© CGB
© CGB
Token - French Victory Proclamation
1857 year| Silver plated copper | - | 23.8 mm |
| Location | Algeria |
|---|---|
| Period | French Colony (1830-1962) |
| Type | Medals › Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1857 |
| Composition | Silver plated copper |
| Diameter | 23.8 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#159260 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 93% |
Reverse
Script: Arabic
Edge
Plain
Comment
Propaganda token struck to commemorate the French victory of 1857. In May 1857, while governor of Algeria, General Jacques Louis Randon organized a military expedition to the Djurdjura in Kabylia. By early July, Grande Kabylie was subdued and Algerian resistance ceased.
