Dahomey Expedition commemorative medal 1892

Dahomey Expedition commemorative medal

Dahomey Expedition commemorative medal (obverse)
Country  France
Type Campaign medal
Awarded for Service in French Colonial Dahomean wars
Campaign First Franco-Dahomean War
Second Franco-Dahomean War
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Established 12 November 1892

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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