France, Iii Republic. A Tonkin Expedition Commemorative Medal For The Army 1885 Archive Instituted on 13 July 1924

Instituted on 13 July 1924

Sewn onto both sides of the cap is also a narrow black chin strap

measuring 112 mm (w) x 63 mm (h)

but there is a special note that he had in his possession a 1940 Skoda 7

marked "MADE IN Gt BRITAIN" on the reverse

France, Iii Republic. A Tonkin Expedition Commemorative Medal For The Army 1885 Archive Instituted on 13 July 1924(Mdaille commmorative de l'expdition du Tonkin). Instituted in 1885. In silver, engraver marked "DANIEL DUPUIS" on the obverse, cornucopia hallmarked on the reverse, measuring 30 mm in diameter, dark patina, contact marks and surface wear, original ribbon, near very fine. Footnote: The medal was instituted on the September 6, 1885, and awarded to the Army and Navy who served in the 1884 1885 campaign in north eastern Indochina (North Vietnam),