France, Iii Republic. A Tonkin Expedition Commemorative Medal For The Navy 1885 Auction Archive Brown leather tongue stitched in

Brown leather tongue stitched in place on the underside at the right end with nine rows of two holes each for length adjustment

with thin silver lining around (for silver grade German Cross)

above a raised inscription of “REICHS SIEGER” (“NATIONAL CHAMPION”) completing in oak leaves

reading “Gott Mitt Uns” (God with us)

His citation states: "Sjt Bennett has been in charge of a Counter Mortar Battery detachment throughout the campaign has set an example to his men worthy of the highest praise

France, Iii Republic. A Tonkin Expedition Commemorative Medal For The Navy 1885 Auction Archive Brown leather tongue stitched in(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. 2 mm in diameter, contact marks, surface wear, original 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 known as the