Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
Medal - History of the United States War Declared Between U.S. and Mexico
| Location | United States |
|---|---|
| Year | 1966-1977 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Period | Log in to see details |
| Notice | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | The central field depicts a dynamic battle scene in high relief, showing a mounted officer on horseback brandishing a saber, accompanied by infantry soldiers carrying rifles and a cannon wheel in the foreground, evoking the Mexican-American War. The surrounding border legend reads WAR DECLARED BETWEEN U.S. AND MEXICO along the upper arc, with MAY 13, 1846 at the base, separated by four five-pointed stars on each side. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 1846 MAY 13 — War is declared between United States and Mexico; JUNE 14 — Republic of California proclaimed; JUNE 15 — United States and Great Britain decide the Oregon boundary; AUG. 10 — The Smithsonian Institution created by Congress; SEP. 25 — Gen. Zachary Taylor occupies Monterrey. |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |