France: Colonial Medal (Medaille Coloniale). Paris Mint Premier 1st Type, with bi-face wreath suspension & 7 x clasps 'Algerie', 'Maroc', 'Tunisie', 'Tchad', 'Cote D'Ivorie', 'Afrique Equatoriale Francaise' & 'Afrique Occidentale Francaise'

Medal is of the first type with poincons / hallmarks including 'Sanglier' on double sided wreath suspension

The medal with Paris Mint 'Cornucopia' logo, and word 'Argent' (silver) indented on rim of medal

All 7 x clasps on the silk medal riband are of the official style, the first 2 x clasps with indented hallmarks, the other sans marks. The clasps are by Parisian medal makers Delande (Algerie, Tunisie, Cote D'Ivoire, Afrique Occidentale Francaise) Marie-Aubert (Maroc, Tchad) & the Paris Mint (Afrique Equatoriale Francaise)

Algerie (Algeria): The clasp was instituted on 6 March 1894, in respect of service in Algeria in the periods 1827-1847 (the formal colonization of Algeria) and various specified punitive expeditions between 1871-1906

Maroc (Morocco): The clasp was instituted on 28 April 1914 and awarded for numerous qualifying campaigns in Morocco between 1912-1938

Tunisie (Tunisia): The clasp was instituted on 24 September 1895, in respect of service in specified campaigns and punitive expeditions in Tunisia that took place variously between 1881-1918

Tchad: The clasp was instituted by decree dated 10 April 1903, for service in various specified missions and operations in Tchad between 1901-1909. The clasp was made obsolete in 1910 when it was replaced by the more generic 'Afrique Equatoriale Francaise'

Cote D'Ivorie (Ivory Coast): The clasp was instituted by decree dated, 24 September 1895, and awarded for qualifying service in various specified missions and operations conducted in Ivory Coast between 1893 to 1900. The clasp was made obsolete in 1910, when it was replaced by the more generic 'Afrique Occidentale Francaise' clasp

Afrique Equatoriale Francaise (French Equatorial Africa): The clasp was instituted by decree of 31 August 1910, and awarded for numerous specified campaigns in the territories of French Equatorial Africa between circa 1910-1937. Exceptionally the clasp was further awarded to air-crew who completed 300 or more hours flying time over the Equatorial Rain Forest in the period 1945-1949. French Equatorial Africa, or the AEF, was the federation of French colonial possessions in Central Africa, extending northwards from the Congo River to the Sahara, and comprising what are today the countries of Chad, the Central African Republic, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon

Afrique Occidentale Francaise (French Occidental Africa): Instituted in 1901, the clasp was awarded in respect of numerous specified qualifying expeditions and services including those in Togo, Cameroon, Sudan, Dahomey, Guinea, Mauritania in the period 1901-1940

A very impressive & desirable spread of clasps, and all representing service in Africa

Condition: Mild toned GVF

Code: 21466