Dahomey Expedition commemorative medal 1892
| Dahomey Expedition commemorative medal | |
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Dahomey Expedition commemorative medal (obverse) | |
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| Type | Campaign medal |
| Awarded for | Service in French Colonial Dahomean wars |
| Campaign |
First Franco-Dahomean War Second Franco-Dahomean War |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 12 November 1892 |
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Ribbon bar of the Dahomey Expedition commemorative medal | |
The Dahomey Expedition commemorative medal (French: Médaille commémorative de l'Expédition du Dahomey) was a French colonial medal. It was given to the participants of the First Franco-Dahomean War (1890) and the Second Franco-Dahomean War (1892–1894), and was instituted by the law of 12 November 1892.[1]
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