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This badge was made for Sheriff Keith Korenek of Fayette County, Texas. Keith was a Special Texas Ranger, he was so attached to his Texas Ranger Badge that he contacted me, to make him one just like he wore in the Texas Rangers.
The history of the Texas Rangers Badges goes all the way back to 1874. In October 1962 Colonel Homer Garrison Jr. Director of the Texas Department of Public Safety and Chief of the Texas Rangers announced in Octorber,.1962, that the Texas Rangers are going back to the tradition steeped Mexican silver badges worn by their predecessors during the frontier days. The best information available indicates that the five-pointed star on the badge symbolized the "Lone Star" of Texas.
The points are supported by an engraved wheel, which is termed the "wagon-wheel" badge. Each badge is made from a fine Mexican five Peso silver coin. The oak leaves on the left side represent strength and the olive branch on the right signifies peace. These are taken from the Texas Great Seal. Keith's badge is made out of a 1948 Mexican five Peso silver coin.
