<svg width='600' height='200'>
  <filter id='money'>
    <feMorphology in='SourceGraphic' operator='dilate' radius='2' result='expand'/>

    <feOffset in='expand' dx='1' dy='1' result='shadow_1'/>
    <feOffset in='expand' dx='2' dy='2' result='shadow_2'/>
    <feOffset in='expand' dx='3' dy='3' result='shadow_3'/>
    <feOffset in='expand' dx='4' dy='4' result='shadow_4'/>
    <feOffset in='expand' dx='5' dy='5' result='shadow_5'/>
    <feOffset in='expand' dx='6' dy='6' result='shadow_6'/>
    <feOffset in='expand' dx='7' dy='7' result='shadow_7'/>

    <feMerge result='shadow'>
      <feMergeNode in='expand'/>
      <feMergeNode in='shadow_1'/>
      <feMergeNode in='shadow_2'/>
      <feMergeNode in='shadow_3'/>
      <feMergeNode in='shadow_4'/>
      <feMergeNode in='shadow_5'/>
      <feMergeNode in='shadow_6'/>
      <feMergeNode in='shadow_7'/>
    </feMerge>
  </filter>

  <text dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' x='50%' y='50%'>
    STATES
  </text>
</svg>
@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Playfair+Display:900');

svg {
  background: #ebe7e0;
}

text {
  fill: #35322a;
  filter: url('#money');
  font-family: 'Playfair Display', 'Georgia', serif;
  font-size: 120px;
  font-weight: 900;
}

html {
  align-items: center;
  background: #ebe7e0;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 100vh;
  min-width: 600px;
}

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