Tonkin Expedition commemorative medal
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tonkin-expedition-commemorative-medal-236-5872433
title:
Tonkin Expedition commemorative medal
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The Tonkin Expedition commemorative medal was awarded to all the French soldiers and sailors who took part in the battles of the Tonkin campaign and the Sino-French War between 1883 and 1885. The medal, decreed by a law of 6 September 1885, was minted at the Monnaie de Paris and distributed shortly before the Bastille Day parade on 14 July 1886 to around 65,000 soldiers and sailors. The medal was later awarded to participants in a number of earlier and later campaigns in Indochina, bringing the
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonkin_Expedition_commemorative_medal
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2024-02-14T08:03:50Z
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