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Dahomey Expedition commemorative medal
Medaille du Dahomey Loi du 12 Novembre 1892
Dahomey Expedition commemorative medal (obverse)
Country Flag of France France
Type Campaign medal
Awarded for Service in French Colonial Dahomean wars
Campaign First Franco-Dahomean War
Second Franco-Dahomean War
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Established November 12, 1892
Medaille commemorative de l'expedition du Dahomey ribbon
Ribbon bar of the Dahomey Expedition commemorative medal

The Dahomey Expedition commemorative medal (French) was a French colonial medal. It was given to the participants of the First Franco-Dahomean War (1890) and the Second Franco-Dahomean War (1892–1894), and was instituted by the law of 12 November 1892.[1]

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  1. Musée de la Légion d'Honneur
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