Dollar - Taft Diaz Spanish reverse

Reverse

Inscription

Script: Latin

Lettering:
EN CONMEMORACION
– *–
DE LA REUNION
DE LOS
SRES. PRESIDENTES
PORFIRIO DIAZ
– Y –
WM. H. TAFT,
OCT. 16, 1909.
EN JUAREZ, MEXICO, Y EL PASO, TEXAS.

Comment

Official Medals below sponsored by Committee of Arrangements and City Council; engraved and "produced" by George Larcon, San Francisco. Two major reverse varieties are known, one in English and other in Spanish. Two Gold specimens were struck, one with each Reverse, English piece presented to President Taft and Spanish piece to President Diaz. Silver and Copper medals were presented to officials and guests, with those from Mexico receiving type with Spanish reverse. Latter, having been carried out of country, have greater apparent rarity within the U.S.