France, III Republic. A Tonkin Expedition Commemorative Medal For The Navy 1885 Hold 72 mm (w) x 62

72 mm (w) x 62

A fine example of the order

In a letter addressed to his father

from 1914 to 1917

This is a very large print of the K12 railway gun

France, III Republic. A Tonkin Expedition Commemorative Medal For The Navy 1885 Hold 72 mm (w) x 62(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, light contact and surface wear, replacement ribbon, 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), otherwise