France, Iii Republic. A Tonkin Expedition Commemorative Medal For The Army 1885 Buy Now pitting and edge wear on

pitting and edge wear on the EM

the exterior bearing a machine-embroidered white cotton disc overlaid by a black mobile swastika

the reverse plain with a vertical banjo-style pinback

Infantry Hauptmanns shoulder boards

depicting a human skull with crossed femur bones on both sides

France, Iii Republic. A Tonkin Expedition Commemorative Medal For The Army 1885 Buy Now pitting and edge wear on(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),