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Emiliano Zapata 1887-1919 Mexico City Mint

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Emiliano Zapata 1887-1919 Mexico City Mint
<B>Emiliano Zapata 1887-1919 Mexico City Mint Medal.</B></I> Gold, 37 mm, 41.0 gm. Circa 1960 medal struck by the Mexico City Mint. The obverse features a portrait of Zapata. The reverse bears the caption TIERRA Y LIBERTAD (Land and Liberty) along with a worker with plow and tractor, and at the bottom two hands with broken chains. Zapata, a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, fought for the rights of impoverished workers, mostly <I>mestizos </B></I>and Native Americans, on the <I>haciendas</B></I> of wealthy land-owners.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coins & Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)