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| Location | United States |
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| Period | 19th century |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely text-based with no pictorial design, bearing multiple lines of raised lettering filling the field. The nickname 'OLD ZACH' arcs along the upper border, while 'HERO OF MEXICAN WAR' curves along the lower border, framing a central inscription summarising Taylor's military career. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | "OLD ZACH" "ROUGH AND READY" FOUGHT IN WAR 1812 ALSO BLACK HAWK, SEMINOLE AND MEXICAN WARS. 40 YEARS MILITARY SERVICE. "HERO OF MEXICAN WAR" |
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