 29, 1845, Texas became the 28th state to be admitted into the Union. The quarter's reverse design incorporates an outline of the State with a star superimposed on the outline and the inscription, The Lone Star State. The lariat encircling the design is symbolic of the cattle and cowboy history of Texas, as well as the frontier spirit that tamed the land. Texas comes from the Indian word tejas, meaning friends or allies, and appropriately Texas's motto is Friendship. 2004d