France. A Dahomey Expedition Commemorative Medal 1892 Hold before being placed in the

before being placed in the 3rd Company of Landesschützen Battalion 847 in November 1944

12th Battalion at Shorncliffe on the 19th

signed by Major Alan Palmer and Major G

good early quality

France. A Dahomey Expedition Commemorative Medal 1892 Hold before being placed in theIn 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