Benito Juarez Medal (Oaxaca)

The Benito Juarez Medal (Oaxaca) was struck in 1867 and is part of the Mexican Imperial Coinage series.

Specifications

 * Designer:
 * Obverse Design: An inscription in five lines
 * Reverse Design: An inscription in six lines
 * Edge:
 * Weight:
 * Diameter: 32mm
 * Composition: Copper
 * Date Minted: 1867
 * Mintage:

Design
Obverse. On the field an inscription in five lines, DEFENDIO | LA | INDEPENDENCIA | NACIONAL | OAXACA [He defended national independence : Oaxaca]. The first and fourth lines are curved. A dot and dash ornament below. The border is a heavy closed wreath of laurel, surmounted by an eagle.

Reverse. Within a heavy closed olive wreath is an inscription in six lines, VENCIENDO | AL | ENEMIGO | ESTRANGERO Y AL | TRAIDOR A SU | PATRIA [He conquered the foreign enemy and the traitor to his fatherland]. The first, fourth and fifth lines are curved. A dot and dash ornament below. Suspension bar at the back of the eagle, removed.