FRANCE: Silver Commemorative Medal for
the "Tonkin, China, Annam Campaign" (1883-
1886), where the French fought against the
Vietnamese and Chinese armies in order to
occupy Tonkin (in northern Vietnam).
The French expeditionary troops were
supported by the gunboats of the Tonkin
Flotilla.
This is the medal that had been awarded to
the crews of the Flotilla and differs from the
one given to the colonial army as it includes,
first on its reverse side, the engagement of
Cau - Giai (a major French defeat in which
the French Flotilla Commander, Henri
Riviere, was killed).
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Tonkin Campaign 1883 - 1886
Item 100% original - ribbon original
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