France: Colonial Medal (Medaille Coloniale). 1st type Paris Mint 'Premier Type' with bi-face suspension & 2 x clasps (Agrafe & Grand Mission types) 'Senegal et Soudan' & 'De L'Atlantique A La Mer Rouge' France: Colonial Medal (Medaille Coloniale). 1st type Paris Mint 'Premier Type' with bi-face suspension & 2 x clasps (Agrafe & Grand Mission types) 'Senegal et Soudan' & 'De L'Atlantique A La Mer Rouge' France: Colonial Medal (Medaille Coloniale). 1st type Paris Mint 'Premier Type' with bi-face suspension & 2 x clasps (Agrafe & Grand Mission types) 'Senegal et Soudan' & 'De L'Atlantique A La Mer Rouge' France: Colonial Medal (Medaille Coloniale). 1st type Paris Mint 'Premier Type' with bi-face suspension & 2 x clasps (Agrafe & Grand Mission types) 'Senegal et Soudan' & 'De L'Atlantique A La Mer Rouge' France: Colonial Medal (Medaille Coloniale). 1st type Paris Mint 'Premier Type' with bi-face suspension & 2 x clasps (Agrafe & Grand Mission types) 'Senegal et Soudan' & 'De L'Atlantique A La Mer Rouge'

France: Colonial Medal (Medaille Coloniale). 1st type Paris Mint 'Premier Type' with bi-face suspension & 2 x clasps (Agrafe & Grand Mission types) 'Senegal et Soudan' & 'De L'Atlantique A La Mer Rouge'

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

The silver clasps are of the official type in the 'Agrafe' style &' ornate 'Grand Mission' style'. The 'Senegal Et Soudan' clasp (agrafe) is of the official type by the Paris Mint, sans marks. The 'De L'Atlantique A La Mer Rouge' Grand Mission clasp is of the official Paris Mint type, this with Paris Mint 'Cornucopias' logos with numeral '1' between (issued from 1913). The 'Senegal Et Soudan' clasp is of the official type by the Paris Mint

De L'Atlantique A La Mer Rouge (From the Atlantic to the Red Sea): This 'Grand Mission' clasp was instituted on 4 July 1899, in respect of the famous 'Congo-Nile' expedition carried out by Captain Jean-Baptiste Marchand between 1896-1899, that culminated in the 'High Empire' diplomatic crisis referred to as the 'Fashoda Incident' when the small French expedition was confronted and stopped in its tracks at Fashoda, by a vastly superior British Force led by the Sirdar of the Anglo-Egyptan Army, Sir Herbert Kitchener. Notwithstanding the ultimate 'Fashoda Incident' diplomatic stand-down, Marchand's epic expedition & achievements prior to Fashoda, was nothing less than brilliant, and made him a public hero in France

Senegal et Soudan (Senegal & Sudan): The clasp was instituted by decree dated, 6 March 1894, and awarded for qualifying service in various specified missions and operations conducted in the Senegal and Sudan regions of Africa between 1833 to 1900. The clasp was made obsolete in 1907, when it was replaced by the more generic 'Afrique Occidentale Francaise' clasp

A superb combination of clasps, forever associated with Captain Marchand's 'Congo-Nile' Expedition, and the colonial era 'Scramble for Africa'

Condition: Toned GVF

Code: 21480