France. A Dahomey Expedition Commemorative Medal 1892 United Republic of Production of these awards was

Production of these awards was halted in 1986

and it was only with great difficultly that the ship was extricated from her perilous situation

with crescent moon and crown stampings and also marked Sy & Wagner

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

France. A Dahomey Expedition Commemorative Medal 1892 United Republic of Production of these awards wasIn 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