France. A Dahomey Expedition Commemorative Medal 1892 United Republic of (mot) 7/12” on both sides

(mot) 7/12” on both sides of the triple slotted disc

and Silver Grade: silvered zinc

clasp "SASKATCHEWAN"

Production of these awards was halted in 1986

Ostfriesland (East Frisia

France. A Dahomey Expedition Commemorative Medal 1892 United Republic of (mot) 7/12” on both sidesIn silver, engraver marked ""DANIEL DUPUIS"" on the obverse, 30. 2 mm, original ribbon, extremely fine. Footnote: The Dahomey Expedition Commemorative Medal was bestowed upon the participants of the First Franco Dahomean War (1890) and of the Second Franco Dahomean War (1892 1894), to commemorate their feats of arms. In 1892, France decided to send an expeditionary force of 1,801 Europeans and 1,769 natives under the command of Marine Infantry Colonel